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The first city in the United States named for Christopher Columbus has removed a statue of the explorer and placed it in storage for safekeeping after it was vandalized several times in a week. Workers in Columbia, South Carolina, dismembered the statue early Friday, and by mid-morning only the feet were attached to the pedestal at Riverfront Park. The statue…

Police have charged a 20-year-old Maryland man with entering a high school and trying to kiss a 14-year-old student

Lee County Sheriff Jay Johnson and Chris Darden of the National Weather Service address the media after a tornado swept through the region over the weekend, leaving at least 23 dead and dozens more unaccounted for.

A video shows D.C. police officers physically detain two children who were selling food on a sidewalk without a permit. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

A man accused of beating and raping a woman in D.C. was arrested for multiple other incidents in the days leading up to the attack, according to court documents. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

One man died after two were shot and a third was stabbed in an apartment in a Northwest D.C. brownstone Monday morning.

Two men were shot inside a townhouse in the 3100 block of 16th Street NW early Monday, police said. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports.

A criminal justice forum planned for Democratic presidential hopefuls in South Carolina has been reconfigured after Kamala Harris withdrew from the event, citing a lack of access for students at the historically black college in Columbia where it’s being held. The city’s mayor, Steve Benjamin, tells The Associated Press he’s worked with Benedict College officials to coordinate what’s being called...

When President Donald Trump talks about how his policies are helping African Americans, he almost always mentions a new law that has allowed thousands of non-violent offenders to gain early release from federal prison. He made the pitch again Friday at a criminal justice conference in South Carolina. And then he sought common ground with African Americans by saying he...

Notorious D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond wants out of prison. He has spent 30 years locked up for being one of the major players during the city’s violent crack epidemic. News 4’s Jackie Bensen takes a closer look at his plea for early release.

A notorious 1980 D.C. drug kingpin asked for his release from prison because of the help his provide authorities in prosecuting other criminals. Mark Segraves reports.

The major gas leak that caused evacuations in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Friday was started when city contractors checking water valves “inadvertently closed a gas valve” officials said Friday evening. The leak caused hundreds of people to be evacuated from their homes and two schools early in the morning, just over one year after the area was rocked by gas explosions...

Four people were shot in Columbia Heights Thursday night. Shomari Stone reports two are in critical condition.

The public defender for a man accused of stabbing 27-year-old Margery Magill to death in Columbia Heights says the police investigation is “lazy.” News4’s Pat Collins reports police have no murder weapon, motive or video of the attack.

A man randomly attacked and killed a 27-year-old woman who was walking a dog in D.C., police say.

A gas explosion was responsible for the likely destruction of a Howard County office building on Sunday morning, fire and EMS officials say.

An early morning gas explosion inside a Howard County building sent debris flying. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke to residents who said they were startled by the blast.

Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer forecasts from Jubilee Housing’s latest development.

Jay-Z’s got 99 problems but Woodstock isn’t one: The rap king has pulled out of the 50th anniversary Woodstock festival just weeks before the troubled event is supposed to take place.

Talks are underway to bring the 50th anniversary celebration of Woodstock to Maryland. Derrick Ward reports.