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The chairman of the Washington, D.C., Council has urged a member saddled with allegations of wrongdoing to resign before a formal vote to expel him from office.

The majority of D.C. Council members say they will vote to remove Jack Evans from office. If the final vote goes the same way, it will be the first time that the D.C. Council has voted to remove one if its own. Mark Segraves reports.

In a historic vote, every member of a D.C. Council committee voted Tuesday to recommend the expulsion of Council Member Jack Evans, who repeatedly has been accused of ethics violations.

News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke to a woman who tried to save a man who was shot after leaving an anti-violence meeting in Southeast D.C.

Activists hand delivered thousands of signatures to the D.C. Board of Elections Monday afternoon seeking to recall Councilman Jack Evans. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

For the first time, a majority of D.C. Council members are calling for embattled councilmember Jack Evans to step down. News4’s Mark Segraves spoke to Mayor Muriel Bowser who is also calling for some changes.

A majority of members of the D.C. Council are now calling for embattled Council Member Jack Evans to resign after a third-party investigation found that he violated the council’s ethics rules 11 times since 2014.

A 97-page report says D.C. Council member Jack Evans repeatedly violated the council’s code of conduct and accepted outside income from 10 companies.

For years, the Prince George’s County Police Department has considered using body cameras. But they’re still not mandatory, and some community activists want to know why. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

“Columbus enslaved, colonized, mutilated, and massacred thousands of Indigenous People in the Americas,” Council Member David Grosso said in a statement.

D.C. Public Schools confirmed a student at Burrville Elementary School in Northeast D.C. tested positive for meningococcal meningitis.

Over 50 organizations will provide school supplies along with health and wellness services at the Ward 8 Back to School Bash Saturday, Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. News4’s Molette Green has a preview of the event at the National Children’s Center.

President Donald Trump says the U.S.-Taliban talks on ending the fighting in Afghanistan are “dead,” deeply unfortunate wording for the Afghan civilians who have been killed by the tens of thousands over almost 18 years. Many fear his cancellation of negotiations will bring more carnage as the U.S. and Taliban, as well as Afghan forces, step up their offensives and...

D.C. is eliminating the sales tax on disposable diapers beginning Oct. 1.

A U.S. envoy has met with the Afghan president in the capital, Kabul, to brief him on the latest round of talks with the Taliban as a deal nears on ending America’s longest war, an official said Monday. President Ashraf Ghani’s spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi, confirmed Sunday night’s meeting at the presidential palace shortly after envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived from Qatar,...

The Taliban attacked a second Afghan city in as many days on Sunday, killing several civilians and security forces, officials said, even as Washington’s peace envoy said the U.S. and the militant group are “at the threshold of an agreement” to end America’s longest war. The attack on the capital of Baghlan province came hours after U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad...

News4’s Erika Gonzalez discusses the need for more affordable housing in the D.C. area with D.C. Council Member Robert White, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Executive Director Chuck Bean and City of Alexandria Office of Housing Director Helen McIlvaine.

D.C. is the first city in the nation to allow small businesses to host sports-betting operations, but the News4 I-Team found that may be a bigger gamble than first expected. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer shares the unanswered questions that could keep some from getting in the game.