Wendy Rieger’s family, friends and colleagues took part in a celebration of life ceremony on May 11, 2022. The event featured several speakers including Carl Menninger —Wendy’s longtime friend, drama professor at American University and her frequent creative partner. Carl read an essay by Wendy about aging that we’re sure is relatable to many people. A warning that this...

Andy Ockershausen took the helm of WMAL in the 1960s and made it a juggernaut that ruled the airwaves for decades.

Investigators knew Lloyd Lee Welch Jr. was a pedophile and a sociopath and certain he abducted and killed the Lyon sisters more than 40 years ago, but it took some clever and persistent detectives to get a confession.

Bananas hung in nooses were found on American University’s campus on Taylor Dumpson’s first day as student government president. She’s the first African-American woman in the role.

Brandy Norwood, the 1990s pop star known simply as Brandy, is bringing her years of experience to the stage in Washington, D.C., as Roxie in the musical “Chicago” this month at the Kennedy Center.

Imagine being so close to a lion that you can stroke his mane, feel his chest rise and fall as he breathes and look deeply into his mouth at his giant teeth. News4’s Wendy Rieger got to do that recently when Luke, the top lion at the National Zoo, had a dental exam.

Behind the scenes of Bayou Bakery, once a carriage house for Civil War horses and now a coffee bar and restaurant. On Friday, it will be the home of News4’s Inauguration Cafe.

Domestic violence victims worried about their pets need to know about Safe Havens, a program that will shelter and care for animals for free while victims find safety for themselves.

Peyton Walton calls her robot PAVS, for Peyton’s Awesome Virtual Self. And it’s going to go to school for Peyton while she’s undergoing five weeks of cancer treatment.

A teenage driver was sentenced Thursday in a deadly crash that killed a 15-year-old friend, seriously injured another teen — and left a family devastated.