Juliana Valencia is an Emmy-winning general assignment reporter in two languages for News4 and contributes to Telemundo 44.
Valencia joined News4 in October 2019 from WHAS 11 in Louisville where she anchored the morning and noon newscasts. She launched the only weekday Spanish webcast in the region.
Throughout her career, Valencia has worked for WPSD Local 6 in Paducah, K.Y. and for WCTI News Channel 12 in New Bern, N.C. Her career began as an intern at CNN in Atlanta.
A graduate of the University of Florida, Valencia swam on UF's Club Swim & Dive Team and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was also a UF Miss Hispanic Student Association Scholarship Pageant recipient.
Valencia is accustomed to moving to new places. As a child, she moved six times. From Gainesville (where she was born) to Corpus Christi to Nashville. Her parents are immigrants from Colombia and raised their children in a Spanish-speaking home.
Valencia lives in Dupont Circle with her husband Nate and Wilson, her 10-lb Shih Tzi-poodle.
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Capitol Police pepper spray DC protesters as Israel's Netanyahu addresses Congress
U.S. Capitol Police deployed pepper spray on protesters condemning Israel’s war in Gaza on Wednesday as a large crowd marched toward the Capitol amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress.
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Man, 2 women die in fiery crash in Fairfax County
A man and two women died after a car crashed early Tuesday in Fairfax County, according to police. Investigators have identified the driver as 46-year-old Corey Rogers and the two passengers as 44-year-old Angela Connor and 35-year-old Salma Monastra. Fairfax County police and firefighters responded to a car crash at West Ox Road and Route 29. When they arrived after…
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How Fairfax County officers will help patrol the Olympics
A group of 12 Fairfax County police officers, including a K-9 unit, will work to secure the Olympics. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke with Chief Kevin Davis and an officer about how they’re preparing.
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Stuck at Dulles, couple says their trip to Tanzania will take four days due to tech meltdown
One couple at Dulles said it’ll take them four days to get to Tanzania amid the tech outages. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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DC Fire & EMS inundated with hundreds of calls on Fourth of July
Fourth of July celebrations brought a huge number of calls about fireworks and related fires to local fire departments.
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Stunning video shows Virginia trooper hit by suspected drunk driver during Capital Beltway traffic stop
Stunning video shows the moment a suspected drunk driver crashed on the Capital Beltway on Tuesday, injuring a Virginia State Trooper.
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1 killed, 6 injured in crash on Beltway in Montgomery County, causing miles-long delays, officials say
A crash that killed one person and injured six others on the Capital Beltway’s Inner Loop in Montgomery County on Wednesday morning has spurred miles-long delays, officials said. The crash investigation between Connecticut and Georgia avenues shut down all lanes of the Inner Loop of the Beltway (Interstate 495) for hours. Debris spread out across the interstate and the three…
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It's DC's 2024 primary day: Polling places, hours & voter registration info
Primary day in D.C. is Tuesday, June 4, 2024. You can vote in person that day, but early voting and mail-in voting are also options for voters.
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SWAT officers kill man who was armed inside Silver Spring apartment with his mother, police say
Police say a man called 911 late Wednesday night to say his brother was paranoid and was threatening his mother with a gun. After hours of negotiation, the SWAT team moved in, and the confrontation ended with police shooting and killing the man.
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Buffalo Thunder memorial ride pays tribute to Buffalo soldiers
The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club of Maryland roared to town to visit the African American Civil War Memorial and pay their respects. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.