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“Say her name!” Hundreds of protesters made their way to the White House Wednesday to express their anger and frustration that a grand jury in Kentucky didn’t charge police officers in Breonna Taylor’s death.

Protesters filled the streets of D.C. and cities across America Wednesday night in reaction to a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to charge Louisville officers in the death of Breonna Taylor. Hundreds of demonstrators marched from the Department of Justice to Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House. D.C. police said rolling road closures were in effect as...

Mayor Muriel Bowser released body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of Deon Kay Thursday as required by new police reform laws. News4’s Mark Segraves has the story.

Police body camera footage shows the moments when a D.C. officer fatally shot 18-year-old Deon Kay, then went to search for a gun he says he saw in Kay’s hand. Kay, of Southeast D.C., was killed by a police officer on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, Kay was running from Seventh District patrol officers and pulled out a gun....

Protesters marched on D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home to demand accountability after a police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old who allegedly pulled out a gun while running away. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

A man who was arrested for driving a van into a crowd of protesters near Black Lives Matter Plaza over the weekend was released and faces no charges.  Jeremy Vajko, 27, was arrested by D.C. police on a reckless driving charge. Video shows an officer ordering him to stop the van he said he’s used to support protesters in...

“Outside agitators” wreaked havoc on D.C. streets over the past four days, the city’s mayor and police chief said Monday, describing protesters who set off fireworks toward police officers, pointed laser pointers into their eyes and threw balloons full of urine.  Ten officers were hurt and police arrested 69 people. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chief of Police Peter Newsham...

D.C.’s mayor and police chief blamed “outside agitators” for violence against officers over the weekend. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke to a man who was arrested after driving a van into the protests. He was released from jail and faces no charges.

Alarming words from D.C.’s mayor after peaceful demonstrations for social justice turned violent over the weekend. Mayor Bowser says the rioting was the work of outside agitators. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Five police officers were hurt as they responded to a protest in D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza late Saturday and into Sunday, police say.  Information on the extent of the officers’ injuries was not immediately released. The officers were hit with rocks, bricks and fireworks, the Metropolitan Police Department said Sunday morning.  At least five protesters — three men...

Agents used smoke canisters and other agents to clear the area Lafayette Square in June just before the president appeared for a photo-op outside St. John’s Church. News4s Pat Collins reports Park Police are defending the action, but at least one National Guard solider doesn’t feel the same way.

The head of U.S. Park Police is denying that his officers violently turned on protesters near the White House to clear the area for a photo event by President Donald Trump

D.C. health officials and the mayor said the racial justice demonstrations that have swept through the city for weeks have not been linked to any rise in coronavirus cases. The majority of cases appear to have been contracted from members of one’s own household or from going to essential businesses. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed a report by The Associated Press that some of the service members who mobilized to Washington, D

President Donald Trump personally requested that a statue of a Confederate general be put back up, less than a week after cheering protesters toppled it and set it on fire in a Washington, D.C., park, NBC News reports. Trump called Interior Sec. David Bernhardt and asked the Park Service to restore a statue of Brigadier General Albert Pike, two...

Barricades erected near the White House, partly encircling the protest epicenter of Black Lives Matter Plaza and Lafayette Park, remained up on Wednesday morning following more clashes between police and protesters. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

As anti-racism demonstrators vandalize and topple monuments across the country, the president is threatening arrests and prison time. He said he will soon issue an executive order to protect monuments. President Donald Trump said in tweets Tuesday that anyone who vandalizes a monument on federal land can be arrested and face as much as 10 years in prison. He said…

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he plans to sign an executive order to protect monuments and punish anyone who vandalizes them.