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The Dance Institute of Washington’s cultural arts production of “The Spirit of Kwanzaa” adapts the seven principles of Kwanzaa to convey the struggles and creativity of those in the Black diaspora. News4’s Molette Green and Adam Tuss talk to the creative director about this year’s theme “For the Culture” and what...

Arlington County is the latest Virginia school district to pass a ban on cellphone use following an executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

A D.C. nonprofit is approaching its goal of providing holiday gifts to 81 children being raised by their grandparents. The Plaza West apartment building in Mount Vernon Triangle offers affordable housing to “grand families.” All but three of the apartments have a single grandmother raising a minor child, according to the Mount Vernon Triangle Commu...

A 14-year-old girl was jumped and beaten on her way to cheerleading practice last week at her Maryland high school, her mother told News4. Juanita Caldwell says her daughter was assaulted by a group of students at Potomac High School in Oxon Hill. “My daughter had a knot on the left side of her face,” Caldwell said. “On the right…

A Montgomery County police officer who lost his legs in the line of duty received a standing ovation from the Washington Regional Alcohol Program. A year ago, Sgt. Patrick Kepp was recovering from a devastating injury. A speeding driver intentionally hit him on Interstate 270 in October 2023, prosecutors say. After months of rehab and multiple surg...

A growing, bipartisan group of lawmakers demands the federal government further address the issue of drone sightings, but the feds continue to downplay any potential threat to public safety or national security. Also on The News4 Rundown: Fans get ready for the Army-Navy football game at Northwest Stadium.

Jurors heard more testimony Friday in the federal bribery trial of former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins, including by a man who already pleaded guilty to paying for a badge.

Santa, Elsa and plenty of their friends spread holiday cheer to children at INOVA Children’s Hospital on Friday. 

A George Washington University basketball star with NBA aspirations uses his name, image and likeness money to feed people experiencing homelessness and hold basketball camps for kids. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with Darren Buchanan Jr.

The man who’s spearheaded economic development in Prince George’s County for years is retiring. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports David Iannucci’s work spanned two administrations and countless projects, including National Harbor and the FBI headquarters relocation to Greenbelt.

A fatal hit-and-run on the D.C.-Prince George’s County line reraised concerns about safety in the area. News4’s Derrick Ward has new video of the aftermath and a heartbreaking message from the victim’s sister.

Groups of drones seen flying around the suburbs of Washington, D.C., in recent days are leaving many people perplexed and wondering what — if anything — they should do. Residents of the Hawthorne Village Condominiums in Fairfax, Virginia, say drones began flying nearby about 8 p.m. and stuck around for a few hours. “There was about 10 of them...

“You hate to see the old establishments go if you’re a Washington native like me,” one customer at the Silver Spring restaurant said.

A 17-year-old boy faces charges after he was spotted with a handgun inside Henry E. Lackey High School in Charles County, Maryland, authorities say.