Joseph Olmo helps viewers wake up and start their mornings as part of the News4 Today team.
Olmo was raised in Annapolis, so he feels connected to the stories he covers in this region.
Prior to joining the News4 team, Olmo covered transportation for DC News Now. He started his career as a freelance reporter for several local and Hispanic news operations before moving to WDVM-TV in Hagerstown in 2020.
Fluent in Spanish, Olmo is a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and contributes to NBC4’s sister station Telemundo 44.
When he puts away his microphone, Olmo enjoys spending time with his wife and family and adding stamps to his passport.
The Latest
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Metro considers banning violent offenders
Metro is considering banning people who have committed sex offenses within the transit system or assaulted its employees. “We need a tool beyond the tools we have today. I personally have run into people on the system, I get e-mails from women who have been victimized. It’s just a horrible experience, and it’s preventable if we can keep people...
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84-year-old woman dead from townhouse fire in Prince George's County
An 84-year-old woman is dead after a fire started inside a townhouse in Oxon Hill, Maryland Tuesday night, according to the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. Firefighters responded to the townhouse on Brandyhall Court at 6:54 p.m., according to firefighters. When they arrived on the scene, firefighters could see fire coming from the second floor of the three-story townhouse....
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Apartment fire in Mount Pleasant leaves woman dead, 5 others displaced
A woman is dead after a Mount Pleasant row home caught fire overnight into Saturday, according to DC Fire and EMS, and five other people who lived in that building have been left homeless.
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Visitors ditch luxury purses outside Capital One Arena before Trump presidential parade
Some looking to attend the presidential parade inside Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., had to make a tough choice when they got to the security checkpoint outside: Ditch your bag, or lose a shot at seeing the presidential parade.
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More snow falls as some DC-area roads remain icy
More snow is falling over the D.C. area. Although it’s likely we’ll only get a dusting to 2 inches, it could worsen conditions on roadways that remain icy days after Monday’s snow storm. Here’s the latest forecast, along with what residents are dealing with on the roads throughout the region. Snow started to fall in the area about 10...
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2 men drown after car dives into icy pond at Northern Virginia hotel
Two men are dead after a car was found submerged in a pond outside a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, Thursday morning, police say. The car slid on ice, skidded through the snow down a hill and into the freezing cold pond near the Wingate by Wyndham hotel on Centerview Drive about 7:30 a.m., Fairfax County police said. The driver, 55-year-old…
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As snow returns to DC, so does a District tradition: The group snowball fight
For the last 15 years, residents of the District have participated in an annual snowball fight, hosted by the DC Snowball Fight Association.
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Some Metro Red Line trains go past stations on 1st day of automatic operation
Metro’s switch to automatic train operation (ATO) on the Red Line Sunday went well — aside from a few times in which trains went past the stations’ platforms before stopping, a spokesperson for Metro said. The spokesperson said there were no impacts to Red Line service and that the ATO system was “performing well with only minor, first-day adjustments.” “I…
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A return to automation, faster service and mobile pay: Metro changes proposed in 2025
Automatic train operations, contactless payment, increased train services and more changes are coming to Metro. Here’s a look at the proposed 2025 budget and this weekend’s return to computerized trains.
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Maryland firefighters collecting toys for Asheville children devastated by hurricane
If you can get to Montgomery County, Maryland before 9 p.m. on Saturday night, you have a mission from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue’s Maryland Task Force 1. First responders in Montgomery County are accepting toys to bring to children in North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene. Holiday shoppers at Westfield Montgomery, Westfield Wheaton and the Clarksburg Premium Outlets will…