Maryland

Harriet Tubman is set to posthumously be made a one-star general by the Maryland National Guard and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday, which is also Veteran’s Day. The abolitionist, who was known for guiding enslaved people to freedom after escaping from slavery herself, also served in the Union Army. Tubman was born into slavery in 1822 in Dorchester, Maryland…

Local board of elections offices throughout Maryland were evacuated Friday night, after receiving bomb threats from an unknown source.

Local boards of elections in Maryland evacuated over bomb threats on Friday evening.

People throughout the D.C. area and across the country reported receiving racist spam text messages the day after the election that told them to report to plantations to pick cotton.

News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with a D.C. mom about how the texts have affected her family.

April McClain Delaney, a Democrat, has won the race for Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House seat representing the 6th Congressional District, NBC News projects.

A man drove a car into a Maryland hospital and pulled out a knife Thursday evening. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

More than two days after Election Day, the winner of Maryland’s 6th Congressional District remains too close to call as thousands of ballots have yet to be counted. Democratic candidate April McClain-Delaney currently leads her Republican opponent Neil Parrott by a razor-thin margin of a little under 400 votes. Inside a ballot canvassing center in Germantown, election workers swore an…

The FBI is investigating racist and offensive text messages being sent to people across the country. 

Prince George’s County Public Schools unveiled its latest middle school in Landover Hills, Maryland, equipped with energy sustainability features. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

The city of Greenbelt added cameras at stop signs to enforce drivers to stop completely. News4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss has the details. 

Celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon was shot and robbed in Hyattsville, shocking surveillance video shows. A woman he was with was also shot. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Bipartisan groups of volunteers continue to review ballots in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District race, which remains too close to call. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

People throughout the D.C. area and across the country reported receiving racist spam text messages the day after the election that told them to report to plantations to pick cotton.

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. 

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

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 Biden administration and Parrott formerly served in the Maryland...

Democrat April McClain Delaney has a razor-thin lead over Republican Neil Parrott in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. There are still hundreds of thousands of ballots left to be canvassed, and officials will resume that process on Thursday. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

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.

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.