Children Suffer Minor Injuries in School Bus Collision
Five elementary school students were taken to the hospital after sustaining minor injuries when their school bus collided with two cars, police said. Howard County police are investigating a...
View ArticleDetails Sparse in Teen's Fatal Shooting in NE
A 16-year-old Southeast teen died just 12 hours after he was shot multiple times Monday evening. Malik Spears was found n the hallway of an apartment building in the 1200 block of Brentwood Road NE at...
View ArticleTemple Hills Homicide Vic ID'd
Police say 38-year-old Andre Isaiah Elmore was found dead in Temple Hills, Md. late Tuesday night. At approximately 11:20 p.m. patrol officers were called to the 6500 block of Buckland Court in Temple...
View ArticlePolice: Man Shot Friend as Joke
A 22-year-old man is behind bars for allegedly shooting his friend with what he initially thought was a BB gun. Police say a 21-year-old man was found shot in the buttocks in a Lothian, Md. home just...
View ArticlePreventing Allergies in Babies and Children
Does giving birth vaginally prevent allergies in babies? Do you have to clean pacifiers immediately? Dr. Jackie Eghrari-Sabet, of Family Allergy & Asthma Care in Gaithersburg, Md., explains ways to...
View ArticleIncreasing Gun Violence Burdens Chicago Hospitals
Chicago hospitals saw more homicides and victims of gun violence this year than car crash victims, an unusual proportion compared to previous years, new data shows. Over Memorial Day weekend, a...
View Article"Polite Bandit" Robbed Banks, Said "Thank You": Cops
The man police said was behind two bank robberies in Connecticut and two bomb scares on Tuesday referred to himself as the “polite bandit” in hold-up notes, according to court records. Police began...
View ArticleFirst Lady Interrupted by Heckler During Fundraiser
First lady Michelle Obama was interrupted by a heckler during a speech at a Democratic National Committee event in D.C. Tuesday evening. Over halfway through Obama's 20-minute speech at the fundraiser,...
View ArticlePolice: 2 Sought in NE Sex Assault, Burglary
Two men broke into a home in northeast D.C. Wednesday morning and allegedly stole property and sexually assaulted a woman before fleeing, according to police. A husband and wife who live in the 2400...
View ArticleVictory for Young Girl in Dire Need of Lung Transplant
A big victory came in federal court today for 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan, a dying girl in need of a lung transplant. This afternoon, Judge Michael Baylson granted the Murnaghan family's request for a...
View ArticleMaryland City Battles Synthetic Drug Sales
Mt. Rainier officials announced a steep fine and possible jail time for any synthetic drug sellers caught in the act. Tuesday night, the Mt. Rainier City Council passed legislation giving synthetic...
View ArticleTropical Storm Andrea Speeds Up in Gulf
Tropical Storm Andrea formed in the east-central Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and was producing heavy rain along Florida's west coast, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. At 11 p.m., the center...
View ArticleManassas Woman Wins Jeep in Va. Lottery
A Manassas woman answered her door Wednesday evening to the surprise of a lifetime. Diane Winter won a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon in the Virginia Lottery's JeepSeeker interactive game. News4 cameras were...
View ArticleArrest Made in Postal Worker's Sex Assault
Even though a 47-year-old man is behind bars for sexually assaulting a postal worker behind her work place, the victim told News4 she is still recovering from the attack. The 21-year-old woman, who...
View ArticlePrince George's County Teacher of the Year
"The role of teacher encompasses so many things," said Albert Lewis, Prince George's County 2013 Teacher of the Year. Lewis is a teacher at Walker Mill Middle School and is a graduate of Morgan State...
View ArticleStafford Co. Supervisors Reject Student Activities Fee
In tight budget times more school districts have turned to pay-to-play fees as a source of new funding, but in Stafford County, a plan to start collecting those fees hit a wall -- the Board of...
View ArticleThies: Washington's War on Weed
An ACLU study based on a decade of FBI data revealed that the District leads the nation in marijuana possession arrests. Ninety percent of the people busted for pot in the District are black. White...
View ArticleSuspects Wanted in NW Robbery
Officials are asking for the public's help in identifying several persons of interest in a Northwest robbery last week. Between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 29, the suspects entered a home in the 1400 block...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Shooting in NE
A gunshot victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to police. Crews responded to the 4500 block of Benning Road NE at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-Marines Tortured, Killed Marine Sgt., Wife: Jurors
Three former Marines tortured and killed a fellow Marine and his wife for money in a 2008 execution-style slaying in Southern California, jurors found Wednesday. Newlyweds Marine Sgt. Jan Pietrzak and...
View Article