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U.S. House representatives and co-chairs of the congressional Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus Joyce Beatty and Young Kim are hosting a free financial education resource fair for National Financial Literacy Month. News4’s Tommy McFly spoke with Congresswoman Beatty about it.

More than six years after an off-duty D.C. police officer was shot and killed as he sat in a car in Baltimore, a suspect has been charged. Sgt. Tony Mason Jr. died after he was shot in west Baltimore in 2017. He was 40 and had served on the Metropolitan Police Department for 17 years. Baltimore officials announced Wednesday that…

National poetry month was started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, and encourages people to pay attention to and enjoy poetry. Here are some ways to celebrate around D.C.

Plan the best spring ever with these festivals in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

The nonprofit Central Union Mission, which provides food, shelter and job training to people in need, is opening its first location in Arlington amid a 17% rise in homelessness in the past year, the group’s president said. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Breaker Sunny Choi helped celebrate the countdown to the Olympics at the TODAY Show Plaza. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.

The players traded their helmets for hard hats, joining 40 volunteers to help Habitat For Humanity build 27 homes in Montgomery County. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

“I get to share my work with the rest of the world!” Howard student and future journalist Trinity Webster-Bass said. News4’s Walter Morris reports from the “1619: The College Edition” event.

News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports from New York City to mark the countdown to the Olympics. She spoke to a Paralympian from Loyola University Maryland who’s going for gold.

There may be new hope for the future of White’s Ferry: its owners have offered to donate it to Montgomery County in hopes of restarting operation. 

A man was arrested for allegedly luring a minor into the woods and sexually assaulting her in Montgomery County, and police are worried there may be other victims. 

T.J. Oshie scored into an empty net in the rare situation of a team pulling its goaltender in a tie game, and the Washington Capitals are in the playoffs after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1. Philadelphia coach John Tortorella pulled goalie Samuel Ersson for an extra attacker because his team needed to win in regulation to keep its hopes alive...

An American University student from Virginia received a very competitive and prestigious scholarship to further his advocacy work revolving around immigration and improving lives for low-income Latino families. Edwin Santos believes if you put in the work, you can make your dreams happen. “I am a normal kid from Woodbridge that, like, came from ess...