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Spring is here and allergy season is in full bloom.  However, what you’ll likely see on your car Friday morning isn’t pollen. It’s actually dust. The damaging high winds, tornadoes and dust storms that swept through parts of the central and southwest U.S. earlier this month are moving to the East Coast. Residents in Chicago also ex...

The Maryland Department of Health confirmed two new cases of measles in the state. The patients are Prince George’s County residents who recently traveled out of the country. Health officials said the new cases are not connected to the one reported earlier this month in Howard County. That case also was connected to international travel. Heal...

A federal judge has ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown University scholar that the government detained until the court has had a chance to rule.

March Madness excitement is growing as the University of Maryland men’s basketball team prepares to play its first tournament game Friday. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with a student who helps build team spirit with his “Crab 5” t-shirts.

D.C. faces the possibility of having to cut more than $1 billion from its budget over the next six months. Mayor Muriel Bowser remains hopeful the House of Representatives will approve Senate legislation that would exempt D.C. from the massive cut. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

As the cherry blossoms are more than halfway to peak bloom, celebrations are right around the corner, including the National Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday. News4’s Tommy McFly reports from the Tidal Basin with Diana Mayhew, the festival’s president.

Members of the Georgetown University community and others were concerned and confused Thursday after a postdoctoral fellow was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday night. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen in the U.S. on a student visa, was taken into custody in Rosslyn, his attorney ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is issuing urgent safety recommendations stemming from its investigation into the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last year after it was struck by a container ship. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states should conduct vulnerability ...

D.C.’s iconic Yoshino cherry blossoms have reached stage four as they head toward peak bloom, the National Park Service (NPS) announced Thursday.

When a woman in a Jeep plunged into the Potomac River on Tuesday evening, a group of good Samaritans jumped into action to save her. One of those good Samaritans, Army Col. Tony Marston, said the rescue effort reminded him that amazing people live in the area. Marston happened to be in the right place at the right time. He…

Goodbye, winter! Spring and the National Cherry Blossom Festival have officially begun. Consider us ready to party in pink. The blossoms just hit stage three of their blooming cycle, meaning we are halfway to peak bloom! The National Park Service predicted peak bloom will occur next weekend, so spend a little time planning your trip to the Tidal Ba...

Wheaton High School’s Society of Women Engineers took home a bronze medal at the 2025 UAE Electric Vehicle Grand Prix in Dubai. Some students explain their role in building electric cars from scratch. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

D.C. prosecutors declined to move forward with a charge against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio after police said he assaulted a woman protesting the far-right group outside the U.S. Capitol last month, sources say.

Federal immigration authorities have detained a Georgetown University graduate student from India who was teaching at the Washington institution on a student visa, his attorney said Wednesday. Masked agents arrested the graduate student, Badar Khan Suri, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, attorney Hassan Ahmad said. The agent...