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Firefighters battled flames at a landfill in Lorton, Virginia, overnight that caused smoke to billow near Richmond Highway (Route 1) and Interstate 95. Fairfax County firefighters responded to the landfill in the 9900 block of Richmond Highway about 11 p.m. Monday and found a “large volume” fire, officials said. The fire was contained b...

The D.C. Council is set to vote on legislation that would require health insurers to cover fertility treatments. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

People living in and around the nation’s capital experienced a rare, if startling, sound: A sonic boom. The U.S. military had dispatched six fighter jets on Sunday to intercept an unresponsive business plane that was flying over restricted airspace. The Air Force gave the F-16s permission to fly faster than the speed of sound to catch up with the w...

The pilot of the business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, the fighter jet pilots reported, according to three US officials briefed on the matter.

The Prince George’s County bomb squad is investigating a device described as “an ammo box that may contain explosives” that was dropped off at a firehouse in Brandywine on Monday. 

News4’s Walter Morris has a look at the data.

Charging documents reveal gruesome details about a woman’s murder in Landover, Maryland, allegedly at the hands of her daughter and granddaughter, who are accused of trying to dismember her remains with a chainsaw.

The National Transportation Safety Board investigates the Virginia plane crash linked to a sonic boom heard from Annapolis to Fredericksburg. Also in The News4 Rundown: News4 spoke with Loudoun County Public Schools’ next superintendent, and House Republicans are trying to change D.C.’s election laws.

As Arizona and Texas continue sending buses filled with asylum seekers to D.C., the District opened a processing center for those who find themselves with no place to go and little or no resources. Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the D.C. Office of Migrant Services last year with a goal of opening a processing center. Since then, more than 180......

Republican members of Congress want to change how D.C. residents vote. The Constitution gives states the responsibility of overseeing local and federal elections. Congress can’t legislate how individual states conduct elections. As D.C. is not a state, Congress has authority over local laws, including D.C.’s election laws. House Republicans propose...

The summer season is officially under way. News4’s Erika Gonzalez has what you can get for your money if you pack up and head to Delaware.

The trial for an Alexandria teenager accused of stabbing a classmate to death last year began Monday. Ryan Vega faces a second-degree murder charge for the killing of Luis Mejia Hernandez during a massive brawl at the Bradlee Shopping Center. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

The Loudoun County School Board announced it hired Virginia Beach City Public Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence as its next superintendent. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder interviewed Spence Monday.