Funeral

A funeral was held for Gen. Colin Powell Friday morning. The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was remembered as a warrior-statesman whose dedication to his country came second only to the love for his family. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Family, former colleagues and friends honored Colin Powell’s “Life well lived” during a funeral service.

Family and friends of one of the U.S.’ last WWII veterans said goodbye to 102-year-old San Diego resident Sidney Walton, who died Saturday in Santa Monica surrounded by loved ones.

The 22-year-old’s remains were found in a Wyoming national park last weekend.

A homegoing service for three girls killed in a fire last month was held Friday in Southeast D.C. Family and friends gathered at the Temple of Praise to say their final goodbyes to sisters who were remembered for not only the bond they shared but the fun they had together. The caskets holding 1-year-old Najahari Meade, 6-year-old Nyjae Meade...

Three little girls who died in a fire last month in Southeast D.C. were laid to rest Friday. News4’s Paul Wagner reports friends and family gathered to say goodbye.

Country singer Luke Combs is paying the funeral expenses of three young men who saw him perform at a Michigan music festival before they died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

A judge has denied requests to release body camera video in the case of a Black man who killed by North Carolina deputies.

A funeral was held Friday for a young man who died in D.C. Karon Hylton-Brown died after he crashed an electric scooter into another car while D.C. police pursued him. News4’s Derrick Ward reports leaders hope his death helps lead to a better relationship between police and the community they serve.

Tybre Faw, a 12-year-old boy who Rep. John Lewis befriended two years ago, read the late congressman’s favorite poem at his memorial.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discusses Rep, John Lewis and his passion for truth.

Former President George W. Bush paid tribute to civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis in a speech at his funeral.

John Lewis’ body left Washington, D.C. for the last time as the congressman was transported from the U.S. Capitol to his final resting place in Georgia. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

Family and friends gathered to mourn the death of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man shot by police outside a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta.

Rayshard Brooks has been mourned at the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached

George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck for almost nine minutes, was buried in Houston Tuesday after days of memorials that merged religion and politics in ways long common in the African American community. His funeral at the Fountain of Praise church follows a six-hour public viewing of his gold-colored casket on…

Friends, family and former athletes gathered at Dematha Catholic High School to pay their respects to legendary basketball coach Morgan Wootten. News4’s Chris Gordon talked to people about the impact the coach had on and off the court.

A stampede during a funeral procession for Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qasem Soleimani killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more. The stampede took place in Kerman, the hometown of the general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week.

Loved ones said their final goodbyes to a father of two who was killed during an armed robbery at a Northern Virginia Denny’s. News4’s Derrick Ward reports the Turkish community in the region is mourning.

From the North Shore of Massachusetts to the Boston area, mourners on Friday paid their final respects to Pete Frates, the former Boston College baseball standout captain who dedicated his last several years to raising awareness about ALS. At St. John’s Prep in Danvers, where Frates attended school, hundreds of current students at the all-boys Catholic school linked hands...