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History was made in Alexandria on election night, as residents elected the city’s first Black female mayor, Democrat Aliya Gaskins.

Maryland put out a statewide burn ban on Nov. 1 making it illegal to do any open-air burning such as bonfires. News4’s Joseph Olmo explains how much it could cost you and more about fire safety during the drought. 

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly announced he has esophageal cancer days after his reelection to Congress.

Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon was shot then apparently robbed in Hyattsville, Maryland, shocking surveillance video shows.

As we enter the holiday season, NBC4 and Telemundo44 wants to thank viewers on their generous donations to the year-round Food 4 Families campaign in the fight to end food insecurity. News4’s Molette Green shares updates on the campaign and shares messages from donors. 

Team Insider JP Finlay breaks down the Commanders’ big trade and looks ahead to a tough matchup with the Steelers.

Democrat April McClain Delaney and conservative Republican Neil Parrott remained in a close contest early Wednesday in Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House race. It will determine whether the sprawling 6th Congressional District will flip red after more than a decade of being represented by Democrats. McClain Delaney previously worked in the Bide...

Emotions are high for Harris voters Wednesday. After years of campaigning, the 2024 presidential election is settled. President-elect Donald Trump is heading back to the White House. “It didn’t go the way we wanted, and that’s very disappointing. Yeah, I don’t know,” said one Harris supporter. “I think, just a little sad day,” sai...

The United States woke on Wednesday morning to the news that Donald Trump had won a second term, becoming the nation’s 47th president. And as the day after the 2024 election continued, residents across the DMV adjusted to a historic victory, and what a return to a Trump White House could mean over the next four years.

D.C. police arrested a teenage boy in the brutal beating of a man last month that’s being investigated as a hate crime.

Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the race to President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday. Our coverage of the 2024 general election continues on The News4 Rundown.

Many of Harris’s supporters returned to Howard University on Wednesday afternoon to hear her speak. Students said Harris’ focus on resiliency resonated with them and helped them think about the future. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Democrat Eugene Vindman has won Virginia’s most competitive congressional race, defeating his opponent in a blow to the GOP’s hopes of flipping the open House seat. In Virginia’s 7th District, Vindman defeated Republican Derrick Anderson Wednesday by a close margin after conservatives targeted the House seat. Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger...

Any president of the United States has enormous power when it comes to D.C., because it’s not a state. Trump has threatened to “take over” the city many times on the campaign trail. Here’s what that would mean for the District.