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A recent outbreak in violence around a 7-Eleven in Woodbridge, Virginia, is leading to big changes in the area. Around-the-clock police patrols and other steps have helped clear the trouble spot, but the crackdown also means dozens of day laborers are suddenly without a place to pick up work.

Rock Harper is the owner of Queen Mother’s in Arlington, Virginia. He spoke with News4’s Aimee Cho about his restaurant’s mission.

D.C. police fully activated all sworn members in preparation for possible protests following charges against five fired Memphis police officers in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop. Video of the Jan. 7 traffic stop will be released to the public Friday evening. ...

A new facility dedicated to narrowing the gap for underserved kids in D.C. opens next week in Southeast. News4’s Derrick Ward reports Horton’s Kids’ goal is to provide children in Ward 8 with the tools needed for success in school and beyond.

News4’s Tommy McFLY caught up with the Prince George’s County designer who styled Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for his inauguration. He shared some tips for every guy.

Subscribe to The Weekend Scene newsletter to get our picks in your inbox every Wednesday. The marquees at theaters across the DMV are certainly a bright spot in the dead of winter. Seriously, what better time to get reacquainted with D.C.’s theater scene? If not for yourself, do it for Ella Fitzgerald, whose jazz ballads are powering a cabaret......

A Democratic-led Virginia Senate panel has defeated several bills that would have restricted abortion access in the state. Among them was a measure that was a priority for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The Senate Committee on Education and Health voted the measures down without debate Thursday morning after a subcommittee had previously recommend...

Families looking for affordable options might want to look at county parks’ summer camps, including an archaeology camp in Montgomery County.

Prince George’s County Public Schools said nearly three dozen high school students are missing a class credit they need to graduate after a glitch. As school administrators scramble to put students in a fast-tracked, evening class to complete the requirement, one family tells News4 they are demanding answers. “It kind of felt like a gut punch. I wa...

A person was carjacked while waiting for a food order in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, Wednesday, police said, in the third such crime in under two weeks.  

The D.C. area loves its Girl Scout cookies — hundreds of thousands of boxes arrived in the region this week. News4’s Molette Green asked leaders why it’s such an important effort for local Girl Scout troops.

A Howard University student became the most recent robbery victim targeted for his Canada Goose winter jacket on Tuesday.

Overdoses involving young people in Montgomery County, Maryland, have increased more than 75% from 2021 to 2022, authorities say.