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The DC School Connect program that started during the pandemic with federal recovery dollars helps students get to and from school without the risk of gun violence. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke with D.C.’s deputy mayor for education about the success of the buses, as the mayor’s budget plans continued funding.

With Mother’s Day coming up, WHUR is saluting moms in uniform. News4’s Molette Green reports.

After a student was grazed by a bullet inside Dunbar High School because of shots fired outside, News4’s Ted Oberg puts the idea of a “full recovery” into the context of trauma and long-lasting mental health effects.

A student was grazed by a bullet inside Dunbar High School in Northwest D.C. on Friday morning after shots from an exchange of gunfire outside flew through a window, police say. The student, a 17-year-old girl, was grazed by a bullet in a second-floor classroom. She received minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said at a...

Your clothes can make a big difference in how well your body regulates temperature when the weather gets hot. And if you choose your threads carefully, you might be able to help yourself, your wallet AND the environment in one go.

A man posing as a federal agent was arrested after trying to con a Montgomery County senior citizen into converting his retirement savings into gold bars.

Editor’s Note: The Running of the Chihuahuas at The Wharf has been rescheduled to Sunday, May 19 due to the weather. We’re back at work/school, but D.C. is in full spring break mode… just in case you weren’t tipped off by a student tour group using every single fork at Nando’s (unfortunately, a true story). But if your PTO...

The National Cathedral’s annual Flower Mart fundraiser is back this weekend. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports you can go enjoy floral displays, pick up a bouquet for a special occasion and have fun with the whole family.

Montgomery County Police have arrested a man who posed as a federal agent to con a senior citizen into converting his retirement savings to gold bars.

News4’s JP Finlay explains why the Terps are using AI to have a little fun on the recruiting trail.

The search is on for a man suspected of carrying out an elaborate romance scam. Police believe a man named Fred Dick has conned at least eight women, allegedly fleecing them out of tens of thousands of dollars. In a story you’ll see only on News4, a dogged detective from Fredericksburg, Virginia, said she’s worked the case for a...

A budget crunch is forcing the D.C. Public Defender Service to furlough all employees one day a week for the summer. Without a literal act of Congress, it won’t be fixed.

The Kentucky Derby has been the place to see and be seen since its founding, and people are pulling out their show-stopping hats for the 150th event. News4’s Tommy McFly has more on how you should accessorize on Saturday.