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A vehicle crashed through the exterior of a downtown D.C. building Monday, plowing through bricks and drywall before coming to rest halfway inside.

President Donald Trump sought to assure opponents of abortion rights on Friday that he stands with them and would veto any legislation from a Democratic-controlled House that “weakens the protection of human life.”

News4’s Adam Tuss takes a look at road closures during the March for Life on Friday and the Women’s March on Saturday.

D.C. police are warning drivers to expect road closures and parking restrictions. Vehicles that break the rules can be ticketed or towed

A driver has pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter after his SUV slammed into a downtown D.C. park, killing two people.

A driver is charged with murder after his SUV slammed into a downtown D.C. park, killing two people, police say.

Two men who may have been sitting or sleeping on park benches were killed after an SUV plowed into Monroe Park in downtown D.C. the night of Wednesday, July 10, 2019, police said. News4’s Mark Segraves has the story.

Two people sitting on benches in a downtown Washington, D.C., park were killed Wednesday when an SUV ran off the road and struck them, police say.

Major streets near the National Mall and in Downtown D.C. will be closed during the weekend for filming of an HBO miniseries called “The Plot Against America.” News4’s Justin Finch reports.

The party drug ketamine, with the street name Special K, is giving hope to people suffering from severe depression.

Boston police have released the name of the person of interest in the case of a missing 23-year-old Boston woman. Louis D. Coleman is suspected of kidnapping 23-year-old Jassy Correia. She was last seen over the weekend following an outing with her boyfriend and friends at Venu Nightclub in the city’s Theater District.

The “Green Book” was more than a revolutionary way for African Americans to travel in this country; it was an economic engine for burgeoning entrepreneurs, particularly black women.

Chef José Andrés’ organization World Central Kitchen now runs a resource center for government workers. Bags of fresh food and pet food are available. Volunteer and furloughed federal worker Kwanzaa Nivens said the help matters. “To have someone welcome us warmly and give unconditionally to us, it really makes a difference,” she told News4’s Aimee Cho.

News4’s Cory Smith spoke with federal workers who took advantage of free meals on Wednesday at an “emergency kitchen.”

Commuters in downtown Washington, D.C. were greeted with a jarring sight Wednesday morning: Activists distributed fake copies of The Washington Post announcing President Donald Trump’s resignation.

Chef José Andrés opened World Central Kitchen in D.C. on Wednesday. Hundreds of people lined up for free meals for federal workers during the government shutdown. 

A woman gave birth to a baby girl in downtown D.C. while on her way to the hospital during the Thursday evening rush.

The Metro station closures that led to chaos for commuters and travelers in Arlington on Friday evening are continuing through Monday, but Metro has added more shuttle buses in an effort to help riders cope with the closures.

Metro closed the station serving Reagan National Airport on Friday ahead of Veterans Day weekend, spurring a traffic and commuting mess that spilled into Arlington and other Metro stations.

If you’re traveling out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on the long Veterans Day weekend, you may want to reconsider taking Metro.