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Food & Drink 32 mins ago

Red Hen chef serves Italian favorites Roman-style at Bethesda's Aventino

Award-winning Chef Michael Friedman brings his latest venture, Aventino, to Maryland, where he creates Italian favorites with a Roman flare, like the cacio e pepe he prepares in this Food Fare. Right ...

Formula One 2 hours ago

A Formula One car will speed down Pennsylvania Avenue and close DC roads Saturday. Here's what to know.
Greenbelt 4 mins ago

‘Just maddening': 5 teens shot during senior skip day gathering at Greenbelt park

Northeast DC 2 hours ago

3 adults, 1 teen shot outside store in Northeast DC

Three men and a 16-year-old boy were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a convenience store on Mt. Olivet Road in Northeast D.C. on Friday, authorities say. At least one shooter fired from a movin...
Downtown DC 4 hours ago

What the office building downturn could mean for DC

What could a drop in offices building values and an increase in office building vacancies mean for downtown D.C.? News4’s Melissa Mollet spoke with Axios DC’s Cuneyt Dil.
Washington Commanders 6 hours ago

As the NFL draft nears and rumors swirl, Adam Peters proves a new era is here for Commanders

Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels? Daniels or Maye? JJ McCarthy? Maybe Michael Penix? Nobody knows which quarterback prospect the Washington Commanders plan to take next week with the number two overall pi...
Washington Capitals 7 hours ago

Capitals hold open practice amid playoffs excitement

Capitals fans watched the team’s open practice in Arlington on Friday ahead of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The crowd included a father and daughter. “We saw on TV this morning that they had open practic...

Montgomery County 10 hours ago

Pedestrian killed on I-270 in Montgomery County

A person walking on Interstate 270 was killed early Friday, shutting down northbound lanes near the Intercounty Connector (ICC) in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County officials said. The victim, an adult, was hit at about 5:40 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said. Their name was not immediately released. It’s unclear why they were walking along...
Books and literature 11 hours ago

‘Kurtz: A Novel' is a romance with a military twist

In a romance novel with a military twist, author John Lawson III tells the story of former classmates and how war affects their relationship. News4’s Jummy Olabanji sits down with Lawson to discuss “Kurtz: A Novel.”
Fairfax County 19 hours ago

Boyfriend charged with murder of woman taken to Fairfax County hospital with gunshot wound

Police arrested the boyfriend of a woman who died after she was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound late Wednesday in Fairfax County, Virginia. It was a tense moment at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital when 47-year-old Huy Tien Nguyen drove up to the emergency room asking them to help his girlfriend, 38-year-old Alison “Kate” Laporta, w...
Woodbridge 19 hours ago

‘Nobody's going to shut me down': Israeli flags stolen twice from house in Woodbridge

A Virginia man says the Israeli flag flying in front of his home has been taken down twice in the past four months. Dan Oxenburg’s Israeli flag and American flag were removed from his home in the Mount High neighborhood of Woodbridge about 5 a.m. Saturday. Security video shows a person in a hooded sweatshirt pulling the large flag...
Washington Commanders 20 hours ago

Commanders are in line to take a quarterback with the NFL draft's 2nd pick

The Washington Commanders are in line to get one of the top quarterbacks available with the second pick in the NFL draft. LSU’s Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, North Carolina’s Drake Maye and Michigan’s national championship-winning J.J. McCarthy are all possibilities for Washington assuming Chicago goes with USC’s Cal...
Fairfax County 21 hours ago

Virginia school bus hits DMV building, injures driver and two students, officials say

Officials in Virginia say a school bus struck a Department of Motor Vehicles building after swerving to avoid hitting a car, injuring two students and the bus driver. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department says three people were taken to a hospital Thursday morning with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. County police s...
Northern Virginia 21 hours ago

‘Heroes': Organ donation from boys killed in Virginia fire could save 9 lives

Two boys who died Sunday after a house fire in Northern Virginia last week were celebrated as heroes Thursday with a “walk of honor” as they returned to the operating room so their organs can be donated to save other lives. The Brice family wants people to remember 3-year-old Zachariah and 6-year-old William as boys with so much love. “We…...
News4 Rundown 22 hours ago

Alleged school threat thwarted: The News4 Rundown

A teenager faces charges for allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting targeting two Montgomery County schools. Also in The News4 Rundown: How the two young boys who died after being pulled from a house fire in Virginia are being honored and saving lives, and how cannabis gets brought to market legally.
gun violence 23 hours ago

Man shot another basketball player over a call during a game at a Maryland gym: police

Nelson Ballard III was arrested Wednesday, nearly a week after the shooting at an LA Fitness at 9450 Ruby Lockhart Boulevard in Lanham, according to Prince George’s County police.
Fairfax County 23 hours ago

Defense tries to shift blame in crash that killed two Oakton High students

Emotional testimony came in court Thursday from a key witness in the June 2022 crash that killed two Oakton high school students who were walking home from school.
air pollution 23 hours ago

Communities of color at increased risk of diseases linked to air pollution: GW study

A new study by George Washington University researchers found that communities of color are at an increased risk of developing diseases linked to air pollution.
Washington DC 21 hours ago

DC youth take life-changing cultural immersion trip to Brazil

As part of the efforts to reduce violence in the District — particularly youth violence — the D.C. government has been providing grants to local groups with innovative ideas on how to keep neighborhoods safe. News4’s Mark Segraves spoke with a group of kids from Southeast who recently experienced the trip of a lifetime thanks to one of those ...
marijuana Apr 18

Seed to sale: the growth of cannabis in DC

Cannabis is grown, tested and sold legally in the District — and it’s a careful scientific process. News4’s Tommy McFly took a look behind the scenes of Green Theory, the first gifting shop in the District to convert to a true medical dispensary.

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