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An animal shelter in Montgomery County, Maryland, is thanking people in the community for stepping up to help when its air condition went out amid the dangerously high temperatures sweltering the D.C. area. Staff at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center on Muncaster Mill Road in Derwood made an urgent plea Monday to find tempora...

A Northern Virginia man admitted driving his car into a moving train, killing his teenage girlfriend almost two years ago. Jeremiah Greenfield pleaded guilty Monday to felony homicide and felony eluding, agreeing to serve at least 20 years in prison. “Just the fact of him pleading guilty to the second-degree murder is — I wouldn’t say a relief for ...

President Donald Trump says a ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Iran. Also on The News4 Rundown: The DMV copes with a heat wave that will last several days.

A driver caught on video speeding on the National Mall near pedestrians fled from officers and is behind bars as he faces multiple charges, authorities say.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city has a heightened sense of awareness after the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities Saturday night. The mayor said there are no known threats and that residents should be vigilant but go about their daily lives. “MPD is deploying with situationally appropriate strategies, and we continue to be briefe...

With triple-digit feels-like temperatures, DMV residents have had to come up with innovative ways to stay cool, including News4’s Drew Wilder, who gave out popsicles and bottled water.

A federal jury has awarded $500K to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of rioters.

Amid extreme heat, DMV residents are coping with tough commutes. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

A goat on the lam in Fort Washington, Maryland, has been walking through yards, munching on grass and evading animal control for weeks. “He can’t be caught,” resident Jeffrey Herbert said Monday. “Somebody owns him. They need to come get him.” Herbert lovingly nicknamed the wily animal Billy the GOAT – as in “greatest of all time.” “We see sighting...

It’s so hot in D.C. that the Washington Monument is closed for tours.

Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Hundreds protested at the White House Sunday, rallying against the United States’ entrance into the Iran-Israel conflict.

A woman set to work on a construction crew on the National Mall in 100° heat tells how she and workers try to stay cool. “Nothing but sweat coming down,” she told News4’s Megan McGrath.