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Over the weekend, a mom received a phone call with an urgent request from her friend who works at Alexandria City High School in Alexandria, Virginia. The teacher told Kristen Creighton that a nonprofit scheduled to host a prom dress drive at the could no longer host the event due to an emergency. With prom less than 12 days away…

Waiting behind the wheel for the traffic light to change when no one else is around is one of the most frustrating things about driving. Alexandria, Virginia, wants to take some time off the wait and is using smart technology to do it. Adaptive traffic signal technology can change traffic signals to keep traffic moving. “Also, it communicates to ot...

D.C. settled with two women who were sexually harassed by a former deputy mayor. Also in The News4 Rundown: Hear from some soon-to-be-graduates who lived through one of the most challenging college experiences due to the pandemic.

The newest piece of public art in Arlington, Virginia, is nearly a century old. It’s a stained-glass window from Tiffany. “Christ in Blessing” was rescued in 2001 when a team went inside the Abbey Mausoleum to see if there were any artifacts worth salvaging before the structure was torn down. The window had holes apparently made by thrown roc...

These trains were manufactured in Italy and shipped to the Port of Baltimore in the 1980’s. They were assembled in Beech Grove, Indiana. Credit: WMATA.

This year’s college graduates missed their 2020 high school graduation ceremonies due to the pandemic. Soon-to-be-graduates at Howard University discuss their range of emotions ahead of the big day.

People living in tents along Virginia Avenue in Northwest Washington have less than a week to figure out where they’ll go next. The National Park Service says it’s planning to clear the encampment next Wednesday. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

A teen accused of firing an AR-15 dozens of times in the Hill East neighborhood of Southeast D.C. has been let out of jail on home confinement while he awaits trial.  

Just before Sophia left for her vacay in Paris (Bonjour!) and Ireland (Sláinte!), she made Doug pinky-promise that this weekend’s weather in D.C. would be better than last. Her OOO reads, “You’re welcome!” In the meantime, TikTok Maggie is filling in. (Hey, everyone!) Your mom called to let us know she’d love to take advantage of ...

Prince George’s County Public Schools want you to follow them on Instagram for Teacher Appreciation Week. “There’s so much good happening in our schools,” social media manager Justin Coley told News4’s Molette Green.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration has reached a settlement with two women who were found to have been sexually harassed by former deputy mayor John Falcicchio, News4 is first to report.

Only a third of people arrested at the pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University on Wednesday identified themselves to D.C. police as students of the university, police say.

ATM thieves in Prince George’s County used a car to rip the door off of a store to get to the cash inside.

A day after D.C. police arrested pro-Palestinian protesters and removed their encampment, new security barriers were up early Thursday. News4’s Joseph Olmo shares students’ reactions and looks at what could be next.