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A Maryland mother is thankful to be alive after her house was struck by lightning over Mother’s Day Weekend. Flames quickly engulfed her Poolesville home late Saturday night, giving her just moments to escape. News4’s Mauricio Casillas spoke with her about what’s giving her strength as she begins to repair her home of more than fi...

Maryland’s primary features a key race that could swing the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. News4’s Aimee Cho reports on what to expect and what voters need to know as they head to the polls.

The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is expected about 5 p.m. News4 will carry it live.

Here’s how to make your yard less welcoming for ticks. News4’s Susan Hogan has more.

Dr. Joshua Weiner said he doesn’t think there’s a family out there who doesn’t have somebody dealing with a mental health issue. He spoke with News4’s Eun Yang about the pillars of protecting mental health and the increase in diagnoses, especially among younger people who are more willing to seek out help.

Anderson, who lives in Florida, decided to surprise her boyfriend as he finished a 250-mile ride part of the police unity tour from Norfolk to D.C.

Superintendent Michelle Reid is proposing smaller raises because of a $102.5 million budget shortfall, she said. At a recent school board meeting, Reid proposed lowering employees’ raises to 3% to help close the gap.

Tensions remain high after D.C. police cleared out the pro-Palestinian encampment on its main quad.

After being delayed twice, crews are set to demolish a portion of Baltimore’s fallen Key Bridge that’s still laying across the bow of the Dali cargo ship. The work is scheduled for 5 p.m. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Five shootings in the District over the weekend left one man dead and six people hurt, among them two children. One was 14 years old and the other was 12.

Members of law enforcement from across the country are in D.C. to commemorate National Police Week. On Sunday, members of the Police Unity Tour rode across the streets of the District to honor those who have fallen in the line of duty. News4 photojournalist Jake Schoenmann was there for the emotional event.

Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail operations. A statement from the union representing the workers at a store in Towson, Maryland says they voted late Saturday to authorize a strike. No date was set for the strike. The vote follows what the union called “over a......

A man was arrested last month and accused of raping a minor and taking property in Rockville, Maryland, and now police are concerned there may be other victims. 

A string of shootings across the District on Saturday left half a dozen people hurt. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.