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Despite a vaccine mandate for federal workers and months of effort to add protective equipment and protocols, July and August were the deadliest months since the beginning of the pandemic for employees of the nation’s veterans medical centers.

Despite a vaccine mandate for federal workers and months of effort to add protective equipment and protocols, July and August were the deadliest months since the beginning of the pandemic for employees of the nation’s veterans medical centers. The News4 I-Team’s Scott MacFarlane reports.

The death toll from COVID-19 is rising inside the veterans hospital in D.C. At least 15 patients have passed away, and Scott MacFarlane and the News-4 I-Team report an employee has died now, too.

An employee of the Washington DC VA Medical Center has died of complications from coronavirus, the News-4 I-Team has learned.     Calvin Richardson Jr., a longtime addiction rehabilitation specialist at the hospital, fell ill on Easter Sunday and passed away over the weekend. Richardson, 57, was a father and U.S. Army veteran. His death is the first reported of…

These trained therapists boost sagging spirits with their cold noses and floppy tongues. They sit. They stay. They might even shed.

Virginia’s first lady apologized Wednesday after a state employee reportedly told lawmakers and the governor’s office that Pam Northam handed out cotton to the woman’s daughter and another black child during a recent tour of the governor’s mansion, NBC News reported. “I regret that I have upset anyone,” Northam said. “I am still committed to chronicling the important history of...

New facial recognition technology to double-check passports was unveiled on Monday at Dulles Airport in Fairfax County, Virginia. On Wednesday, the new software caught its first impostor according to border patrol officials. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Two dockless bikeshare businesses left D.C. in July, citing city regulations, but people can purchase one company’s brand new yellow bikes in Virginia at a deep discount.

A Virginia man was arrested Sunday after police say he threatened to kill people at his mosque and rammed into cars in the parking lot.

A Virginia man’s U.S. citizenship is in jeopardy, with authorities saying he failed to disclose his role in human rights abuses in Ethiopia.

It’s DC Beer Week! The weeklong toast to beer began Sunday, Aug. 19 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 26. Breweries, restaurants and bars in the D.C. area are serving all types of craft beer as part of the 10th annual event.

Storm Team4’s Doug Kammerer and Amelia Draper have your weather outlook.

A Virginia man was arrested Monday after police say he threw his 2-year-old son into a creek as he ran from officers.

Police say a Virginia man killed a woman inside a Manassas home and pushed an 84-year-old family member who tried to intervene.

Massive protests took place on Sunday outside of the National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. Survivors of the deadly school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, organized the rally. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Workers have opened a sluice at a Virginia dam where water levels forced an evacuation of about 150 homes earlier in the week.

A George Mason University graduate student who was named as a 2018 winner for the Pat Tillman scholarship has an interesting backstory behind his success.

Looking for new places to take your furry companion besides the park? Want to hang out with more dog owners? Check out a local “yappy hour,” where dogs can mingle and owners can relax with a drink.

Storm Team4 has a weather alert for flash floods in areas west of D.C. Storm Team4’s Amelia Draper and Lauryn Ricketts have more on your weather alert and forecast.

A grandson of a former governor of Virginia has avoided prison time after being accused of rape.