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A locally developed space project designed to help fight global warming will soon be back in action on the International Space Station. Known as the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI), the laser makes three-dimensional maps of Earth’s forests – data that is used to measure how much carbon those forests store and would release if burned....

DC Water broke ground Tuesday on the Potomac River Tunnel at West Potomac Park, which will address sewer overflow and ultimately make the Potomac River, and, in turn, the Chesapeake Bay cleaner.  News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

DC is the home of Marvin Gaye, but that’s not even close to the only connection the District has to Motown. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb proposed legislation aimed at holding Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration accountable.

The DC Public Library has won the highest honor in the country for public libraries: The 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Montgomery County is getting a new police chief. Current Assistant Chief Marc Yamada will be named as the new chief by County Executive Marc Elrich during a Wednesday news conference.

After the Capitals lost to the Rangers, ending their season, the focus now shifts to what fans can expect next season.

A man was shot and killed at a gas station on Richmond Highway (Route 1) in Fairfax County early Tuesday, authorities say. The search for the shooter is ongoing. Fairfax County police were called to the 6200 block of Richmond Highway, to a Citgo station just south of the Capital Beltway in the Fair Haven area, just after 6 a.m….

One of our favorite Washington, D.C., area summer traditions is back: outdoor movie nights!

Eight weeks after a massive cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the bridge to collapse, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore praised the speedy recovery efforts and expressed relief that the Dali had been removed from the crash site. The successful mission to transport the Dali away from the wreckage of the bridge represen...

Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from home like everyone else, and an agency that has struggled with low morale is showing improvement.

D.C. fire officials say drivers are double-parking near firehouses, leading to delays that could have life-or-death consequences. Firefighters at 414 8th St. SE more frequently see ride-share and delivery drivers parked in the marked area, often leaving vehicles unattended. Saturday, when firefighters there were rushing to a call for a crash on Int...

Don’t expect a lot of intense heat this summer, but it looks like a more humid season than last year, Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer predicts. It also could be an active season for hurricanes, though conditions could keep them mostly off the coast. We’re coming out of El Niño and moving toward La Niña, which helps create...

A war hero’s valor is finally recognized on his headstone at Arlington National Cemetery almost 60 years after his gallantry saved four lives in Vietnam. Spc. Calvin Bouknight joined the U.S. Army as a combat medic after graduating from McKinley Tech High School. “When things go sideways, the one thing that they call on is medic,” Brig. Gen. Yoland...