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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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Project Sticker Shock campaign comes to Alexandria
The youth-led event highlights the importance of preventing underage alcohol access. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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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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Man pleads guilty in 1994 slaying of Virginia mother
Stephen Smerk told police he killed Robin Lawrence randomly and he described himself as a potential serial killer. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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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...
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Jury in Tysons police shooting trial sent home after being shown video they weren't supposed to see
The jury in the trial for a fatal police shooting outside Tysons Corner Center was sent home after being shown body camera footage they were not supposed to see. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Virginia school board to pay $575K to a teacher fired for refusing to use trans student's pronouns
An advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns.
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Repeat reckless drivers held accountable by new DC law
The STEER Act allows D.C.’s Attorney General to sue dangerous drivers, regardless if they live in D.C., Virginia or Maryland. The new law allows speed governors to be installed in cars of those convicted of criminal reckless driving. News4’s Megan McGrath breaks down how the law works.
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Celebrate Virginia Wine Month in Loudoun County
News4’s Tommy McFly ventured to Loudoun County, where wine-makers are celebrating a major milestone.
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East and Gulf Coast dockworkers walk off the job
Workers along the East Coast and Gulf Coast walked off the job at midnight. News4’s Mauricio Casillas looks at what workers are demanding.
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Alexandria elementary school closes after students possibly exposed to lead
An elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia, has temporarily shut down after lead particles were discovered in the building — and officials say families should have their children tested for the harmful chemical. Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School has been closed since Friday. An environmental cleaning contractor found lead particles in multiple locations, including a kindergarten classroom, a fourth-grade classroom and...
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Lead found in Alexandria elementary school classroom leads to closure
Naomi Brooks Elementary School has been closed since Sept. 27 due to lead particles being found in a kindergarten classroom. The Alexandria Health Department and Virginia Department of Health will hold a webinar for families Tuesday night to answer health-related questions.