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The opening ceremony of the National Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off the four weeks of events billed as the world’s best celebration of spring on Saturday in Washington, D.C.  

Construction on the new Lane Place Pedestrian Bridge in Northeast D.C. is receiving criticism from the surrounding community.

Diamond Miller scored 14 of her 18 points in the final two quarters as second-seeded Maryland beat depleted Notre Dame 76-59 and reached the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years. The Terps will face defending NCAA champion South Carolina on Monday night for the Greenville 1 Regional title and trip to th...

The response comes a week after a group of neighbors voiced frustrations over plans to build a public park on a 25-acre parcel in the middle of the Canter Creek area.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene swept into the District of Columbia jail to check on conditions for the Jan. 6 detainees, who chanted “Let’s Go Brandon!” — a coded vulgarity against President Joe Biden — as she and other lawmakers left. Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with the mother of rioter Ashli Babbitt, who was killed in the 2021 attack on the......

The first-ever You’re Not Alone 5K Fun Run brought mental health and suicide prevention awareness to the forefront in Fairfax County Saturday. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A man is seriously injured after a shooting in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Saturday, police say.

The Marriott hotel near the Key Bridge closed almost two years ago, but a recent uptick in service calls about people living there prompted Arlington to condemn and clear the building.

A group of homeowners in a Prince George’s County community say they’ve been kept in the dark over plans to build a public park in their neighborhood. News4’s Walter Morris reports the parks and recreation department is addressing some of those concerns and laying out what’s next.

The owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals is considering hiring off-duty police officers to patrol the streets around Capital One Arena as crime in the neighborhood is rising.

A Pennsylvania couple’s beloved dog is missing after their SUV was stolen Thursday afternoon at a gas station in Landover Hills, Maryland.

A father pleads for finding his daughter’s body as her killer is sentenced to 27 years in prison. Also on The News4 Rundown: a new look at the crash that killed six people on the Baltimore Beltway.

Twenty new D.C. police officers will soon hit the streets. News4’s Mark Segraves reports it’s a much-needed addition for the department, which is short hundreds of officers.