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Drivers who were too aggressive or not paying attention received warnings and tickets at a busy intersection in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday morning. News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss explains it was part of the Street Smart enforcement campaign.

A Maryland man seen on camera punching and kicking a great-grandfather, who later died, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Julias Wright’s defense admitted their client struck 86-year-old Johnny Shepherd but tried to argue he died because of the hospice care he then received. Wright stood trial for two days before entering the plea Wednesday m...

DC Water issued a boil water advisory for thousands of customers after a water main break in Upper Northwest D.C. The advisory affects about 4,800 customers who had loss of water pressure after a 20-inch main broke in the 5400-5500 blocks of 41st Street NW. Loss of water pressure can allow contaminants to enter the system. The advised neighborhoods...

News4’s Juliana Valencia shows the moment some pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at George Washington University were released.

Here’s what D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chief of Police Pamela Smith said at a news conference on 33 arrests at the George Washington University overnight Wednesday.

D.C. police arrested demonstrators, deployed pepper spray and removed the protest encampment at the George Washington University overnight Wednesday. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

D.C. police cleared the pro-Palestinian protest encampment at the George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested 33 demonstrators.

The investigation continues into a deadly shooting in the District that claimed the life of a toddler. D.C. police say 3-year-old Ty’ah Settles was inside of a car on Hartford Street SE when she was fatally shot. The chief of police and members of the community walked through that neighborhood calling for peace. News4’s Walter Morris reports....

A new kind of camera is coming to Maryland. A small town in Prince George’s County is the first to install them. News4’s Jackie Bensen breaks down what it will mean for you. 

Montgomery County police took a moment to remember fallen officers during an emotional gathering in Gaithersburg.

A 10-year-old Maryland girl is taking the stage at the Metropolitan Opera of New York as baby Jesus in “El Niño,” which tells the story of the Nativity. Fourth grader Gabby Tennor of Hagerstown has always loved acting and performing, so she decided to audition for the show. “I don’t understand how, but yeah, I’m playing Jesus,” Gabby said.......

What’s inspiring a mother to fight for change as fentanyl fuels a nationwide drug crisis. Also in The News4 Rundown: A 10-year-old Maryland girl performs at the Metropolitan Opera.

The raised bed of a dump truck slammed into an overhead ramp on westbound Interstate 66 Monday, but remarkably, no one was injured.

From a YouTube video called “We Come to School” to signs posted on restaurant bulletin boards saying “We Miss You” to special software, Stafford County Public Schools is working hard to reduce chronic absenteeism among students. The trend emerged post-pandemic, as more kids than ever before were chronically absent. That’s defined as when students m...