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Watch the full special: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Hispanic Heritage Month is a period of time to highlight the cultural richness of the entire Latino community. News4’s Erika Gonzalez and Telemundo 44’s Alberto Pimienta host the 2024 special.
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Justice Department sues Virginia over effort to reduce voter rolls close to Election Day
The DOJ lawsuit — the second of its kind against a state in less than a month — argues that Virginia is in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
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Virginia winemaker up for prestigious award
Maya Hood White helped put Early Mountain Vineyards in the national spotlight. Soon, she could be named “Winemaker of the Year” at the 25th Annual Wine Star Awards. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.
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Flatbed truck driver crashes into Fairfax home, leaving gaping hole in living room
A driver in a flatbed truck crashed into a home on Paynes Church Drive in Fairfax, leaving a gaping hole in their living room. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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Aurora lights up the sky in Maryland and Virginia
Viewers sent in their photos of the northern lights visible in the area Thursday evening. Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer shares some of those pictures.
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‘STEM for Her' empowers high school girls to work in STEM
Women make up less than half of the STEM workforce. That’s why the nonprofit “STEM for Her” aims to empower and expose high school girls to STEM-related fields. News4’s Molette Green talks to Executive Director Jennifer Fortney about how being a recipient of the $25,000 NBC4 Telemundo44 Local Impact grant will help them achieve their goal.
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Loudoun school board requires parents to be informed about safe gun storage
The Loudoun County School Board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to update its student handbook with requirements for parents about safe gun ownership.
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Loudoun school board approves gun storage resolution
The Loudoun County School Board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to update its student handbook with information for parents about safe gun ownership.
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Mentoring program empowers Black girls in Prince William County
Prince William County’s chapter of 100 Black Women works to empower Black girls in their Leader in Me and Financial Literacy mentorship program. A recent study shows that schools punish Black girls more frequently and harshly. Because of that, the program aims to lift their self-esteems. News4’s Molette Green reports.
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Prince William County police combat auto thefts with high tech help
Auto thefts continue to climb, but police are trying a new approach. This weekend, officers are giving away tracking devices to help drivers in case their vehicle is stolen. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Lawsuit says Virginia is illegally purging legitimate voters off the rolls
A coalition of immigrant-rights groups and the League of Women Voters in Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares of an ongoing “purge” of voter rolls that will disenfranchise legitimate voters. The lawsuit, filed Monday, argues that an executive order issued in August by Youngkin that requires daily updates to voter lists...
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List: What to do in the Washington DC area, Oct. 7-13
Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
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What to know about the DC edition of ‘Love Is Blind'
The Netflix reality dating show “Love Is Blind” came to D.C. for a season. News4’s Tommy McFly spoke with Washingtonian magazine’s Molly Szymanski about what she’s learned about the cast.
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Arlington water rescue team helps in southwest Virginia after Helene
Local first responders have been doing their part to help areas Helene devastated from Florida to southwest Virginia. News4 photojournalist Jacob Schoenmann spoke with Arlington County water rescue officer Michael Wertman, who just got back from a mission.
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Shooter sentenced to 58 years in Virginia landscapers' deaths
A man found guilty of murdering two landscapers as they worked in Alexandria, Virginia, will spend 58 years in prison.
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Baltimore, Norfolk ports getting back to normal after dockworker strike
Thousands of dockworkers across the East and Gulf coasts are returning to work after reaching a tentative agreement on a pay increase. News4’s Megan McGrath reports live from the Dundalk Marine Terminal.
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‘Overwhelming': Local pilots, volunteers fly supplies to Helene victims in North Carolina
There is a growing hurricane relief effort underway in Northern Virginia, as volunteers and pilots at the Leesburg Executive Airport gather supplies and fly them to devastated towns in North Carolina after Helene.
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Leesburg Airport becomes relief supplies staging area for Helene victims
It’s not every day that half a dozen or more pilots take off from the Leesburg Executive Airport. But the pilots leaving Thursday are on a special hurricane relief mission. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Jury deliberating in Tysons police shooting trial
A jury is deliberating on whether a former police officer should be convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the deadly shooting outside Tysons Corner Center. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Manslaughter case in fatal police shooting outside Virginia mall goes to jury
A jury has begun deliberations on whether a former police officer who fatally shot a shoplifting suspect last year after a foot chase outside a busy northern Virginia shopping mall should be convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Wesley Shifflett testified that he shot Timothy McCree Johnson in self defense because he saw Johnson reaching into his waistband. Johnson turned out to...