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Metro (WMATA) 43 seconds ago

Metro's $4.8B budget includes fare hikes, avoids drastic cuts

Metro’s Board of Directors approved a $4.8 billion budget that avoids drastic cuts but includes rate hikes for the transit system that faced a $750 million deficit due to inflation, teleworking and th...

News4 Rundown 12 mins ago

GW students demonstrate for ceasefire in Gaza: The News4 Rundown
Washington Commanders 25 mins ago

Commanders set new course for the future drafting Jayden Daniels

birth control Apr 19

Virginia Democrats push governor to guarantee access to contraception

Democratic Virginia lawmakers again are trying to get Gov. Glenn Youngkin to sign legislation guaranteeing access to a wide array of contraception medications and devices. Democrats got 37,000 V...
News4 Rundown Apr 19

How school security has changed since Columbine: The News4 Rundown

A retired school security official talks about how Columbine changed how schools handle security and the challenges they still face. Also in The News4 Rundown: How some homebuyers are getting creative...
Music & Musicians Apr 19

Documentary chronicles career of guitarist Danny Gatton

He’s been called the greatest guitarist most people have never heard of. Thirty years after Danny Gatton’s death, a documentary chronicling his career will be shown this weekend as part of Filmfest DC...
Food & Drink Apr 19

Red Hen chef serves Italian favorites Roman-style at Bethesda's Aventino

Award-winning Chef Michael Friedman brings his latest venture, Aventino, to Maryland, where he creates Italian favorites with a Roman flare, like the cacio e pepe he prepares in this Food Fare. Right ...

Formula One Apr 19

A Formula One car will speed down Pennsylvania Avenue and close DC roads Saturday. Here's what to know.

A Formula One car will speed down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. on Saturday, April 20. Here’s what to know.
Greenbelt Apr 22

‘Just maddening': 5 teens shot during senior skip day gathering at Greenbelt park

Five teen boys were shot at a park and recreation center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Friday afternoon, authorities say. About 500 to 600 people gathered at Schrom Hills Park and Schrom Hills Recreation Center for an unsanctioned senior skip day about 2:30 p.m. Officers were in the area to direct traffic and heard gunshots at about 3 p.m., police said. ...
Northeast DC Apr 19

3 adults, 1 teen shot outside store in Northeast DC

Three men and a 16-year-old boy were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a convenience store on Mt. Olivet Road in Northeast D.C. on Friday, authorities say. At least one shooter fired from a moving car in the 1100 block of Mt. Olivet Road, Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Darnel Robinson said. D.C. police and EMS crews were called...
Downtown DC Apr 19

What the office building downturn could mean for DC

What could a drop in office building values and an increase in office building vacancies mean for downtown D.C.? News4’s Melissa Mollet spoke with Axios DC’s Cuneyt Dil.
Washington Commanders Apr 19

As the NFL draft nears and rumors swirl, Adam Peters proves a new era is here for Commanders

Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels? Daniels or Maye? JJ McCarthy? Maybe Michael Penix? Nobody knows which quarterback prospect the Washington Commanders plan to take next week with the number two overall pick in the NFL draft, and that’s exactly how Washington general manager Adam Peters wants it. This is Peters’ first time running his own draft ro...
Washington Capitals Apr 19

Capitals hold open practice amid playoffs excitement

Capitals fans watched the team’s open practice in Arlington on Friday ahead of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The crowd included a father and daughter. “We saw on TV this morning that they had open practice, and she got all straight A’s on her report card yesterday, so today she just … missed the bus,” the dad told News4’s Megan McGrath....
Montgomery County Apr 19

Pedestrian killed on I-270 in Montgomery County

A person walking on Interstate 270 was killed early Friday, shutting down northbound lanes near the Intercounty Connector (ICC) in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County officials said. The victim, an adult, was hit at about 5:40 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said. Their name was not immediately released. It’s unclear why they were walking along...
Books and literature Apr 19

‘Kurtz: A Novel' is a romance with a military twist

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.”
Fairfax County Apr 19

Boyfriend charged with murder of woman taken to Fairfax County hospital with gunshot wound

Police arrested the boyfriend of a woman who died after she was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound late Wednesday in Fairfax County, Virginia. It was a tense moment at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital when 47-year-old Huy Tien Nguyen drove up to the emergency room asking them to help his girlfriend, 38-year-old Alison “Kate” Laporta, w...
Woodbridge Apr 18

‘Nobody's going to shut me down': Israeli flags stolen twice from house in Woodbridge

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...
Washington Commanders Apr 18

Commanders are in line to take a quarterback with the NFL draft's 2nd pick

The Washington Commanders are in line to get one of the top quarterbacks available with the second pick in the NFL draft. LSU’s Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, North Carolina’s Drake Maye and Michigan’s national championship-winning J.J. McCarthy are all possibilities for Washington assuming Chicago goes with USC’s Cal...
transportation Apr 19

‘Stop! Stop!' Two planes nearly collide at Reagan National Airport

The planes, one from Southwest and one from JetBlue, nearly ended up crossing the same runway while that JetBlue flight was taking off.
Things to Do DC Apr 19

The Weekend Scene: Flower festival, Red Bull Showrun and more to do in the DC area

It’s a weekend packed with festivals, and the weather is looking nice.
Maryland Apr 19

How a Maryland couple turned a 1939 schoolhouse into a one-of-a-kind home

This schoolhouse-turned-house is a hidden treasure on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The couple who bought the building in 1987 gave it new life with second-hand finds.
Washington DC Apr 24

April is National Poetry Month. Here's how you can celebrate in and around DC

National poetry month was started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, and encourages people to pay attention to and enjoy poetry. Here are some ways to celebrate around D.C.
Maryland Apr 22

Spring festival guide 2024: Step out for art, flowers, music and more in the DC area

Plan the best spring ever with these festivals in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

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