Scott MacFarlane

A February incident in the nuclear reactor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg potentially emitted more radioactive material than initially thought, according to federal records reviewed by the News4 I-Team. Though well below safety limits, the agency said its further review of the mishap found samples of radioactive material at a level three times higher than…

News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

News4’s Capitol Hill reporter Scott MacFarlane has new details on arrests related to the Capitol riot, including information about people accused of assaulting police on the frontlines of the insurrection.

New investigations are underway into whether the U.S. Capitol insurrectionists had inside help. Scott MacFarlane reports Congress is reviewing its own members and its own officers.

Police are grappling with a drunk driving hot spot on the Beltway. An investigation by News4’s Scott MacFarlane found a surge in DUI cases along one section of the highway.

The News4 I-Team reviewed dozens of DUI cases on Route 210 and found that many result in probation or fines, not jail time, in Prince George’s County

The News4 I-Team reviewed dozens of DUI cases on Route 210 and found that many result in probation or fines, not jail time, in Prince George’s County. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

The president of the Maryland PTA faces a criminal charge and is accused of stealing money from a Southeast Washington, D.C., military veteran to pay her own bills, including her cable and internet expenses.   Court filings reviewed by the News4 I-Team say LaTonja Carrera stole money from the account of the veteran at a mental health facility in...

A Woodbridge, Virginia, man is charged with making secret video recordings of several people, including minors, in the men’s restroom of the food court at the Fort Belvoir Army installation in Virginia.     According to charging documents, Christian Yanez recorded images of naked body parts of people using the men’s room in December 2019 and January 2020, without the…

From new Congressional offices to inauguration planning, the transition is picking up speed. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

The News4 I-Team learned dozens more workers at the U.S. Capitol tested positive and are under quarantine. The cases come as Congress is back in session and senior leaders are announcing their own positive test results. Scott MacFarlane reports even with increased testing there’s still concern that more should be done.

Multiple members of Congress, including the Dean of the U.S. House and the Senate Pro Tempore, third in line to the U.S. presidency, have announced they have tested positive for COVID-19 in November.    But it’s not just high-ranking leaders who are contracting the virus on Capitol Hill. The News-4 I-Team has learned dozens more civil servants — including...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, third in the line of presidential succession, has tested positive for COVID-19.

New lawmakers arrive in Washington as the presidential transition sits in limbo. Scott MacFarlane reports.

The White House isn’t the only federal complex grappling with COVID-19 in D.C. More cases of the virus are surfacing on Capitol Hill and some congressional leaders say not enough protections are in place.  A series of senators and House members have announced they have tested positive. Most political staffers are working from home but civil servants, career workers...

Most coronavirus safety measures for Capitol Hill are advisories, not requirements. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports on what this means as President Donald Trump tests positive for coronavirus.

At least 12 of the 77 charities and non-profits awarded COVID-19 assistance grants in July by the mayor of the District of Columbia have yet to receive the money.  A News-4 I-Team investigation finds some of the $10 million in promised “Hope Grants” has yet to be delivered, two months after the funding was announced.    The grants were announced in…

At least 12 of the 77 charities and non-profits awarded COVID-19 assistance grants in July by the mayor of the District of Columbia have yet to receive the money. A News-4 I-Team investigation finds some of the $10 million in promised “Hope Grants” has yet to be delivered, two months after the funding was announced.

A group of frontline employees and union leaders at the Washington DC VA Medical Center said the agency is not ensuring workers potentially exposed to COVID-19 are given work leave to prevent the further spread of the virus. In a series of interviews with the News4 I-Team, the employees described incidents in which they came in proximity to colleagues who…

A group of frontline employees and union leaders at the Washington DC VA Medical Center said the agency is not ensuring workers potentially exposed to COVID-19 are given work leave to prevent the further spread of the virus. Scott MacFarlane reports.