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A new camera system along Route 210 in Prince George’s County is racking up thousands of tickets in just the first month of operation. Supporters of the program say the number of tickets issued jumped nearly 3 thousand percent compared to the previous year.

D.C. lawmakers will vote Tuesday on legislation that would make it easier for landlords to evict tenants who haven’t paid rent and — in some cases — owe tens of thousands of dollars. The proposed legislation rolls back some protections D.C. put in place for low-income residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, the law protects tenants...

Maryland officials have approved a $2.75 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices affecting 48 Black and female applicants to the Maryland State Police. The settlement was approved Wednesday by the Maryland Board of Public Works and will include changes to how applicants are tested. Col. Roland Butl...

A man has been arrested years after police say he repeatedly broke into women’s homes and sexually assaulted them in D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood and near the University of Maryland.

Ten children ranging in age from 13 to 16 have been charged in connection to nearly 50 threats made to Prince George’s County schools over the past several weeks, police say. Investigators linked the 10 students to 47 school-related threats, police said. Four more children who are under 13 years old were also involved in making threats, but c...

A Silver Spring, Maryland, resident was among six people killed, including a child, when a small plane crashed in the Outer Banks on Saturday, authorities say.

“Lincoln as you haven’t seen him before”: Veteran actor Scott Bakula, of “Star Trek” and “Quantum Leap,” now plays President Abraham Lincoln in the one-man play “Mister Lincoln.” He spoke with News4’s Jummy Olabanji.

A 17-year-old girl is dead and two other teens are critically hurt after a car slammed into a pole in Montgomery County, Maryland, Wednesday morning, police say. The car was coming around a curve on Norwood Road in Sandy Spring when it crashed into the wooden light pole about 8 a.m., Montgomery County police said. One girl in the car…

“The Napkin Network” is ran by Lindsay Gill, a local mom in Montgomery County, where she donates baby supplies to underserved neighborhoods. She is now asking for clothing and shoe donations for kids ages 5 to 7 years old after local schools said there’s a need for them. News4’s Molette Green reports.   

D.C. award-winning author Jason Reynolds is among 22 new recipients of a MacArthur “genius grant.” Here’s a look at his work and what’s next for him.

An advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns.

Iran’s missile strike into Israel on Tuesday could be the harbinger of a long, drawn-out conflict. Local experts weighed in on the situation, with some saying it will likely get worse before it gets better. David Ramadan is a former Republican member of Virginia’s House of Delegates and an adjunct professor at George Mason University, where h...

Changes are on the way for a Northern Virginia neighborhood following two recent shootings. Alexandria police say they’re taking several steps to increase security near Wythe Street and North Fayette Street while they investigate. Dana Deseck-Piazzon is like many in the Alexandria neighborhood. They love the area, but recently it’s become a little ...

A school in Fairfax, Virginia, says student engagement has improved under cellphone restrictions introduced in a new pilot program. Teachers at Robinson Secondary School say they’re surprised by the difference they noticed in such a short time. The “fear of missing out” (FOMO) among students is gone and laughter and small talk has returned. “I was ...