Investigations

With more than three million mailed ballots throughout the DMV, all three elections offices have created ways for voters to track their ballot through the process. “When you vote in person, you know right away when you slide your ballot into the machine that it’s being counted,” said Fairfax County voter Tim Schick. But the though...

A judge found an Arkansas man guilty of a federal arson charge for trying to blow up a car in the parking lot of the Pentagon. Matthew Richardson admitted he was trying to blow up a car and himself in February, federal authorities said. A Pentagon police officer found Richardson with a cigarette lighter and a cloth while attempting to…...

About 300 of the approximately 2,600 federal prison inmates from the District of Columbia have registered to vote in the November general elections, according to a review by the News4 I-Team. A newly passed D.C. law gave voting rights to incarcerated felons from the District, but efforts to register and provide ballots to those inmates have encount...

School closures and stay-at-home policies have contributed to a major reduction in tips to child protective services about possible neglect and abuse, according to an investigation by the News4 I-Team. State and District of Columbia records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show a decline of nearly 50 percent in the child protective ser...

Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer has a look at how ballots already are being processed and how to make sure your vote counts.

Maryland reached a settlement with a woman who was given the wrong ashes after her husband donated his body to science. An attorney for Carmen Keggins, of Ellicott City, said state health officials have also provided new details on what led to the error at the Maryland Anatomy Board.  The News4 I-Team first reported Keggins’ case in 2018, when...

Voters heading to the polls in-person in November will want to check the location ahead of time. Many elections officials throughout the D.C. region have switched away from polling places at long-term care facilities to protect the senior residents and voters. “Some of them were already telling us that they were not going to open to the commu...

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump has pushed false claims about “mail-in ballot” fraud even though there’s been little, if any evidence, and at least week’s debate, he referenced a criminal case in West Virginia. The News4 I-Team broke the story over the summer of the arrest of a mail delivery worker. Scott MacFarlane spoke with the pro...

In-person jury trials are resuming in Maryland after a seven-month delay due to the pandemic. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

The D.C. Board of Elections is opening 55 ballot drop boxes across the city Monday, a move officials say is designed to make voting easier ahead of the November general election. D.C is mailing ballots to every registered voter, whether they requested one or not. Some of those ballots were delivered last week and more should arrive in coming......

Most coronavirus safety measures on Capitol Hill are advisories, not requirements, the News4 I-Team reports.

Montgomery County approved an $8 million rescue plan to prevent some child care providers from closing their doors. Scott MacFarlane reports parents worry they’re still at risk of losing care for their kids.

The News4 I-Team continues to hear from voters concerned about slow or inconsistent mail delivery and fear about mailing ballots in the upcoming election. So once again News4 teamed up with NBC partners across the country to test the mail service throughout our area. A total of 426 letters were all mailed on the same September day. Some were sent&#...