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The Maryland chapter of the NAACP and other rights activists are calling for a third-party investigation into recent use-of-force arrests and a stun gun incident by Ocean City police officers.

The FBI is working to identify a woman found dead in a national park in Frederick County, Maryland.

An inmate early release program aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus in Virginia prisons will end on July 1

For Father’s Day this year, our News4 dads are sharing their best dad jokes. Which one is your favorite? Leon Harris What kind of dog can out jump a skyscraper? Any dog, skyscrapers can’t jump. Adam Tuss What do you call a computer that sings?  A-DELL. Scott MacFarlane I’m friends with almost all the letters in the alpha...

Every summer we’re reminded that fun on the water can turn dangerous in a split second. News4’s Mark Segraves has some safety tips if the river is on your outdoor list this year.

Last year, we watched as protestors filled the streets, seeking justice in George Floyd’s murder while also calling out structural racism.  In a project with Teen Vogue, students at American University are now reporting on the racial reckoning and the challenges that remain.

The Loudoun County school system is doling out more than $1.6 million to pay for one-time bonuses to thank staff for their hard work during the pandemic, but teachers won’t be seeing a dime of it.

A D.C. Jail inmate has been elected to a government position. Joel Caston is a new Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for Ward 7. He was one of five inmates in the jail who ran for the position. “We all wrote down our ideas, our platform, what we were campaigning for,” Caston said. Caston will represent the residents of the jail in…...

The Washington Wizards have reached a mutual agreement to part ways with head coach Scott Brooks following the team’s first-round playoff exit, NBC Sports Washington has confirmed. The news was first reported by ESPN.  Brooks, 55, leaves the Wizards after coaching them for five seasons. He was hired in the summer of 2016 with a five-year...

Amazon will dedicate $125 million to creating 1,000 affordable housing units at Metro stations in the D.C. area over the next five years, the company and transit agency announced Wednesday.

The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated June 19. Here’s how to celebrate in the D.C. area.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s a banana? Ten years ago News4’s Pat Collins dressed up as grapes to rescue 14-year-old Bryan Thompson from a school suspension after he ran across the football field at half time in a banana costume.  “In 48 years I have been a reporter on TV, I have done thousands of stories, but.....

A 19-year-old Pennsylvania man who repeatedly was kneed by police on the Ocean City, Maryland, boardwalk said he prayed for protection during the confrontation caught on camera.