Juliana Valencia is an Emmy-winning reporter in two languages for News4 and Telemundo 44. She’s part of the New4 Today team and a regular fill-in anchor.
Since Valencia joined News4 in October 2019, she’s reported on historic moments such as the Jan. 6 insurrection, Supreme Court rulings and the funeral proceedings of Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sandra Day O’Connor.
Working early mornings, she was one of the first journalists on the scene of the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, providing coverage the entire week.
Before moving to D.C., Valencia was a weekday anchor in Louisville at WHAS11, where she launched the only weekday Spanish webcast in the region. Valencia also worked as a reporter and anchor in Paducah, Kentucky. She also had her share of one-man-band experiences in New Bern, North Carolina. She began her career as an intern at CNN in Atlanta and is a proud graduate of the University of Florida, where she swam on the club swim and dive team.
Valencia is accustomed to moving to new places. As a child, she moved six times, spending most of her time in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, where her parents still reside.
Her parents, immigrants from Colombia, raised their only child in a Spanish-speaking home. Valencia now lives in Dupont Circle with Wilson, her dog from college.
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Missing boy with autism rescued from river by St. Mary's County deputy
The missing child’s parents told the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office that their 9-year-old child is autistic and nonverbal.
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Relisha Rudd's disappearance reexamined in new TikTok miniseries
The story of the disappearance of Relisha Rudd is reaching a new audience. The girl who disappeared in Washington D.C. in 2014 at 8 years old is the subject of a social media campaign by the Black and Missing Foundation. Natalie Wilson and Dericca Wilson, the founders of Black and Missing, told News4 the goal behind their recent push. “Were…
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What you need to know about getting around DC on a scorching Fourth
News4’s Juliana Valencia shares where you should enter depending on whether you’re heading to the Great American State Fair or the Salute to America.
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School raccoon infestation: What was found in a DC elementary
Parents and teachers at an elementary school in Northeast D.C. say they’re concerned after raccoon droppings and pawprints were found inside.
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Project GLOW returns to RFK Stadium
It’s one of the region’s largest EDM festivals, and for its fifth year, it’s expanding its reach and the ways it aims to help the D.C. community. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Rolling to Remember: Visitors share why they return every Memorial Day weekend
Veterans, families and visitors headed to the National Mall on Sunday to honor military members during the 38th annual Rolling to Remember, a demonstration ride demanding full accounting for America’s POWs and MIAs and to raise awareness of the mental health crisis stealing thousands of veterans’ lives each year. Retired U.S. Marine George Purkins said he’s been coming since...
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Rolling to Remember honors vets and those missing in action
The annual ride also seeks to raise awareness for veterans’ mental health. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Superheroes take over Gaylord National Resort this summer
The National Harbor resort will have superhero-themed entertainment and dining every Friday and Saturday. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Employees in Bethesda share impact of Bradley Boulevard water main break
Water service has been restored; now the focus has moved to repairing the road, WSSC Water says. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Driving instructor shares advice for new drivers (and nervous parents)
This new phase is often scarier for parents than teens. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
