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One Laurel, Maryland resident fell victim to TikTok’s “Kia Challenge” not once, but twice. The social media trend is causing insurance rates in some parts of the U.S. to skyrocket.

The mother of 13-year-old Karon Blake, who police say was shot and killed by a D.C. government employee, said her son was the “man of the house” and a help to her.

A drastic increase in opioid overdoses at schools across the D.C. region have put parents on alert. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with an opioids expert in Arlington County about ways families can try to prevent their children from overdosing.

A shooting rampage that killed a Metro employee and hurt three others on a public bus and at the Potomac Avenue Metro station in Southeast D.C. Wednesday is the latest in a series of violent incidents on Metro, and some riders and Metro workers are calling for safety improvements. D.C. police said the suspected shooter shot someone in the...

On this 4 Your Home segment, News4’s Erika Gonzalez speaks to interior designer Holly Polgreen about creating a feature wall.

Karon Blake’s mother is appearing at a news conference. A D.C. government employee turned himself in Tuesday to face a murder charge in the 13-year-old boy’s death.

A woman was found dead in a home in Silver Spring, Maryland, overnight Wednesday, and police say they’ve arrested a suspect. Officers went to a home in the 8800 block of Lanier Drive about 3 a.m. to do a welfare check and found the woman. Police did not provided any further details about how she died, and have not yet…

Black History Month begins on Feb. 1 and there are numerous ways to celebrate around D.C. all month long. 

Police are investigating a shooting at the Potomac Avenue Metro Station on Wednesday.

Beyoncé is going to get “HEATED” in the Washington, D.C., area. Queen Bey is taking her Renaissance album on a world tour in 2023, and that includes a stop at FedExField in Landover, Maryland on Saturday, Aug. 5. She dropped the news Wednesday in an Instagram post showing herself in jewel-studded lingerie and a silver cowboy hat riding a shining&#8...

Wolf Trap is heating things with the announcement of its summer concerts.

News4’s Molette Green provides an inside look on the Accokeek Branch Library that is focusing on a healthy living program– offering up audio books or watching an Oscar nominated movie while you work out on a stationary bike.

The Virginia Department of Education is acknowledging it made a mistake in calculating state aid for K-12 schools. The error is leaving divisions with less funding than expected. The Richmond Times-Dispatch first reported the issue Monday. According to the newspaper, the error stemmed from a failure to reflect last year’s decision to hold loc...