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A driver was sentenced to one year in jail on Friday after pleading guilty to hitting a woman and driving away in 2022 in Wheaton, Maryland.

Public pools around the District, and in Maryland and Virginia, will open this Memorial Day weekend.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed the Right to Contraception Act as Democrats across the U.S. try to protect and expand birth control access, Republicans block those attempts and concerns about reproductive rights rise as a 2024 election issue.

D.C.’s park system has been named the best of any big city’s park system, in part because parks are accessible to every neighborhood. Park ranger Lacretia Willett shares some of her favorite things about D.C.’s parks with News4’s Joseph Olmo.

Rest in peace, Stumpy. You were a good little tree.

News4’s Joseph Olmo reports from Reagan National Airport as the Memorial Day travel rush picks up.

News4’s Shawn Yancy in a stunning green dress attended the White House state dinner with her son Jax. Kenya President William Ruto’s visit celebrates 60 years of the United States’ collaboration with Kenya.

Ahead of the holiday weekend, law enforcement is taking steps to make travel safe. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

A Maryland teenager who had to relearn how to walk after surviving an accidental shooting when he was 11 years old will walk at his high school graduation next week. Wise High School senior Caleb Harry, 17, suffered critical injuries when he was shot at his neighbor’s house in Suitland in 2017. “I was shot right here near my heart,”…

Testifying to D.C. Council in April about her cuts in housing aid, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was aware of applicants who could afford to pay rent but instead applied for the District’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). So far in 2024, 12,000 people applied for ERAP aid, the Department of Human Services told the News4 I-Team. DHS told t...

Steve Greenberg shares ideas such as wearable personal air conditioners, affordable noise-cancelling headphones, a portable language translator and more.

Visitors to the Woodlawn Plantation will hear about an enslaved cook named Hanson and see his recipes, learn about the Quakers who later bought the land, and meet the free Quander and Holland families who farmed there.

Maryland Democrats attended an event Thursday meant to bring the party together after some bitter primary battles. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Here’s what to know about possible Montgomery County Public Schools job cuts and a demonstration on Thursday