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Prince George’s County leaders are working to ease fears within African immigrant communities before Donald Trump returns as president. “The anxiety of people is kind of increasing. You’ll notice that they’ll be afraid to come and they have to get out of their houses,” Imam Teslim Alghlai told News4’s Dominique Moody.

The Washington, D.C., region is on track to get some snow and a frigid blast of air in a few days — just in time for the presidential inauguration. A piece of the polar vortex, an area of cold air that swirls around the Earth’s poles, will brush by the D.C. area next week. This frigid air will move...

The mother-daughter duo Anita and Giovanna McBride tell News4’s Jummy Olabanji about their new book, as part of the 4 Your Reading series. “These women have done incredible things,” Anita McBride said.

Hermon Presbyterian, a church in Bethesda, Maryland, is celebrating 150 years of service after being built in 1874. News4’s Molette Green shares its importance in Montgomery County’s history. 

A man has life-threatening injuries after a homeowner in the Falls Church area of Northern Virginia shot him as he tried to break in early Wednesday, authorities say. Police believe the man had just assaulted someone at a home nearby.

A mother and son are dead after a mobile home went up in flames in Queen Anne’s County on Wednesday afternoon, according to fire and police officials. A school bus driver was driving by the 500 block of Fox Meadow Road at about 2 p.m. and saw that a home was on fire, according to officials. A double-wide manufactured home…

In 2024, there was a record number of firearms detected at TSA checkpoints in the Baltimore and D.C. area. There were 117 firearms caught, an increase from 2023, according to a press release. News4’s Joseph Olmo explains. 

The Washington Commanders gear up to face the Detroit Lions. Team Insider JP Finlay reports. Also on All Ears: Jayden Daniels on why he doesn’t get nervous in big games.

Virginia is considered the data center capital of the world, with more growth on the way. But now the General Assembly is considering a series of bills that could create new limits as Gov. Glenn Youngkin pushes for continued development. “I think that we just reached a point where we need to take a look at how do we enjoy…

What to know about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Also on The News4 Rundown: How a Maryland woman was mistakenly declared dead and the impact on her family.