Drew Wilder is a reporter in News4's Northern Virginia Bureau.
Wilder has covered Northern Virginia for NBC4 since 2019, reporting on a range of topics including politics, education and crime. His experience covering the commonwealth started in 2015 at WWBT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Richmond.
Wilder’s work has been recognized with 10 Capital Region Emmy Awards, including four for best daily news reporter.
A native of Bourbonnais, Illinois, Wilder graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a communications studies degree.
Right out of college, he began reporting for WCIA-TV in Champaign-Urbana. He anchored the morning news and hosted a lifestyle show there. Prior to NBC4, Wilder made brief stops at WJLA-TV and WNBC-TV.
Wilder lives in Fairfax County with his wife, their daughter, their son and their dog.
The Latest
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Mamta Bhatt murder: Cameras to be allowed during husband's Virginia murder trial
Naresh Bhatt is accused of killing his wife — the mother of their toddler daughter — and disposing of her body. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Oct. 5.
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Fairfax County School Board bans all Flock-style cameras on school property
There are not currently any ALPR camera systems on Fairfax County Public School grounds, and the motion was introduced proactively to keep it that way.
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Convicted Metro hair toucher arrested at court hearing
Bryan Betancur served 180 days in jail in D.C. for touching a woman’s hair on a Metro train and is facing a similar case in Arlington.
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Convicted Metro hair toucher back in jail for Arlington incident
Bryan Betancur served 180 days in D.C. for touching a woman’s hair on a Metro train and was arrested again Thursday at a court hearing in Arlington. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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Prince William County supervisors vote to slow data center development
Now, every new data center in Prince William County will have to go before the Board of Supervisors.
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Woman killed inside Loudoun County home, husband arrested in Pennsylvania
Roger Bradford is accused of killing Lisa Bradford, his wife, at their home in Aldie, Virginia, before driving to Pennsylvania.
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Northern Virginia communities question use of Flock cameras
While local governments are taking action on the publicly-owned and operated Flock cameras, they said they can’t do anything about privately-owned cameras.
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Virginia Gov. Spanberger unveils data center framework, creates AI Task Force
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order that bans non-disclosure agreements for data centers and launches a state AI Task Force.
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Driver who killed pedestrian satisfies sentence with 20 hours' community service
Watch the moment News4 approached Mustafa Eltayeb, who hit and killed Sean King off Leesburg Pike in June. “I didn’t have a crash,” he claimed.
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‘Unconscionable': Top Virginia Democrat voices concerns over data centers
Virginia Senate President Pro Tem Louise Lucas said there’s bipartisan support on several new bills to implement sweeping new regulations on data centers.
