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A hearing was held Wednesday to determine whether DYRS has been able to provide additional beds inside shelter homes, specifically for girls. DYRS Director Sam Abed laid out the steps the agency has taken since the last hearing in November.

A jury acquitted a Prince George’s County police officer who shot and killed a man who was handcuffed in his cruiser in January 2020.

From classic carols to disco, the Gay Men’s Chorus pulls out all the stops at its holiday show at Lincoln Theatre. The choir gave News4’s Tommy McFly a preview of what to expect.

After the massive house explosion in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, residents are assessing the damage and recalling what they described as the suspect’s suspicious behavior. About a dozen homes were damaged and residents around the destroyed house on N. Burlington Street have had to find someplace else to stay. Tracy and David Mitchell, who live ...

Police evacuated J.C. Penney at Westfield Wheaton Mall Wednesday morning when a shoplifting suspect armed with a knife barricaded himself inside a fitting room. A store employee saw a man trying to steal a watch about 10:30 a.m., Montgomery County police said. He allegedly was using a knife to cut open a box. The employee called 911, and the man&#8...

Doctors are testing if four lifestyle changes can slow, stop — or even reverse — Alzheimer’s disease without using drugs or surgery.

Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called “irrefutable evidence” that the works had been stolen or looted. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced in a news release Tuesday that it had “safely delivered” th...

Maryland’s attorney general is requesting a new hearing after a federal appeals court struck down the state’s handgun licensing law last month. A three-judge panel considered the law in light of a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling and found it violates the Second Amendment by placing arduous requirements on would-be gun purchasers. Attorney General An...

This holiday light display in North Potomac, Maryland, is a show-stopping labor of love.

Metro will reduce the number of station managers at some stops, News4 is first to report. It comes as the transit agency prepares for a rough financial year with additional cuts if more funding is not approved. News4 obtained a letter sent to Metro employees informing them that starting Dec. 31, five D.C. stations each will lose one station manager...

One person died in a crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 95 in Prince William County, Virginia, and traffic delays are ongoing.

News4’s Juliana Valencia got an inside look at how FedEx ensures packages arrive at their holiday desinations.

Fairfax County Public Schools is going back to having no virtual learning on snow days for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the school system announced.