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The holiday season is here, and that means it’s all hands on deck. Montgomery County police mean business, and their message is clear: “If you plan to drink, plan for a safe ride home. Make that better decision. Don’t drink and drive,” said Sgt. Pat Kepp with MCPD. The Montgomery County Police Holiday Alcohol Task Force is kicking into....

News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to people flying into Dulles Airport to see family in the DMV for the holiday. 

Washington Commanders Coach Dan Quinn talks about Kicker Austin Seibert’s injury and about their kickoff strategy. Team Insider JP Finlay reports. Also on All Ears: Commanders players give their takes on Thanksgiving food.

December 1, 1974 — a quiet Sunday afternoon in the town of Bluemont, Virginia — until residents were shaken by what happened on the mountain. “I was nine and we had a cabin in the mountains. We were on our way home from that Sunday, we had gone up for the weekend and we heard the impact,” Lisa Seeberger with…

Tracking Thanksgiving weekend weather and travel. Also on The News4 Rundown: Businesses in D.C. are not required to accept cash, but that is set to change the first of the new year.

Two girls crossing a street in a crosswalk were struck by a car that careened into them moments after colliding with another car Tuesday afternoon. A tan car attempting to make a left turn from South Carlin Springs Road on to Third Street South in Arlington was struck by a red car in oncoming traffic. The collision caused the red…

Businesses in Washington, D.C., will be required to accept cash beginning Jan. 1 unless the D.C. Council takes action. D.C. first started requiring businesses to accept cash in 2021, but because of the pandemic and lack of funding, the law was only briefly enforced. Recent crime legislation halted the enforcement again earlier this year, but that i...

A former U.S. Capitol Police officer who witnessed the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was disappointed but not surprised by Special Counsel Jack Smith’s announcement this week he will drop election interference charges against President-elect Donald Trump. “We expected it, we saw it coming, we knew it was a possibility when Donald Trump won the election, so...

When Daniel Franklin began his post as police chief in the small town of Morningside, Maryland, he quickly realized people were struggling. News4’s Paul Wagner shows how Franklin and others in the town banded together to do something about it.

Consumer Investigative Reporter Susan Hogan is working for you with how retailers and law enforcement are joining forces to make sure your holiday shopping experience is safe.

A 58-year-old man was shot and killed in Laurel, Maryland, Tuesday night, police say. Jerome Stocks was found suffering from gunsot wounds in the 12000 block of Silverbirch Lane about 9 p.m., Prince George’s County police said. Stocks died at the scene. Police arrested 31-year-old Darius Jackson of Oxon Hill and charged him with first- and se...

Brian Robinson Jr. and Marshon Lattimore returned to the practice field Wednesday as the Washington Commanders look to snap a three-game losing streak. Team insider JP Finlay reports.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Ryan Miller breaks down grocery store data to see what, where and how much people are consuming for Thanksgiving.

Chef Kwame Onwuachi is enjoying superstar chef status. The New York Times named his restaurant, Tatiana, number one restaurant in New York City two years in a row. He’s brought his talents back to DC with Dōgon. In this Food Fare, Omwuachi explains his inspiration behind his latest restaurant.