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New and expecting moms can attend a community baby shower and resource fair Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Clinton Baptist Church and Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital. News4’s Molette Green shows that moms can get everything from diapers to resources like lactation support and mental health help.

A graduation ceremony for nursing students at Howard University ended abruptly Thursday after the auditorium reached capacity.

Hundreds of people demonstrated outside the residence of George Washington University’s president late Thursday and early Friday, and one person was arrested. Someone threw a water bottle at officers and was arrested for assault on an officer, police said. The crowd chanted “Let him go! Let him go!” as the protester was taken into custody. Thursday...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. Under the new law, Maryland can use $400 million in state bonds to rebuild the home of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. The 149th running of the race is set......

A judge must decide whether Virginia law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and given a monetary value. The Fairfax County judge heard arguments Thursday from a divorced couple who disagree over the ex-wife’s desire to use two frozen embryos the couple created during their marriage in an attempt to conceive anoth...

Over the weekend, a mom received a phone call with an urgent request from her friend who works at Alexandria City High School in Alexandria, Virginia. The teacher told Kristen Creighton that a nonprofit scheduled to host a prom dress drive at the could no longer host the event due to an emergency. With prom less than 12 days away…

Waiting behind the wheel for the traffic light to change when no one else is around is one of the most frustrating things about driving. Alexandria, Virginia, wants to take some time off the wait and is using smart technology to do it. Adaptive traffic signal technology can change traffic signals to keep traffic moving. “Also, it communicates to ot...

D.C. settled with two women who were sexually harassed by a former deputy mayor. Also in The News4 Rundown: Hear from some soon-to-be-graduates who lived through one of the most challenging college experiences due to the pandemic.

The newest piece of public art in Arlington, Virginia, is nearly a century old. It’s a stained-glass window from Tiffany. “Christ in Blessing” was rescued in 2001 when a team went inside the Abbey Mausoleum to see if there were any artifacts worth salvaging before the structure was torn down. The window had holes apparently made by thrown roc...

These trains were manufactured in Italy and shipped to the Port of Baltimore in the 1980’s. They were assembled in Beech Grove, Indiana. Credit: WMATA.

This year’s college graduates missed their 2020 high school graduation ceremonies due to the pandemic. Soon-to-be-graduates at Howard University discuss their range of emotions ahead of the big day. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

People living in tents along Virginia Avenue in Northwest Washington have less than a week to figure out where they’ll go next. The National Park Service says it’s planning to clear the encampment next Wednesday. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

A teen accused of firing an AR-15 dozens of times in the Hill East neighborhood of Southeast D.C. has been let out of jail on home confinement while he awaits trial.  

Just before Sophia left for her vacay in Paris (Bonjour!) and Ireland (Sláinte!), she made Doug pinky-promise that this weekend’s weather in D.C. would be better than last. Her OOO reads, “You’re welcome!” In the meantime, TikTok Maggie is filling in. (Hey, everyone!) Your mom called to let us know she’d love to take advantage of ...