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Chief Tarrick McGuire of the Alexandria Police Department enters the seat starting to highlight the importance of building a better community. News4’s Derrick Ward has the latest.

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.

A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly engaging in “disorderly conduct” at two churches in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, including pouring whiskey into holy water, police said.

The death of a man in police custody in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is under investigation by the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, according to a news release.

In many states, minimum wage workers will see a pay raise in January.

The Humane Rescue Alliance is at maximum capacity and needs to find homes for 100 dogs by the new year. News4’s Joseph Olmo met some of the dogs up for adoption.

News4’s Shawn Yancy sits down with Molette Green, Eun Yang and Jummy Olabanji to discuss their favorite holiday treats and drinks.

A 66-year-old man recently diagnosed with dementia was killed in a hit-and-run Tuesday in Kingman Park, a few blocks from Eliot-Hine Middle School in Northeast D.C. Ronnie Clark was standing near 16th and C streets NE on Christmas Eve when the driver of a Nissan jumped the curb and hit him, leaving him trapped under the car. Clark died...

As the demand for pet food surges, Dogma Dog Bakery in Shirlington gathers food for dogs and cats in need. News4’s Megan Mcgrath has the story. 

News4’s Tommy McFly, Tracee Wilkins, Erika Gonzalez and Joseph Olmo play Pictionary with Digital Producer Maggie More as she sketches out some of the year’s biggest stories.