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High school students in Frederick County, Maryland, are gaining skills in industry that can launch them to a long-term career. News4’s Juliana Valencia explains what it means to be an apprentice.

The 12th annual food event returns to the District Monday with unique food activities. News4’s Eun Yang reports.

A Northern Virginia woman who is currently hospitalized says the ongoing IV fluid shortage has affected her care.

Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett will announce his retirement on Friday, the program said in a statement Thursday.

The Petworth Library presents five-minute, scary movies created by local residents. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

“It’s been just really incredible. It really has,” legendary cornerback Darrell Green said of the honor.

D.C., we are panda positive again! A pair of 3-year-old pandas, male Bao Li and female Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. You’ll have to wait a little while for the housewarming party, though. The pandas won’t make their public debut until January. If you just want to be near the pandas… the...

The Montgomery County Board of Elections will present its testing procedures of voting systems that will be used during early voting and on Election Day. News4’s Joseph Olmo talks to a representative about what happens to your ballot after you cast your vote.

Head’s up, social security recipients: An extra check could be heading your way.

D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General says the settlement over “deplorable conditions” will force the owners to sell a Shaw apartment building but preserve affordable housing units.

News4 is wearing purple in honor of Spirit Day, a day recognized on the third Thursday of October to support LGBTQ+ youth. 

FRESHFARM’s FoodPrints program and Urban School Food Alliance received Newman’s Own Foundation Food Justice for Kids Grant, a $50,000 reward that recognizes programs that fight against food insecurity. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Five new round-trip flights have been tentatively added at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The flights would offer new options to travelers between D.C. and major Western cities in the U.S. New4’s Joseph explains how it could save travelers money and pushback it has received. 

Gone are the days of free plastic bags. Now it’s taxed paper bags, or BYOB — Bring Your own Bag. That’s also the name of a new Montgomery County Council proposal with a goal to ban single-use plastic carryout bags. The plan calls for raising the fee on paper bags from five cents to 10 cents in hope of reducing…