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In a romance novel with a military twist, author John Lawson III tells the story of former classmates and how war affects their relationship. News4’s Jummy Olabanji sits down with Lawson to discuss “Kurtz: A Novel.”

A Virginia man says the Israeli flag flying in front of his home has been taken down twice in the past four months. Dan Oxenburg’s Israeli flag and American flag were removed from his home in the Mount High neighborhood of Woodbridge about 5 a.m. Saturday. Security video shows a person in a hooded sweatshirt pulling the large flag...

A teenager faces charges for allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting targeting two Montgomery County schools. Also in The News4 Rundown: How the two young boys who died after being pulled from a house fire in Virginia are being honored and saving lives, and how cannabis gets brought to market legally.

Nelson Ballard III was arrested Wednesday, nearly a week after the shooting at an LA Fitness at 9450 Ruby Lockhart Boulevard in Lanham, according to Prince George’s County police.

Emotional testimony came in court Thursday from a key witness in the June 2022 crash that killed two Oakton high school students who were walking home from school.

A new study by George Washington University researchers found that communities of color are at an increased risk of developing diseases linked to air pollution.

Cannabis is grown, tested and sold legally in the District — and it’s a careful scientific process. News4’s Tommy McFly took a look behind the scenes of Green Theory, the first gifting shop in the District to convert to a true medical dispensary.