PSYCHOLOGIST

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder was in court when Sharonda Avery was sentenced to 11 years for posing as a psychologist.

A Virginia woman who pretended to be a psychologist, treating hundreds of patients and even testifying as a medical expert during custody hearings in court, was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison. Family after family testified in court in Stafford County on Friday about the damage done by Sharonda Avery. These families trusted Avery so much and were so…

Staying healthy not just physically, but mentally is really important. News4’s Darcy Spencer explains how local psychologists are coming together to help you cope with the stress of the pandemic.

Kaylene Bowen-Wright — a Dallas mother who faked her son’s illness for eight years — causing him to get surgeries he didn’t need was sentenced to six years in prison Friday.

Wendy Martinez was jogging near D.C.’s Logan Circle when a stranger stabbed her to death. That man was sentenced Friday to spend three decades in prison.

A young Ohio mother who prosecutors said killed and buried her unwanted newborn in her backyard just days after her senior prom so that she could keep her “perfect life” was acquitted of murder Thursday.

The upcoming trial of a Chinese national on federal charges that she trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and lied to the Secret Service is potentially a circus wrapped in mystery. Rejecting the strong recommendation of U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, Yujing Zhang fired her public defenders in June to act as her own attorney – a longshot move...

A veteran is suing a Stafford, Virginia, woman who is accused of posing as a psychologist. The man said he went to her for PTSD treatment. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

A Virginia man and his nonprofit have filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against a woman accused of posing as a psychologist to treat him, and more than 100 others.

The man accused of fatally stabbing an avid runner in Washington, D.C. in September, has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday.

Metta World Peace took time to sit down and talk about the new Showtime documentary based on his life, “Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story.”

Suspicious patients complained to authorities after not being able to find a license for Sharonda Avery. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

A Virginia woman is accused of posing as a psychologist and treated hundreds of adults and children for years, police say.

With an increasing number of men discussing abuse suffered in the past at a Texas ranch that takes in children, the reckoning some had hoped for hasn’t happened.

A local police chief misrepresented facts when dealing with state and city officials, according to a Maryland State Police investigative report obtained by the News4 I-Team.

A 15-year-old boy accused of rape at his Maryland school was a victim the previous year, a psychologist’s report says. News4’s Chris Gordon has the latest on Damascus High School. 

A 23-year-old suspect in the fatal stabbing of jogger Wendy Martinez was found competent to stand trial. Anthony Crawford is accused of fatally stabbing Wendy Martinez near Logan Circle on Sept. 18, 2018.

Three local police officers whose certifications were questioned in a Maryland audit will remain on active patrol for the foreseeable future.

How can you stick to your New Year’s resolutions? “You have to know how to bring your brain to happy, to calm, to comfortable. Only then, your brain works so much better,” psychologist Orna Goldwater said. News4’s Justin Finch reports, with advice from everyday people and professionals.

The District Heights police chief is now on administrative leave pending an independent investigation of his hiring practices and record keeping. This comes on the heels of an I-Team report on a state audit which noted dozens of deficiencies within his department.