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Tuesday is primary day in Virginia. Voters are weighing in on their picks for lieutenant governor, attorney general and the House of Delegates.

Virginia Democrats will pick who they want as the next attorney general and lieutenant governor in Tuesday’s primary. Also on The News4 Rundown: How snoring could impact the health of your significant other.

At a splashy announcement in late April, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser assured taxpayers their $1.1 billion investment in a new football stadium and entertainment complex would be money well spent — pledging that over 30 years the deal would bring in $4 billion in tax revenue. A month later, her administration released a report from private consultants ...

A Northern Virginia mother who was suddenly detained and deported heads to court Tuesday to try to stay in the United States. The woman’s husband and employer told News4 she was initially taken to Guatemala before being returned to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in the U.S. Two weeks ago, Claudia Alvarenga Espana was raising four chi...

When Kavon Young was first charged with the 2010 murder of John Pernell, the affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court said the DNA profile recovered from the victim matched the DNA profile of Young. The document said the probability it was not Young was one in 3.4 billion in the U.S. African American population. Prosecutor Michael Spence stood by tha...

Since the deadly midair disaster in January, both the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation are pushing for greater safety improvements around Reagan National Airport (DCA).  The FAA is making some tweaks when it comes to helicopters and planes to prevent the possibility of any more close calls.  Helicopter ...

The Mexican Cultural Institute on 16th Street has an exciting new art and food exhibit. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

Two days after the D.C. military parade celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary, crews are still reopening streets, taking down miles of fencing and checking roads for any damage.

The Senate is set to hold a security briefing with U.S. Capitol police as threats of political violence arise. The News4 I-Team has tracked this data for years. News4’s Ted Oberg tells what you need to know.

Joseph has an extensive work history in education and is currently an assistant professor at Howard University and co-director of the university’s Urban Superintendents Academy.

Flash flooding caused by torrential rains killed five people in northern West Virginia and rescue crews were searching for three other people who were missing Sunday as authorities assessed damage to roads, bridges, natural gas lines and other infrastructure.

I-95 was shut down in both directions in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as of midday Monday after power lines fell on the highway, authorities said.