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Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives are making a pitch to overhaul how elections are run in the District of Columbia. They are employing a conservative playbook to tighten voting rules that has been used in Georgia, Texas and other GOP-controlled states. Democrats characterized the effort as an abuse of the authority Congress ...

Canadian wildfires are creating potentially dangerous conditions for more than 100 million people. Also in The News4 Rundown: Prince George’s County Public Schools has a new CEO.

DoorDash gave D.C. $500,000 to outfit delivery and ride-share drivers’ cars with dashboard cameras to crack down on carjackings.

As a dense haze from wildfires in Canada coated the D.C. area on Wednesday, flights were delayed, children’s activities were moved inside and people working outside felt weighed down.

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.