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A rally was held in Annapolis Monday night to support protections for state workers. Supporters want to pass legislation in the name of Davis Martinez, a state probation and parole officer who was murdered during a home visit in Montgomery County last year. “I hope against all hope it never happens again,” said Gypsy Barrientos, Martinez’s girlfrie...

D.C. is heightening security ahead of Inauguration Day. Also on The News4 Rundown: Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers the State of the Commonwealth, the latest updates on wildfires in LA and MLK Day celebrations in D.C.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin used his State of the Commonwealth address to take a bow for the strong Virginia economy and to push for more tax relief, but Democratic leaders are pushing back on some of his proposals. News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

“I do not believe that anyone deserves a pardon,” departing U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matt Graves told the News4 I-Team about J6 defendants

Want to spend MLK celebrating and take advantage of the holiday? News4’s Tommy McFly sits down to bring you the many ways you can honor and celebrate MLK Day. 

The report from INRIX also says D.C. has the 9th worst traffic in the country, and the average speed of a trip in downtown D.C. is just 12 mph, the slowest in the country.

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is urging a skeptical Democratic-controlled Legislature to work with him to roll back taxes and environmental laws in his administration’s final year in office. The term-limited governor’s growing national profile has stirred speculation that he could make a future White House bid. But to expand his resume of...

Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion supporting Adnan Syed’s recent request to have his sentence reduced to time served. If granted, it would essentially ensure he remains free as he awaits further court decisions in the decadeslong legal saga that amassed a large following from the hit podcast “Serial.” Syed was released from prison in 2022 a...

Pandas debut at the National Zoo on Jan. 24, but you can get your free pass now. Here’s our guide and advice for an easy visit to the National Zoo.

Emily Bhatnagar started For Love & Buttercup to help children coping with cancer after her father was diagnosed. She spoke with News4’s Jummy Olabanji as part of her 4 Your Reading series. 

The Civil Air Patrol will be conducting calibration flights from Monday through Wednesday at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Joint Base Andrews and the Washington Navy Yard. 

Three D.C. police officers were shot and one suspect was killed Monday after police said he opened fire twice in the lobby of a residential building in Northeast, police say. Derrick Williams, 45, fired shots in an apartment building in the 300 block of Florida Ave NE, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said. Officers responded about...

News4’s Tony Perkins shared that his prostate cancer surgery was successful as he cheered on the Washington Commanders on Sunday. 

Washington hadn’t won a playoff game in nearly 20 years, but all that changed on Sunday in a 23-20 upset of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. JP Finlay breaks down the Commanders’ game-winning drive.