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East and Gulf Coast dockworkers walk off the job
Workers along the East Coast and Gulf Coast walked off the job at midnight. News4’s Mauricio Casillas looks at what workers are demanding.
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Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism
Unionized dockworkers are the most recent group of U.S. workers to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job. Unions representing auto workers, actors, hotel housekeepers and airplane assembly workers all called strikes as organized labor made itself heard over the past year. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of work stoppages increased 9%, to 466 strikes...
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‘We need fair wages': Baltimore port workers strike with thousands of others in US
Tens of thousands of dock workers went on strike Tuesday over wages and automation. The work stoppage has shut down all major ports across the East and Gulf coasts, choking off the flow of many of the United States’ imports and exports. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss spoke to longshoremen who were picketing at Baltimore’s port.
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Disturbing Halloween decoration upsets neighbors in Bowie
Some residents in a Bowie, Maryland neighborhood think that one neighbor’s Halloween decorations went too far and want the disturbing display taken down. Video shows what looks like a body wrapped up in a black garbage bag dangling upside down from a tree. The imagery of the decoration reminds some of a lynching. One resident said that although she’s...
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Longshoremen picket at Baltimore port as workers across East and Gulf strike
Dockworkers from Maine to Texas, including in Maryland and Virginia, began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation. News4’s Adam Tuss reports live from Baltimore.
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Bowie residents upset over neighbor's disturbing Halloween display
Some Bowie residents are upset about a neighbor’s Halloween decoration, which portrays a body hanging upside down from a tree in a garbage bag. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Maryland closes DUI loophole, requires thousands more drivers to use interlock devices starting Oct. 1
Maryland has a new tool to keep drunken drivers off the roads. Noah’s Law, passed in 2016, requires ignition interlock devices to be installed in the cars of those convicted of drunk driving in Maryland. Drivers use the devices like breathalyzers. If the devices detect alcohol, they stop a vehicle from starting. But there was a loophole that allowed thousands…
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Maryland to require interlock devices in all DUI offenders' cars
The new law closes a loophole that allowed drunk driving offenders to avoid putting breathalyzer-type devices on their vehicles. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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List: What to do in the Washington DC area, Sept. 30 to Oct. 6
Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
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Scary season: Haunted houses and ghost tours for frightful fun in the DC area
The scariest haunted houses aren’t far from D.C.
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Family honors daughter 3 years after killing by spreading domestic violence awareness
Family and friends of Moyonna Tillman marked the third anniversary of her death by coming together here at Jessie Warr Park in Hyattsville to celebrate her life. They hope that by coming together and sharing their story, they can help other victims of domestic violence know that they’re not alone. The 24-year-old was shot and killed on September 24, 2021…
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Family honors daughter 3 years after killing by spreading domestic violence awareness
Three years after Moyonna Tillman was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, her family is honoring her by showing domestic violence victims that they are not alone. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Funeral services held for Bullis coach Ray Butler
People gathered at Bullis High School in Potomac to celebrate the life of Ray Butler, who died of an apparent brain aneurism earlier in September.
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20-foot pupusa cooked by DC chefs breaks world record
In this footage from Fiesta DC, officials from the Guinness Book of World Records confirm that a group of D.C. chefs have cooked the largest pupusa in the world at 20 feet wide.
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‘Worst part of day is recess': Elementary school awaits new playground
Several parents say Montgomery County Public Schools removed unsafe playground equipment from an elementary school but have been slow to replace it, leaving students with little to do during recess. Parents are often looking for ways to keep their kids active. One said that’s been a challenge for her third grader at East Silver Spring Elementary School this schoolyear....
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Parents concerned about removal of elementary school's playground
Several parents say Montgomery County Public Schools removed unsafe playground equipment from an elementary school but have been slow to replace it, leaving students with little to do during recess.
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School's decades-old stem cell and bone marrow registration drive saves lives
For two decades, a school in the suburbs of Washington, D.C, has helped save lives by donating stem cells and bone marrow after leukemia touched a teacher’s family. Andy Katz has taught at Landon School in Bethesda for more than 30 years. As senior dean, wrestling coach and mentor, he tries to give students tools to grapple with problems...
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School's decades-old stem cell and bone marrow registration drive saves lives
For two decades, a school in the suburbs of Washington, D.C, has helped save lives by donating stem cells and bone marrow after leukemia touched a teacher’s family. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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Purple Light Nights show solidarity with domestic violence victims, survivors
Prince George’s County encourages residents to put purple lights in their windows and porches to show solidarity with victims and survivors of domestic violence. News4’s Arielle Hixson explains why.
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Local first responders head to Florida, Georgia to help with Hurricane Helene
Virginia Task Force 1, Maryland Task Force 1 and PEPCO are headed to Florida and Georgia to help out with Hurricane Helene. Gov. Glenn Youngkin has also issued a state of emergency in preparation of heavy rain as remnants of the storm come into Virginia on Friday. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.