Derrick Ward

News4’s Derrick Ward reports on how D.C. is stepping up security before Inauguration Day.

D.C. is bracing for crowded protests from President Donald Trump’s supporters as Congress meets to finalize President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ historic victory in the Electoral College. News4 has team coverage.

A woman was shot and killed in Southeast D.C. after more than 40 shots were detected. News4’s Derrick Ward reports live.

Supporters of President Trump gathered on Freedom Plaza near the White House for a second time on Saturday to demonstrate against the results of the election. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

So many people have lost jobs or income due to the pandemic, and on Saturday in Northeast D.C. an organization made it easier for them to put Thanksgiving dinner on the table. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Supporters of President Donald Trump began to gather in Washington, D.C., Saturday hours before a group plans to march from Freedom Plaza to the Supreme Court Saturday to protest election results they say are fraudulent. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Voters lined up on Saturday, which was the last day to cast ballots early and in-person before the Nov. 3 election. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

In a video taken last Saturday, 2-year-old Ezechial Nguemezi is full of joy. His mother and grandmother didn’t know the footage would show part of their last hours together.  Ezechial fell from a third-story window of his family’s apartment in Takoma Park at about 1:30 p.m. last Sunday. Neighbors tried to save him but he later died.  “Ezechial, I...

People across the country are coming together to create a quilt on display at the National Mall to honor workers at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

People continued to gather outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday to pray for President Donald Trump as he is treated there for COVID-19. Well-wishers sang, left bouquets and held hand-lettered signs, News4’s Derrick Ward shows.

A car careened into a Capitol Heights home, then erupted into flames. News4’s Derrick Ward reports on the fatal crash.

Police are searching for suspects after the shooting behind a spa. Derrick Ward reports.

A group of eight women from the Washington, D.C., area is retracing Harriet Tubman’s trek for freedom, walking 116 miles from Maryland to Pennsylvania. They say the journey holds special meaning now as many Americans stand divided.  The hikers set out on the Tubman Byway on Saturday, starting in Cambridge, Maryland, and making their way north to Kennett Square,...

A group of local women are on a more than 100-mile journey hiking the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway from Cambridge, Maryland, to Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. News4’s Derrick Ward has more on their journey to walk in the steps Tubman walked.

News4’s Derrick Ward reports on the covid-19 safety measures Marymount University has adopted as they welcome students students back on campus.

Tropical Storm Isaias caused major damage in Calvert County, Maryland, and some residents are still stranded because of flood waters.  In Huntingtown, neighbors who were once strangers are now friends as they help each other weather the storm.  A dam once carried Ox Cart Road over a lake. But it was no match for the storms that hit Tuesday...

Tropical Storm Isaias caused severe flooding in damage across our region. A gaping hole, left by the storm, in a road to a small community in Calvert County has left families stranded in their neighborhood. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Dozens of people may have been exposed to coronavirus at an event at a Rockville retirement community. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Families come out to celebrate 2020 early at First Night Alexandria. Derrick Ward Reports.

Business owners in the D.C. area are offering deep discounts to holiday shoppers. News4’s Derrick Ward reports some are continuing their Small Business Saturday deals into Cyber Monday.