West Virginia

The deadline to register to vote in the 2024 general election (or update your registration) in D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia is Oct. 15, 2024

Cohen Craddock, 13, hit his head during football practice Friday, resulting in brain swelling.

To combat misinformation about ballot security and election integrity, the Prince William County election office let the public see and judge for themselves. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey shares what voters learned Friday.

One of the two tracks on the Harpers Ferry Railroad Bridge reopened less than 12 hours after Monday’s fire. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports on updates. 

Emergency personnel received a call at about 3:45 p.m. Monday about a fire on a train trestle over the Potomac River between Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Sandy Hook, Maryland. It wasn’t immediately known what caused the fire. Trains traveling between D.C. and Chicago were canceled, but it is not yet known how long disruptions will impact CSX freight...

A fire broke out on a train trestle over the Potomac between Harpers Ferry, West Virgina and Sandy Hook, Maryland. News4’s Derrick Ward reports. 

Voters in several states have chosen nominees in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year. Maryland’s Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday easily won his party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate seat opened by Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin’s retirement. Hogan will face Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who notched a striking win in a...

Senior editor and elections analyst David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report breaks down Maryland’s Democratic primary race that could impact the balance in the U.S. Senate.

Wes Virginia GOP candidates are focused on who can be the most anti-trans. Washington correspondent for The 19th Amanda Becker discussed the topic with News4’s Erika Gonzalez.

Aerial video shows a Target store in West Virginia breaking apart as a road collapses. Target is offering to cover relocation costs for residents who have to evacuate.

Morgantown resident Rania Zuri is just 18 and has already worked for years to boost reading among young people. Her organization is The LiTEArary Society. News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke with her as part of her 4 Your Reading Series.

A group of students in West Virginia are taking on an important role in America’s holiday celebrations by helping harvest the 2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree and escort the 63-foot Norway spruce as it makes its way to Washington, D.C.

The Harper’s Ferry community held a big send off for the tree ahead of its travels to D.C. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients.

A Maryland man drowned in the Potomac River on July 4 after he tried to cross through the water while fishing near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, authorities say. Here’s brief info.

A Maryland man drowned in the Potomac River on July 4 after he tried to cross through the water while fishing near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, authorities say.