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As cherry blossom season comes to an end and petals start to blanket D.C.’s streets, it’s worth noticing the cherry trees’ resilience. These trees have seen it all, from flooding and harsh winds to hoards of visitors each year. The average lifespan for a cherry tree is about 40 years, but many trees in the District and surrounding areas...

It’s a weekend packed with festivals, and the weather is looking nice.

American University students can soon take a course on Taylor Swift. Here’s what to know.

Grammy-winning Colombian superstar Shakira is bringing her world tour through the nation’s capital later this year.

A survey by Consumer Reports revealed that pet owners are unsatisfied with most pet insurance coverage. News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan shares better ways to save on pet medical care.

The Virginia Department of Transportation canceled planned work on a bridge after commuters on Wednesday got stuck in terrible traffic. News4’s Melissa Mollet has an update.

A family in Accokeek, Maryland, who says they lost their son in 2019 due to a TikTok challenge is grateful for the passage of a bill aiming to protect kids from hidden dangers online. News4’s Molette Green reports.

Police released updated surveillance images of the suspects responsible for placing card skimmers on Wednesday.

The woman was driven to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital by a man in a red Jeep, police say.

After the D.C. Department of Transportation announced it was changing course on a plan to bring bike lanes to Connecticut Avenue, hundreds of cyclists are hitting the streets. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

A man under arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Rockville, Maryland, last week is on the Maryland Sex Offender Registry for a similar crime, News4 has learned. 

When Jean Sneed and her husband bought an old schoolhouse on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, it had no windows, a leaky roof and hallways flooded with an inch of water. They bought the 1939 schoolhouse in Secretary, Maryland, in 1987 for $35,000. Over the course of more than three decades, Jean and Carroll Sneed transformed the weathered schoolhouse into...

Taylor Swift’s new album includes a song called Clara Bow. News4’s Tommy McFly went to the Library of Congress to learn more about the 1920s actress.