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A D.C. police officer fatally shot two dogs after they escaped their family’s yard in Northwest last week. The officer was responding to a report of a stabbing on 11th Street in Columbia Heights April 25, police said. After noticing a broken window, the officer went to the back alley. At the time, Jeaneva Thompson’s 16-year-old daughter, Namora, ha...

Dashboard camera video played in court shows the terror on a woman’s face as her boyfriend drove into oncoming traffic, killing her and her 5-year-old daughter, but a judge said the prosecution didn’t prove the defendant would be a danger if released on bond. A judge in Northern Virginia granted Mustafa Aljazairi $5,000 bond but put a hold on......

A 3-year-old girl who was shot in the Garfield Heights neighborhood in Southeast D.C. Friday evening has died. Soaked dolls along with flowers make up the memorial for the victim, Ty’ah Settles, of Southeast D.C. Her godfather started the memorial to honor the little girl who meant the world to so many.  “Ty’ah was very bright and smart,” her......

A comment U.S. Senate candidate David Trone made about Democratic primary opponent Angela Alsobrooks caused a stir this week. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Shots fired outside Dunbar High School riddled classroom windows with bullets, grazing one student. Also in The News4 Rundown: Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks took the stand today in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial.

As youth crime and violence continue to be a major concern in the District, three men who all served time for crimes in their younger years are working to break the cycle. News4’s Mark Segraves spoke to the men who each got a second chance on life and are now paying it back to D.C.

It’s a historic property that has hosted parties for presidents of the past and modern day. The Blaine Mansion at Dupont Circle offers a unique opportunity to own a piece of Washington history.

A man who claimed self-defense in the shooting of a man and his stepson at the construction site where the two worked in Northern Virginia was found guilty of two counts of murder. Prosecutors said 29-year-old Francis Rose went on a crime spree at Assembly Apartments in July 2022, breaking into two homes, then killing 48-year-old Adrian Rivera Guzm...

The George Washington University condemned the raising of a Palestinian flag on campus. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Early voting will be available from Friday, May 3 through Saturday, June 15 at 5 p.m. at your local registrar’s office.

After a 17-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet that flew through a window of D.C.’s Dunbar High School on Friday morning, an assistant police chief speaking just after the crime said her injuries were minor. “She is totally fine and expected to make a full recovery,” Asst. Chief Leslie Parsons said. When a young person survives a shoot...

News4’s Joseph Olmo shows a look at the ninth day of a pro-Palestinian encampment in Northwest D.C. There have been no arrests, unlike on campuses scattered across the U.S.

The DC School Connect program that started during the pandemic with federal recovery dollars helps students get to and from school without the risk of gun violence. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke with D.C.’s deputy mayor for education about the success of the buses, as the mayor’s budget plans continued funding.

With Mother’s Day coming up, WHUR is saluting moms in uniform. News4’s Molette Green reports.