Washington DC

It’s Tuesday, Nov. 5 – Election Day. In the D.C. area, that means watch parties and heightened security. Streets near Howard University are shut down for Kamala Harris’ election night watch party.

Leaders united to hold an interfaith service with the message of standing together in faith and hope ahead of Election Day. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports. 

Howard students won’t have class Tuesday, as the campus prepares for VP Kamala Harris’ election night visit. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Police are increasing patrols and have even rented cars to have extra vehicles in their fleet. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

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

The police chief said officers will pay extra attention to ballot drop boxes and polling places. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Howard University students and staff are preparing to welcome the vice president for election night. News4’s Joseph Olmo spoke with a student journalist on the eve of his most important story to date.

The university is gearing up for the Harris-Waltz campaign’s visit by closing down Tuesday. Road closures, parking restrictions and security measures will be in effect on and around campus.

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to spend election night at her alma mater Howard University on Tuesday. Road closures and security measures are being put in place around and on campus. News4’s Joseph Olmo talks about how it will impact traffic and how important the event is to the university. 

Some people said it’s hard not to feel a sense of tension.

As Election Day nears, D.C. is increasing security measures in anticipation. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

Those who decide to vote early in D.C. have one more day to do so as early voting ends on Sunday at 7 p.m. News4’s Derrick Ward reports. 

The “Get Out the Vote” rally will kick off at 3 p.m., and end near the White House.

Security is already tight across the District for the election. Police patrols will increase around Howard University’s campus where preparations are underway for Vice President Kamala Harris’ election night watch party. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

A U.S. senator wants D.C. to pay for the RFK Stadium campus if it pursues a new stadium there for the Washington Commanders.

A U.S. senator drafted an amendment that would require D.C. to purchase the land where RFK Stadium sits at a fair market value if the land is to be used for a profesional sports team. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

News4’s Mark Segraves spoke with Mayor Muriel Bowser about Laura Green Zeilinger’s tenure.

The woman who lead the effort to reduce homelessness in Washington, D.C., over the past decade is stepping down from her post.

News4 got an inside look at the new gaming resort off the I-95 corridor. It includes over 1,600 slot machines, eight restaurants and over 100 hotel rooms. Here’s what the mayor of Dumfries told News4’s Derrick Ward.

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.