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Virginia voters will begin the new year filling state Senate and House vacancies on Tuesday in a trio of special elections that could determine control of the narrowly divided chambers. In Loudoun County, Democratic state Sen. Suhas Subramanyam was elected to Congress in November, triggering a special election for his state Senate District 32 seat. The nominees are Democratic state...

A former Virginia hospital worker was arrested in connection with an incident that left three babies with “unexplainable fractures,” officials said.

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.

The prosecutors wrote that this is believed to be “the largest seizure by number of finished explosive devices in FBI history” and said the defendant is being held on a firearms charge with the chance of receiving more explosives charges.

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,

A D.C. icon lost. Shocking crimes. Joy for panda lovers and a bid year for Commanders fans. Here are some of the biggest stories of 2024.

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.

A woman has died two weeks after a suspect stabbed her and her toddler while they were walking on a sidewalk in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, police say. Iman Gaye, 26, died at a hospital Monday morning from injuries she suffered in the stabbing on Dec. 15, Arlington County police said. Gaye and her toddler girl were…

Alexandria’s new police chief had his first community meeting Friday night. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports. 

Charges were dismissed against two Army soldiers who were accused of ripping down pride flags outside a couple’s home in Arlington, after they completed a restorative justice program. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

On Dec. 9, just two weeks before Christmas, a baby pygmy hippo was born at the zoo in Richmond, Virginia. Now, you can vote to help decide her name.

The newborn arrived on December 9th at the Metro Richmond Zoo.

News4’s Tommy McFly, Tracee Wilkins, Erika Gonzalez and Joseph Olmo play Pictionary with Digital Producer Maggie More as she sketches out some of the year’s biggest stories.

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

If you follow News4’s Tracee Wilkins on social, you know she loves preparing home cooked meals from scratch. In this special Food Fare at Tracee’s kitchen, she shows News4’s Eun Yang how she makes one of her holiday favorites – fried chicken and waffles.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is prepping roads ahead of cold weather that might affect holiday travel. News4’s Megan McGrath reports. 

“I Support the Girls,” a local nonprofit organization, won this year’s Good Neighbor Award from “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” The organization collects and distributes bras and menstrual hygiene products.