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Authorities say three Virginia college students were killed when their vehicle left a road and struck a tree in West Virginia. The Hardy County Sheriff’s Office says the single-vehicle accident occurred Thursday night along West Virginia Route 259 near the Virginia border. There were five men in the vehicle, all 19-year-old students at James ...

D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser is investing more money in the high-impact tutoring program designed to help students struggling after COVID-19 disrupted classes. The $7 million will be split between nine organizations.

The Washington Capitals have signed forward Dylan Strome to a five-year contract extension worth $25 million. Strome will count $5 million against the salary cap through the 2027-28 season. He was set to be a restricted free agent this summer. Strome is getting a raise from the $3.5 million deal he signed with the Capitals after the Chicago Blackha...

A golden retriever is helping students learn math in Fairfax County. NBC4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Safety is still top of mind after the fatal shooting at the Potomac Avenue Metro station. D.C. officers gave riders coffee, cocoa and teddy bears Friday to show support and visibility in the neighborhood. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

A teenage boy has died after an apparent opioid overdose at an Arlington, Virginia, high school earlier this week, police said. The teen died Thursday. Medics rushed him to the hospital Tuesday morning after he was found unresponsive in a school bathroom. “Cardiac arrest from an OD. Wakefield High School,” someone can be heard saying in...

In this economy, a good sale is a great way to shop. You might find a designer steal at the 19th annual Alexandria Warehouse Sale. News4’s Molette Green, working for the community, is in Old Town, where nearly 50 independent boutiques are setting up this weekend.

Melissa Mollet has been Working 4 You for more than a decade. The News4 Today team celebrates.

Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, canceled classes Friday after a tumultuous week that brought police to the school twice — once for an apparent student overdose and again for a suspected trespasser.

A Mount Rainier police officer says she was mistreated, alleging the problems started when she informed the department she was pregnant.

The woman who took the gun from the accused shooter during Wednesday morning’s deadly rampage at the Potomac Avenue Metro station said she was thinking about getting home to her two children when she took courageous action.

A large uptick in historic license plates on Maryland cars is worrying some safety experts.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department has received a grant to provide early cancer screenings to all of its members. Firefighters have a 9% higher risk of getting cancer and a 14% higher chance of dying from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Being in the fire service, you always hear cancer, but in my&#...