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On National College Decision Day 2024, News4’s Joseph Olmo stopped by Stafford County schools to hear from college-bound students about their big plans.

ViaPath Foundation in Northern Virginia gave D.C.’s Family & Youth Initiative a grant to help support teens in a critical stage of their foster care journey. The two groups spoke with News4’s Molette Green about their work. The D.C. organization is seeking volunteers now.

Prince George’s County Police and the grieving family held a press conference Wednesday to ask for the public to help identify the suspects in the case.

Police have found 10 credit card skimmers at convenience stores in Prince George’s County over the last few weeks, and they say shoppers need to keep an eye out.

News4’s Jackie Bensen has more on the concerns that residents have. 

A new Maryland law intends to bring more dignity to children in foster care by banning the use of trash bags to carry their belongings. Rob Scheer was raised in foster care, going from place to place with his stuff in a trash bag. “It happened to me again in 1984 when I aged out and became homeless in Northern…

Three people were bitten in a dog attack in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday. Witnesses said a woman with a cane, a sanitation worker with a stick and a neighbor with a bat helped fight off three dogs. One person was taken to a hospital, while the other two were treated at the scene on 13th Street SE, D.C. Fire...

House Republicans visiting the anti-war protest at George Washington University received a less-than-warm welcome. Also in The News4 Rundown: New information about the emergency response to the tragic District Dogs flood, and a Maryland law aims to change the foster care system with a dose of dignity.

A man on trial for an alleged double murder in Alexandria in July 2022 admits he shot and killed two construction workers but claims he shot them in self-defense during a fight near the site where they were working. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has the latest details from court.

The group considered ways to connect transit services across different regions and how to streamline factors like payment methods and routes.

The Washington Mystics talk about the sudden increase in popularity of women’s basketball. News4’s Gio Del Fa reports on media day as the season approaches.