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One Killed in Montgomery County Crash

One Killed in Montgomery County Crash

Montgomery County police say one person was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Veirs Mill Road Wednesday morning. Watch »

7 minutes ago
14-Year-Old Electrocuted After Fall Outside Herndon School

14-Year-Old Electrocuted After Fall Outside Herndon School

Police confirmed a 14-year-old child was electrocuted Tuesday evening and three other teens were hospitalized. Watch »

33 minutes ago
Two Additional Arrests Made in NE Murder

Two Additional Arrests Made in NE Murder

Just two weeks after police arrested a suspect on murder charges in connection with the death of 31-year-old Akinwol... Read »

30 minutes ago
Capitol's Frederick Douglass Statue to be Unveiled

Capitol's Frederick Douglass Statue to be Unveiled

A 7-foot bronze likeness of Douglass is being unveiled Wednesday in a ceremony led by House Speaker John Boehner. Read »

16 minutes ago
Obama Vists Berlin 50 Years After JFK's Famous Speech

Obama Vists Berlin 50 Years After JFK's Famous Speech

Fifty years after John F. Kennedy's famous speech in Berlin, President Barack Obama will be making his own... Watch »

20 minutes ago
Real-Life Snakes on a Plane: Man Smuggles 7 Snakes

Real-Life Snakes on a Plane: Man Smuggles 7 Snakes

A Texas snake expert pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the... Watch »

35 minutes ago
Liberals Brace for High Court Decision on Voting Rights

Liberals Brace for High Court Decision on Voting Rights

Liberals are bracing for a Supreme Court decision on the Voting Right Act of 1965 and experts and advocates... Read »

42 minutes ago
News4 I-Team Investigative Unit

News4 I-Team Investigative Unit

The News4 iTeam focuses on investigative stories across the Washington, D.C., area. Read »

Jun 14, 2012
Wanted Man Runs Through Streets of D.C. Without Shoe

Wanted Man Runs Through Streets of D.C. Without Shoe

A man wanted on charges in Maryland led police on a wild chase through downtown D.C. Tuesday - all while... Watch »

Jun 18, 2013
Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts Nationwide

Starbucks to Post Calorie Counts Nationwide

Coffee drinkers might soon reconsider splurging on 460-calorie Java Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks. Beginning... Read »

3 hours ago
Yahoo: 13,000 Data Requests From Law Enforcement in Six Months

Yahoo: 13,000 Data Requests From Law Enforcement in Six Months

Yahoo says that U.S. law enforcement agencies filed "between 12,000 and 13,000" requests for data from Jan. Read »

Jun 19, 2013
Journalist Michael Hastings Dies at 33

Journalist Michael Hastings Dies at 33

Michael Hastings, the journalist best known for the 2010 Rolling Stone article that led to Read »

Jun 19, 2013
D.C. Police Investigate Double Shooting in NE

D.C. Police Investigate Double Shooting in NE

A homicide investigation is underway in Northeast D.C. after two gunshot victims were found, one of whom... Read »

Jun 18, 2013
Military Considers Having Women Join Special Ops

Military Considers Having Women Join Special Ops

Women may be able to begin training as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs by 2016, Pentagon officials said on Monday. Read »

Jun 18, 2013
Water Bills to Double in 10 Years for D.C. Residents

Water Bills to Double in 10 Years for D.C. Residents

Sinkholes, water main breaks and flooding are all symptoms of a big problem underneath Watch »

Jun 18, 2013
Facebook Outage Sparks Online Frenzy

Facebook Outage Sparks Online Frenzy

Facebook crashed on Tuesday and people took to Twitter to lob complaints, laugh and joke about the Read »

Jun 18, 2013
High-Pitched Buzzing Noise Keeps Some Shoppers Away

High-Pitched Buzzing Noise Keeps Some Shoppers Away

A high-pitched noise is keeping some shoppers away from a northern Virginia grocery store -- trouble is, only certai... Watch »

Jun 18, 2013
Feds Mull Overhaul of Phone Surveillance Program

Feds Mull Overhaul of Phone Surveillance Program

The National Security Agency is considering whether to stop stockpiling records of Americans' phone calls, the most... Read »

Jun 18, 2013
Victim's Mother Spends 20 Years Fighting Police Brutality

Victim's Mother Spends 20 Years Fighting Police Brutality

The mother of a man who was shot 14 times by police while in handcuffs 20 years ago has spent years of her... Watch »

Jun 18, 2013
Teen Charged in 2009 Drive-by Double Homicide

Teen Charged in 2009 Drive-by Double Homicide

Police say a 17-year-old has been charged for his role in a violent shooting that killed two teens and... Read »

Jun 18, 2013
Camp 4 Kids
Now in its 20th year, Camp 4 Kids helps send deserving young people to camp. Read more
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