Smash-and-Grab Robbery Leads to Police Crash
A smash-and-grab robbery in Chevy Chase led to a head-on crash involving a police car in Southeast D.C. Tuesday. The suspects are still on the loose, police say. The incident began around 11 a.m. when...
View ArticlePark Service Says July 4 Fireworks Will Go On
Start making your Fourth of July fireworks plans now! News4 learned that the U.S. National Park Service has shaken off some serious budget worries that put the fireworks show in serious doubt. It says...
View ArticleNew Pedestrian Signal Gets Mixed Reviews in Chevy Chase
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray went to Chevy Chase Tuesday to see a new pedestrian crossing that causes confusion for some. The new, high-tech HAWK pedestrian signals at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue...
View ArticleLocal Fallen Officer Honored at National Memorial
A national tribute was held Tuesday for a fallen Prince William County police officer. Officer Chris Yung's name is the most recent to be added to the law enforcement officer's memorial in northwest....
View ArticleFilm Addresses Trend of Women & Alcohol Abuse
One mother's spiral into alcoholism led to her death, and a local filmmaker is using her story to expose a secret in the suburbs. News4's Erika Gonzalez has more on the documentary that could save...
View Article13 Arrested in Alleged NY Sex Trafficking Ring
Federal agents raided four brothels in New York and arrested 13 people in an alleged sex trafficking and prostitution ring dating back to 2008, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Manhattan U.S. Attorney...
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Officials Search for Remains at 9/11 Plane Part Site
Workers for the medical examiner's office began sifting soil Monday for possible human remains at a site near the World Trade Center where a chunk of airplane debris believed to have come from one of...
View ArticleTexas Town Urges Residents to Buy Guns in Support of 2nd Amendment
Gun Barrel City is a town living up to its name. The Gun Barrel City Council unanimously passed on Tuesday night a nonbinding resolution that urges the town's 5,000-plus residents to buy a firearm if...
View ArticlePedestrian Struck, Killed by Car in Waldorf
A young man was hit by a car and killed while trying to cross Highway 301 at Vernon Road in Waldorf. The pedestrian, Jose Echeverria-Aguilar, 27 and of Waldorf, was struck by a driver at about 1 a.m....
View ArticleBrutal Capitol Hill Beating Case in Hands of Jury
The high-profile case of a man almost beaten to death near Eastern Market is in the hands of the jury again Wednesday. T.C. Maslin’s wife has been his crusader and caretaker since the August attack....
View ArticleMontgomery County Workers Get Raises
Montgomery County employees will soon be getting a raise. The Montgomery County Council approved raises of 7 to 10 percent yesterday for most fire, police and non-uniformed employees. Those workers are...
View ArticleMetro Red Line Delays Linger After Morning Single-Tracking
Metro warned Red Line commuters to expect "significant delays" Wednesday morning after an hour-long problem with the third rail between NoMa-Gallaudet and Fort Totten. Before 7 a.m., a crack in the...
View ArticleMetro to Stay Open Late for Caps Game
Playoff-bound Caps fans won't have to worry about getting home after the game Thursday: Metro and the Verizon Center have reached a deal to keep trains running an hour late if the game goes past 11...
View ArticleEyes Turn to Crowded Sky Above LA After Midair Collision
The midair collision of two planes over Westlake Village in California this week points out that no matter how big the sky, it’s rarely wide open. And the skies over Southern California are among the...
View ArticleCouncil OKs $542 Million Medicaid Contract
The D.C. Council approved a contract Tuesday that gives a start-up health care firm, Thrive Health Plan, $542 million worth of Medicaid business with the District This will be the firm's first source...
View ArticleBehind the Push to Move the Date of D.C.'s Mayoral Election
The next mayoral and D.C. Council primary had been set for Tuesday, April 1, 2014: April Fools’ Day. It didn't take long for the snickering to start. Bryan Weaver, an announced council candidate for...
View ArticleMd. Man Killed While Pushing Car
Maryland State Police say a Frederick man was killed in a crash as he pushed his disabled car along Interstate 70 with his 12-year-old daughter behind the wheel. Police say 37-year-old Adam Gammon...
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DC Streetcars Arrive at Test Site
D.C.'s new streetcars are on the move. On Wednesday, Mayor Vincent Gray officially welcomed the District's first set of streetcars, which are arriving from Greenbelt to begin a new testing phase in...
View ArticleBoston Carjack Victim: "God Was with Me"
The 26-year-old Chinese engineer who was carjacked by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said he was "lucky" to survive an agonizing 90-minute car ride that ended with his escape. "God was with me,"...
View ArticleImages of DC's New Taxi Design Released
Tthe D.C. Taxicab Commission released several sketches and artists' renditions of the new proposed designs for the city's taxicabs Wednesday. The commission made their formal announcement Wednesday...
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