D.C. Powerball Winner Claims $1M Prize
D.C.'s latest lottery winner claimed his winning ticket Thursday. Michael Graham bought the $1 million Powerball ticket at the South Dakota Avenue Shell station. A friend woke him up Monday night to...
View ArticleBicyclist Disappointed in Hit-and-Run Sentence
A bicyclist who was cursed at and run off the road in D.C. in August 2011 is disappointed in the sentence the driver received. Evan Wilder, 34, commutes from Mt. Rainier in Prince George’s County to...
View ArticleFairfax Co. Freezes Housing Vouchers Program
Dozens of Fairfax County's poorest residents have just been hit with very bad news: The sequestration threat has forced the county to freeze its program that provides housing vouchers to low-income...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. Remembered 45 Years After Assassination
Forty-five years after he was assassinated, people gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington to remember the civil rights leader. News4's Seth Lemon reports.Photo Credit: The...
View ArticleMan Who Drove into Calif. Walmart Charged with Attempted Murder
The 33-year-old driver whose Cutlass rammed into a California Walmart on Easter Sunday was charged Thursday with attempted murder, along with a slew of other charges, in a bizarre and violent rampage...
View ArticleTour the To-Be USS Arlington
News4's Joe Krebs got an exclusive tour of the U.S. Navy ship that will be commissioned the USS Arlington Saturday.Photo Credit: NBCWashington.com
View Article45 Years of Change on U Street
The owner of Lee's Flower Shop talks to News4's Zachary Kiesch about the riots sparked by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 45 years ago and how the U Street corridor has changed over the...
View ArticleDaredevil Takes Flying Leap at Gaylord Hotel
The daredevil with the most BASE jumps in the world added a local leap to his list Thursday. Skydiver Miles Daisher made a rare indoor jump at the Gaylord National Hotel at National Harbor. Daisher...
View ArticleFilm Critic Roger Ebert Dead at 70
Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic and television personality who invented the thumbs-up, thumbs-down reviewing style, died Thursday after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 70....
View ArticleCouple Reunited After Visa Battle Kept Them Apart Months
A young D.C. couple is back together after a visa battle forced them to spend most of their short married life apart. News4's Richard Jordan helped them find their way back to each other.
View ArticleRash of Car Vandalism in Manassas
Manassas City police are asking for information to help solve a rash of car vandalism cases. Police say at least 13 cars have been vandalized during the overnight hours since Tuesday. All of the...
View ArticleDrivers Pleased With New Telegraph Road Interchange
Commuters say they are already reaping the benefits of a major road project completed Thursday. Drivers are saving several minutes on the Beltway at the Telegraph Road interchange. Stefan Galatis, an...
View ArticleState Appeals Va. Tech Jury Verdict in Shootings
The state is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to set aside a jury's findings in favor of the families of two students who were slain in the April 2007 massacre on the Virginia Tech campus. In a filing...
View ArticleMother, Son Run Against Each Other in Mayor's Race
Wendy and Randall Casey don't talk much over breakfast these days. Or lunch. Or even dinner. Truth be known, even though the mother and son share a home in Dixmoor, a village south of Chicago, they...
View ArticleJudge Throws Out "Morning-After Pill" Age Limit
A federal judge has ordered the FDA to make the so-called "morning-after pill" available over the counter to girls regardless of how old they are. The ruling in federal court in Brooklyn changes the...
View ArticleMd. Senate Approves Prince George's School Plan
The Maryland Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday night to a plan that would allow Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker to take more control of the county's school system. Baker thanked...
View ArticleU.Md. Student Had Been Drinking Before Shooting
A University of Maryland student who killed a roommate before shooting himself in February had a blood-alcohol level that was nearly twice the legal limit. Dayvon Green, 23, opened fire on his two...
View ArticleTarget Sorry for Plus-Size "Manatee" Label
Target has apologized for unintentionally comparing its plus-sized customers to a super-sized mammal. A shopper browsing Target’s online store Wednesday spotted a label on a plus-size maxi dress that...
View ArticleAM Read: AG's Fight For Anti-Sodomy Laws
On Wednesday, Virginia Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli was everywhere on the internet over reports that he filed a petition that challenged the state’s...
View ArticleMontgomery Firefighters Could Get Big Raise
Montgomery County firefighters would receive a nearly 20 percent raise over the next two years as part of a new agreement between their union and County Executive Ike Leggett. The Washington Examiner...
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