year in review

NBC4 looks back at the biggest stories of 2021 in the Washington, D.C, area and beyond.

Take a look back at the top videos of the 2021 from the D.C. area.

2021 brought an attack on the U.S. Capitol, the second calendar year of the COVID-19 pandemic, swarms of cicadas and zebras on the loose.

2021 brought an attack on the U.S. Capitol, the second calendar year of the COVID-19 pandemic, swarms of cicadas and zebras on the loose.

This past year will go down in the history books — and our memories — as one with joyful highs and challenging hardships. Still, people throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia were going above and beyond to care for others. NBC Washington is always looking out for people who are working for the community, excited to spread goodwill by sharing…

News4’s Molette Green catches up with a group who harvested sweet potatoes for the less fortunate, the kids who ran a Pennies for Peace drive and a DC Divas football player.

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In the final hours of 2020, a year that has been the most difficult in generations, we take a look back on the year that was.

This year was a big one for space and next year promises more achievements

From the celebrations that sprang up in D.C. streets after NBC News projected Joe Biden would win the 2020 election, to a newborn giant panda at the National Zoo and to the nationwide protests that erupted after the death of George Floyd — we are looking at the videos that shaped and reflected 2020. D.C. was one of the epicenters…

With all the hard-hitting news this year, some of the more colorful, local stories may have flown under your radar. Here are the strangest local stories of 2020 that you may have missed – from the head-scratchers to the humorous to the downright shocking. Several Virginia residents said they received unsolicited packages of seeds – but they didn’t have a…

Take a look back at 2020, a year spent battling a virus that swept into every corner of everyday life.

From alligator antics to naked people doing wacky things, Florida did not disappoint in the weird news department this year

From Main Street to Capitol Hill, see all of the top stories of 2019.

As 2018 wraps up to make way for the new year, see some of the moments that defined the news cycle and dominated headlines for the past twelve months.