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$4B show of force? National Guard DC deployments haven't cut violent crime, study finds
Keeping National Guard troops in D.C. through early 2029 could push the cost of the deployment toward $4 billion, according to researchers who found the Guard had no measurable impact on violent crime, homicides or gun crimes.
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Citizen groups document signs in museums and national parks amid Trump pressure
Hundreds of citizens are walking the halls of famous museums documenting exhibits as part of a project called Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian.
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Used car owner reports finding Culpeper deputy sheriff badge issued to border czar
Questions surround White House border czar Tom Homan and his connection to a former Culpeper County sheriff who was convicted of bribery and pardoned by President Trump.
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Revolutionary: How LGBTQ+ people have been part of America's story from the start
Before the terms we use today to describe LGBTQ+ people existed, there are American stories of same-sex relationships, gender non-conformity and love.
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Maryland woman fights 87 toll tickets tied to stolen temporary tag number
A Germantown woman told the News4 I-Team she received 87 toll violations after a temporary paper tag once registered to her appeared on another vehicle.
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How Loudoun schools' superintendent sees the parents' rights battle
Loudoun County Public Schools’ superintendent will testify on Capitol Hill this week at a House hearing on “ ‘breaking Trust, attacks on parents’ rights, inappropriate content and legal abuses in America’s schools.” Since President Donald Trump took office, the Northern Virginia School district has been under investigation by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice, and is now…
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Maryland woman describes ICE detention conditions in Louisiana
A woman from Maryland detained by ICE last year told News4’s Tracee Wilkins conditions are challenging inside the detention center where she’s been held since August.
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Debate over space, safety ahead of DC vote on One Front Door Act
On a recent morning, the News4 I-Team observed as D.C. firefighters trained in Southeast, raising their ladder against a three-story building under construction. It’s a delicate process. The I-Team watched as firefighters maneuvered the ladder right next to power lines. Even when fully extended, the ladder barely rose to the third floor window. “What if you put another three...
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After bar fight on video, Maryland Senate candidate addresses dropped felony charges
A bar brawl that landed a man in the hospital for days is putting a spotlight on a candidate for Maryland state Senate. Kevin Ford Jr. is a first-time candidate running for state senator in Prince George’s County’s 24th District, but he’s not new to politics. Former Prince George’s County executive Rushern Baker is his godfather, and Ford managed...
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Federal judge limits construction at proposed Md. ICE facility
Any renovations or retrofitting of a planned ICE detention center in Washington County, Maryland, remain on hold for now. A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed in February by the Maryland attorney general to stop the facility from opening. Construction has been halted on the facility due to a temporary restraining order that…
