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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is emphasizing his commitment to service in his first State of the State speech. He highlighted on Wednesday his proposal to create a service year program for high school graduates that he says will be the first of its kind in the nation. Moore is proposing to create a new Department of Service and Civic Innovation...

Another tragedy in the District when a gunman went on a rampage at a Metro station, killing one person. Team coverage on this latest act of violence in the city.

Police in Laurel, Maryland, are asking for the public’s help to find the man who sexually assaulted a woman Tuesday morning. The victim told police a man forced her into her vehicle at gunpoint about 6 a.m. in the 6900 block of Andersons Way and sexually assaulted her, the Laurel Police Department said. Police said the suspect, who was wearin...

Archbishop Carroll five-star football recruit Nyckoles Harbor committed Wednesday to play at South Carolina.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking House and Senate budget leaders to include “the necessary resources” in their spending plans to address an error in a state-provided mathematical formula that led local school divisions to expect more state aid than they were set to receive. In a letter Wednesday, the governor said the state’s financial ...

The Miner building, which has been a prominent part of Howard University’s campus since its completion in 1913, is getting a $50 million renovation.

One Laurel, Maryland resident fell victim to TikTok’s “Kia Challenge” not once, but twice. The social media trend is causing insurance rates in some parts of the U.S. to skyrocket.

The mother of 13-year-old Karon Blake, who police say was shot and killed by a D.C. government employee, said her son was the “man of the house” and a help to her.

A drastic increase in opioid overdoses at schools across the D.C. region have put parents on alert. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with an opioids expert in Arlington County about ways families can try to prevent their children from overdosing.

A shooting rampage that killed a Metro employee and hurt three others on a public bus and at the Potomac Avenue Metro station in Southeast D.C. Wednesday is the latest in a series of violent incidents on Metro, and some riders and Metro workers are calling for safety improvements. D.C. police said the suspected shooter shot someone in the...

On this 4 Your Home segment, News4’s Erika Gonzalez speaks to interior designer Holly Polgreen about creating a feature wall.

A woman was found dead in a home in Silver Spring, Maryland, overnight Wednesday, and police say they’ve arrested a suspect. Officers went to a home in the 8800 block of Lanier Drive about 3 a.m. to do a welfare check and found the woman. Police did not provided any further details about how she died, and have not yet…

Black History Month begins on Feb. 1 and there are numerous ways to celebrate around D.C. all month long.