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Fourteen new U.S. citizens participated in a naturalization ceremony in Vienna, Virginia. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

The Congressional Cemetery is the burial site of a gay rights activist whose legacy has inspired countless LGBTQ+ military members. His grave began what’s affectionately called “the gay corner” of the cemetery.

A man with Maryland ties hasn’t been heard from since he was about to board a plane to the Dominican Republic to salvage his marriage two weeks ago, his father told News4. Marcus Forrester says he and his son Jason, 38, voice texted each other many time a day – every day – especially after his son moved from Beltsville…

A woman accused of spitting on former interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin faces additional charges for allegedly spitting on U.S. marshals trying to take her into custody for violating conditions of her release. As Newsmax interviewed Martin on a D.C. sidewalk May 8, Emily Sommer approached while walking her dog and spit on Martin’s shoulder, ...

Latino Trump voters share their views on the president’s first five months in office. Also on The News4 Rundown: A former tobacco plantation in Virginia is being used to educate people about slavery and honor enslaved men and women.

Dressed head-to-toe in clothes from the 1800s, Marion Ransell Dobbins’ presence at the Sully Historic Site in Fairfax County, Virginia, speaks volumes. “As long as I have breath in my body and blood in my vein, I will be up somewhere in the heat wearing all of these clothes, and I will be talking to people about the enslavement of&#8230...

A well-known D.C. rapper who served time for opening fire inside the Tysons Corner Center mall in Northern Virginia will remain free, though he violated his probation. Noah Settles, known as No Savage, served his three-year sentence but has a 10-year suspended sentence hanging over his head. At a court appearance in Fairfax County on Friday, his de...

The Trump administration terminated 637 Voice of America and U.S. Agency of Global Media employees on Friday, the president’s senior adviser Kari Lake said.

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Forty years ago, local punk musicians banded together to make sure their movement was having a positive impact on the community. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on how that effort continues today.

Help News4’s Molette Green give it up for these DCPS graduates!

Destructive storms blew through the Washington, D.C., area on Thursday night, causing trees to crush cars and houses while cutting power to numerous neighborhoods. Thousands of people are waiting for their lights to turn back on after spending the night in the dark. More than 15,000 Dominion Energy customers, mostly in Fairfax County, were without ...

An elderly woman’s home was seriously damaged by a falling tree in Arlington, but neighbors stepped in to help. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.