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A Maryland board has approved an emergency procurement of more than $1 million to pay for a stockpile of a widely used abortion pill due to legal challenges against the drug’s use. The Board of Public Works approved the funds on Wednesday to pay for 35,000 doses that would last several years, if necessary. The stockpile, acquired in April, includes...

A D.C. mother was trying to bury her 10-year-old daughter after a shooter killed the child on Mother’s Day — but a deadly shooting carried out by the funeral home owner interrupted her burial service, police and the mother say.

The newly appointed superintendent for Loudoun County Public Schools says assessing school safety protocols will be one of his first duties when he begins leading later this summer. Every Loudoun County middle and high school has school resource officers. The same is true in Virginia Beach, where Aaron Spence has been superintendent since 2014. Spe...

An 18-year-old student who’d just received his diploma at his high school graduation and his father were killed when a gunman opened fire as hundreds of people gathered in a park after the graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia.

News4 Community Reporter Molette Green spoke to Budd about her life’s mission as an advocate for D.C.’s LGBTQ+ community.

Wildfire smoke from Canada dropped into the D.C. area, reducing the air quality and causing hazy skies. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports from the National Mall.

First on 4: the Mubadala Citi DC Open chairman announces tournaments players.

Residents of a subdivision in Ashburn, Virginia, are worried that proposed plans to create a recreation trail in the area could bring about a repeat of a 2016 tragedy that left a teenager seriously injured.

A homeowner is asking authorities to step up after his home security camera caught gunfire in the neighborhood. In that incident, no one was hurt, but residents still worry. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

A 13-year-old girl reported a sexual assault by a 14-year-old boy in a middle school bathroom in Loudoun County, Virginia.

More than a year after her condominium ceiling collapsed, an Upper Marlboro woman’s home is still in disrepair. Also in The News4 Rundown: Students raise awareness about homelessness and making a difference through music.

Wildfires in Canada have been sending smoke down into the northeastern United States, and on Wednesday, that smoke could lead to dangerous air quality in the DMV. Here’s what to know.

Police say two people have been killed and five more wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia’s capital. Police also said Tuesday night that a 19-year-old is in custody and will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder. The city’s interim police chief said the two who died were an 18-year-old male student ...