Maryland

A family received much-needed home improvements with the help of Prince George’ County. A roofing crew started early in Capitol Heights to help Towanna Wright, her daughter and her two grandchildren. Wright moved there in 2006 and bought the house in 2009. The family loves the home, but it needed repair. “The issues have been back and forth as far…

Former Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks made history Friday when she was sworn in as Maryland’s first Black U.S. senator. Alsobrooks was flanked by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, outgoing Sen. Ben Cardin and retired Sen. Barbara Mikulski as she was sworn in by her friend, Vice President Kamala Harris. “It’s fairly indescribable,” Alsobrooks said. “It’s been a day...

Angela Alsobrooks was sworn in as Maryland’s first Black U.S. senator Friday. News4’s Darcy Spencer got reaction from her.

Prince George’s County helped a woman get some much-needed home improvements. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Firefighters and workers at a Rockville, Maryland, research lab are undergoing decontamination, after being exposed to smoke from a sterilization machine that caught fire on Thursday morning.

The boy and his mom were using an indoor fire pit to make s’mores when the fire spread. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A Maryland family was making s’mores with an indoor fire pit they were gifted for Christmas, when the kit sparked a fire in their living room and critically injured a 9-year-old boy. The boy and his mother were using the fire pit bowl on a coffee table when the fire broke out at their townhome on Crooked Tree Lane...

The new year brought a few new laws to the D.C. area. Although July 1 and Oct. 1 are generally the big dates for new laws going into effect, here are a few you’ll want to know about whether you live in D.C., Maryland or Virginia.

If you speed in a Maryland highway work zone, be prepared to pay a hefty fine.A new tiered system of fines will go into place Jan. 1, and drivers could pay as much as $1,000. Maryland lawmakers passed the Road Worker Protection Act after a driver crashed into a construction zone in Baltimore County in 2023, killing six workers. “The…

News4’s Tommy McFly sits down with Tracee Wilkins, Erika Gonzalez and Joseph Olmo as they create New Year’s predictions.

Starting Jan. 1, Maryland is enacting a new law targeting speeding in highway work zones. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A wind advisory is in effect for most of the D.C. region as of 7 a.m. on Tuesday,

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Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Can News4’s Tracee Wilkins, Erika Gonzalez and Joseph Olmo remember these stories based on a quote? Tommy McFly presents sound bites to see how well our panelists remember what happened in 2024.

Take a look back at the most impactful local, weather, political and hopeful stories of 2024 in and around Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia.

Jeni Stepanek, the mother of young poet and peacemaker Mattie Stepanek, knew former President Jimmy Carter as few did — as a neighbor and friend. Carter died at the age of 100 on Sunday. Stepanek said that Carter served as a mentor to Mattie, who spoke and wrote about the cause of peace. Mattie was diagnosed with dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy,…

DMV residents are remembering former President Jimmy Carter, including one Maryland man who has a picture worth a thousand words. Josh Davidsburg shared a photo with News4 showing himself as a 2-year-old. The photo shows him sitting on Carter’s lap. “Even though I don’t remember it, it’s still like a big part of my life,” Davidsburg said. The adorable...

Jeni Stepanek, mother of Maryland writer Mattie Stepanek, spoke to News4’s Erika Gonzalez about her friendship with former President Jimmy Carter after his death Sunday.

Memories and condolences are pouring out after the death of former President Jimmy Carter, including from President Joe Biden and President-elect Trump. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.