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A growing number of judicial vacancies has D.C. Superior Court at a “breaking point,” hindering the court’s ability to process thousands of residents’ cases, Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring warned in an interview with News4. Vacancies have plagued the court for years but are now reaching what many are calling a crisis. Thirteen of the court’s 62 ju...

DC United hosted it’s annual “Pups at the Pitch” night ahead of its match against the New York Red Bulls. News4’s Gio Del Fa reports on the big event.

Investigators say the electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left Baltimore’s port were “mechanically distinct from” those that resulted in the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge hours later. National Transportation Safety Board Jennifer Homendy said during congressional testimony Wednesday morning that t...

A woman died after she was hit by a driver late Tuesday in the Landover area of Prince George’s County.

One man died and two people are hurt after a shooting on D Street in Southeast D.C. early Wednesday, authorities say.

One man died and another has life-threatening injuries after a shooting in a shopping center parking lot in Centreville, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, authorities say. The name of the man who died was not immediately released. Fairfax County police were called to the 14600 block of Lee Highway (Route 29), which includes stores and an office build...

The homeschooling movement we saw during the pandemic continues to grow. This weekend, the group MACHE – the Maryland Association of Christian Home Educators – is hosting a homeschool and parenting convention in Greenbelt. News4’s Molette Green reports.

Red Lobster’s famous cheddar bay biscuits will soon be harder to find in Maryland and Virginia. More than 50 Red Lobster locations are closing their doors amid the seafood chain’s financial struggles, including seven restaurants across Maryland and Virginia. The closures represent just a fraction of Red Lobster’s approximately 700 locations. ...

Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly has passed a compromise budget plan and Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed it. The plan signed Monday afternoon includes more funds for public schools, a pay bump for teachers and other government workers and no changes in Virginia’s tax policies. The compromise ended a long-running standoff b...

Voters in several states have chosen nominees in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year. Maryland’s Republican former Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday easily won his party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate seat opened by Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin’s retirement. Hogan will face Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who notch...

According to police reports, dispatch records and government sources familiar with the situation, it has been a violent and dangerous month inside D.C.’s juvenile detention center. D.C. police and paramedics have been called repeatedly to the long-troubled facility. Oversight reports show the start of this year showed improvement when it came...

Voters in Maryland and West Virginia went to the polls to vote in the primary elections. News4 has team coverage in a special Decision 2024 edition of The News4 Rundown.