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Restaurant workers demonstrated outside the Fairfax County, Virginia, government center Tuesday in opposition to a meals tax being considered by the Board of Supervisors to increase county revenue. A meals tax would be assessed on all prepared foods – including drinks sold along with them – from restaurants, cafeterias, coffee shops, food carts and...

Much-needed rain arrives in the D.C. area. Also on The News4 Rundown: Sean “Diddy” Combs denied bail, accused of running a sex ring, and families of workers killed in the Key Bridge collapse file a lawsuit.

A former northern Virginia police officer went on trial in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses. Wesley Shifflett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon in the killing of 37-year-old Timothy McCree Johnson in February 2023. Two officers chased and opened fire on John...

A Virginia sheriff says a 6-year-old student brought a revolver to school in their bookbag, but there’s no sign that the child intended to use it. Orange County Sheriff Jason C. Smith says an instructional assistant at Orange Elementary School found the gun on Monday afternoon while helping a child who arrived late take items out of their bookbag. ...

Officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they say medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore. Assateague Island National Seashore closed all ocean-facing beaches in Maryland and Virginia to swimming and wading. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says ...

Nearly six months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore, families of three of the six deceased workers have sued Grace Ocean Private Limited, the owner of the cargo ship that struck the bridge. At a press conference on Tuesday, the relatives of Miguel Ángel Luna González, José Mynor López and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, des...

Young voters in Montgomery County learn how to be poll workers for the upcoming November election. News4’s Dominique Moody reports. 

As artificial intelligence rapidly moves from a novelty to an everyday tool, can people trust that chatbots are delivering credible information? Technology and privacy researchers at Consumer Reports did some digging to find out if different chatbots could answer health-related questions accurately. “To find out, we quizzed a handful of popular, ge...

Congressmembers from both sides of the aisle will take on Capitol Police for a good cause at the annual Congressional Football Game Wednesday. News4’s Tony Perkins spoke with retired NFL player John Booty about the mission behind the game. 

White did not show up in person for Monday’s Council hearing but did participate in the Council’s breakfast meeting and hearing virtually.

The HFStival returns this weekend, and a new documentary explores the history of the radio station WHFS. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

A driver hit a D.C. police officer in Southeast and took off, authorities say.

A dog named Louisa survived after someone shot her in the face in D.C., and authorities are searching for the person responsible. The young tan and white dog, described as a “pit bull-type,” strayed from her home near Eli Place Southeast on Wednesday, Sept. 11. When Louisa showed up at home two days later, her owners saw she was shot&#8...

Check out a Taylor Swift-themed corn maze, plus more pumpkin patches, apple orchards and corn mazes near the D.C. area.