Northwest DC

The director of a prestigious D.C. preschool was arrested and charged Tuesday in connection with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke with an expert about how cases like these work.

The director of a prestigious preschool in Northwest D.C. faces federal charges after what prosecutors describe as his messages about child abuse on the app Discord.

The director of a prestigious preschool in Northwest D.C. faces federal charges after what prosecutors describe as his messages about child abuse on the app Discord. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Two girls who are now 13 and 14 were found guilty of beating a senior, Reggie Brown, to death in D.C. last year. News4’s Paul Wagner shares the victim’s family’s reaction and tells what happened in court. 

For the first time since D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ted Leonsis reached a $500 million deal to keep the Capitals and Wizards in D.C., the public got a chance to weigh in. News4’s Mark Segraves reports. 

Someone smashed the front windows of Char Bar on L Street NW with two large stones early Saturday morning, police said.

The vandalism of a kosher restaurant in D.C. is not being investigated as a crime of hate or bias by the Metropolitan Police Department. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

A man died after he was found with gunshot wounds in Rock Creek Cemetery in Northwest D.C. on Saturday afternoon, authorities say. Brandon Ward, of Northwest D.C., was the victim, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement Sunday. He was 22. Officers responded to Rock Creek Cemetery at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday for a report of a shooting....

A man died after he was found with gunshot wounds in Rock Creek Cemetery in Northwest D.C. on Saturday afternoon, authorities say.

“We are in trouble. We’re just in trouble,” one woman said in downtown D.C. as she fought tears the morning after Election Day. “I couldn’t believe it,” another woman said. News4’s Joseph Olmo spoke with people downtown on Wednesday morning as boards were removed from the windows outside a CVS on K Street NW.

Two men are accused of using skateboards like axes to destroy art in downtown D.C. that showed a tiki torch and apparently mocked former President Donald Trump’s remarks in 2017 about the white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia. 

A group of residents in the Shaw neighborhood are pushing back against new bike lanes planned in their neighborhood. Shaw residents held a rally Saturday against a plan to establish protected bike lanes along 11th Street NW south of Florida Avenue. Residents said they worry about traffic with the incoming project, saying it will cut parking spaces near people’s...

A group of residents in Shaw are protesting plans for new bike lanes on 11th Street due to safety and parking concerns. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

a 12-year-old was shot during the after-school rush at a McDonald’s on Georgia Avenue and Peabody Street Northwest. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

A 12-year-old was shot in the leg inside a McDonald’s on Georgia Avenue Northwest. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

The family of Omer Kaan Demir, a man who was shot and killed in the District early this summer, is making another plea to help catch his killer. “Every day is like a rollercoaster; there’s not really a good day,” said his little brother, Eren Demir. Nearly four months after his death, his loved ones are desperate for answers....

The man of a family who was shot and killed in D.C. over the summer is looking for answers as D.C. police recognize a day of remembrance for murder victims. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

A D.C. coffee shop where a man was caught on video appearing to berate a delivery driver for not speaking English was ordered to shut down. City officials say investigations began before the video surfaced this week.

A D.C. coffee shop where a man was caught on video appearing to berate a delivery driver for not speaking English was ordered to shut down. City officials say investigations began before the video surfaced this week.

A powerful odor inside an elementary school in Northwest D.C. sickened students and staff members on Tuesday and led to a hazmat response as the school was evacuated.