Cory Smith

Police are looking for a man accused of lighting a homeless man on fire on H Street in Washington, D.C. The 62-year-old victim died two days later. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Museums closed due to the coronavirus pandemic are being financially affected. But a grant could save them from layoffs and the possibility of shutting down. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Officials advise residents to wear face masks to slow the spread of coronavirus but some people of color fear that covering their faces can put their safety in danger. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

These are the steps you can take to control your anxiety while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

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DNA technology is showing what the killer of two women in 2006 may look like at various ages.

Two women named Marion who lived two miles apart in Northern Virginia were killed in 2006. Now, DNA has been used to predict what the killer looked like. Cory Smith reports.

A 19-year-old woman was found dead in a wooded area of Montgomery County, Maryland, police say. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Fairfax County is short on substitute teachers, and looked Wednesday to fill some classrooms with furloughed workers. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

At a bus stop in Prince George’s county, two men were injured in a drive by shooting. Police say they’re working to find a suspect.

A mother who pushed her young daughter to safety when a dump truck came barreling toward them was one of several trauma survivors honored at a ceremony at George Washington University Hospital on Tuesday. News4’s Cory Smith spoke with her about her road to recovery.

Amid some of the coldest November air we’ve felt in a while, utility crews are being kept busy by several major water main breaks. Chopper4 captured water inundating a section of Gaithersburg Thursday morning, and as News4’s Cory Smith reports, water companies depend on customers as their first line of defense once a pipe bursts.

Immigrants who are protected by the DACA program defiantly chanted “Home is here” on the Supreme Court steps Tuesday. News4’s Cory Smith spoke to some “dreamers” about the case that is now in the hands of the nation’s highest court.

Parker Curry, the 4-year-old who went viral after a photo of her looking up at Michelle Obama’s portrait, is now the star of a new children’s book entitled “Parker Looks Up.” She came to the studio with her mom to talk about what makes the book and the portrait so special.

After decades of neglect, the Constitution Gardens pond on the National Mall will get a much-needed cleaning. News 4’s Cory Smith explains why scientists are turning to new technology to fix a problem in the water.

Six months, multiple candidates and a few controversies later, Montgomery County finally has a new police chief — and it’s a familiar face. Marcus Jones has been the acting chief since June. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

When an 8-year-old trick-or-treater came across a porch with an empty candy bowl Thursday, he decided to part with some of his candy to spare others the same disappointment.

A man tried to kidnap a woman in Prince George’s County but failed when people responded to her screams and chased the suspect away, police said. Cory Smith reports police say the same man then tried to kidnap a 16-year-old girl.

The Digital Pioneer Academy is the District’s first computer science-focused school and its 100 percent minority student body learns how to make websites and code. Redskins cornerback Josh Norman decided to donate $60,000 to the school after hearing the news that a classroom was gutted in a fire right before the school year started. News4’s Cory Smith reports.