Investigations

A Montgomery County mother had to shut down her business as she sought drug treatment for her teen son. Others have lost their homes.

A Montgomery County mother found 42 drug treatment programs for her son. Here’s what families can face as they seek care.

A Northern Virginia family shares their story as families and schools across the D.C. area try to help young people struggling with drug use.

There’s a major shakeup within the Maryland State Police Department almost two weeks after the state agreed to pay millions to settle a Justice Department discrimination investigation. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins explains what’s happening.

If you need help for a young person struggling with fentanyl use in the D.C. area, many resources are available, including for Spanish speakers.

Using a Freedom of Information Act request, the I-Team found Virginia State Police spent $339,642 on the Chain Bridge Road Operation from July 26 – the day they removed protesters – until September 10.

Earlier in 2024, protesters started camping outside Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s Arlington home. In July, Virginia State Police removed the protesters and kept up a round-the-clock presence to prevent their return. News4’s Ted Oberg took a look at how much that enforcement has cost Virginia taxpayers.

Maryland State Police are hoping to settle a U.S. Justice Department investigation into alleged racial discrimination by paying more than $2.7 million to those affected.

A federal judge ruled that an employment discrimination lawsuit brought against Maryland State Police has merit and can move forward, after the police department tried to have the case dismissed.

Road conditions in Prince George’s County are improving overall, but it’s not a “worst first” system for fixes. Here’s how it works – and why some residents are frustrated.

An ACLU report found Black people are overwhelmingly more likely to be searched by D.C. police.

When people in the District are sentenced to longer sentences, they can be held in federal prisons anywhere in the country. For more than a year, the News4 I-Team has investigated how some of those inmates say they’re often targeted. Since the I-Team started looking into the issue, the recent deaths of two D.C. men were listed as...