Maryland

The Maryland Department of Health issued a health alert as the country sees a dramatic rise in cases of respiratory diseases. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

An FBI agent is accused of luring women to his tattoo studio in Gaithersburg, Maryland, before raping and assaulting them, police say.

Hermon Presbyterian, a church in Bethesda, Maryland, is celebrating 150 years of service after being built in 1874. News4’s Molette Green shares its importance in Montgomery County’s history. 

A mother and son died after a mobile home went up in flames in Queen Anne’s County in Maryland on Wednesday. Although the cause of death is still under investigation, a preliminary investigation found kerosene heaters in the debris. 

Throughout his life, Martin Luther King Jr. championed civil and human rights across the country, including here in D.C. where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. This year, the annual commemoration of the late civil rights leader coincides with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. That means crowds, road closures and Metro stations shut down on...

A mother and son are dead after a mobile home went up in flames in Queen Anne’s County on Wednesday afternoon, according to fire and police officials. A school bus driver was driving by the 500 block of Fox Meadow Road at about 2 p.m. and saw that a home was on fire, according to officials. A double-wide manufactured home…

A Maryland woman trying to renew her driver’s license was turned away because she’d been declared dead, driving her into the painstaking process of bringing herself back to life. Nicole Paulino of Gaithersburg was shocked by what popped up in the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration’s system in November. “It then appears that I am deceased,” she said. “I got...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has included higher income tax rates for taxpayers who make more than $500,000 in his budget plan, as well as about $2 billion in budget cuts to address a $3 billion deficit. The Democratic governor released his budget plan for the next fiscal year on Wednesday. It would create a new 6.25% tax rate for people...

A Maryland woman was shocked to learn she had accidentally been reported dead, causing a monthslong headache. News4’s Aimee Cho reports on the many hurdles it takes to come back to life.

Maryland’s governor says the state faces “the worst fiscal crisis in at least 20 years.” News4’s Darcy Spencer breaks down how residents will be affected by the proposed budget.

Montgomery County held a hearing Tuesday on its bring-your-own-bag proposal, which would ban plastic shopping bags and increase the tax on paper bags to 10 cents. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with shoppers.

Events, free things to do and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia for the week of Jan. 13 to 19.

A rally was held in Annapolis Monday night to support protections for state workers. Supporters want to pass legislation in the name of Davis Martinez, a state probation and parole officer who was murdered during a home visit in Montgomery County last year. “I hope against all hope it never happens again,” said Gypsy Barrientos, Martinez’s girlfriend. Joined by...

A rally was held in Annapolis support protections for state workers after the death of Davis Martinez, a state probation and parole officer who was murdered during a home visit in Montgomery County last year. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Want to spend MLK celebrating and take advantage of the holiday? News4’s Tommy McFly sits down to bring you the many ways you can honor and celebrate MLK Day. 

Crews are fixing dozens of water main breaks because of frigid weather. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion supporting Adnan Syed’s recent request to have his sentence reduced to time served. If granted, it would essentially ensure he remains free as he awaits further court decisions in the decadeslong legal saga that amassed a large following from the hit podcast “Serial.” Syed was released from prison in 2022 after prosecutors asked a...

Emily Bhatnagar started For Love & Buttercup to help children coping with cancer after her father was diagnosed. She spoke with News4’s Jummy Olabanji as part of her 4 Your Reading series. 

The Civil Air Patrol will be conducting calibration flights from Monday through Wednesday at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Joint Base Andrews and the Washington Navy Yard. 

WSSC Water has lifted an essential-water-use-only request affecting Montgomery and Prince George’s County. “The water distribution system demand and pressure have stabilized, and water storage levels have returned to normal. The Potomac and Patuxent Water Filtration Plants continue to produce water, meeting customer demand,” WSSC said in a statement. WSSC Water had issued an urgent request on Sunday asking...