Chicago Hospital Allows Visiting Hours for Pets
Sometimes the most effective comfort comes from man's best friend. Rush University Medical Center took that to heart, adopting a formal policy that allows pets to visit certain patients in their rooms....
View ArticleTwo Additional Arrests Made in NE Murder
Just two weeks after police arrested a suspect on murder charges in connection with the death of 31-year-old Akinwole Olu Williams, two more arrests have been made. Williams, who often got rides home...
View ArticleWATCH: 2nd Round of Potential Juror Questions in Zimmerman Trial
The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial was set to begin Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the trial, Circuit Judge Debra...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Connection With UTA Threat
The campus at the University of Texas at Arlington was closed and classes were canceled Wednesday morning due to reports of an armed man headed toward the school. Dallas police said the incident began...
View ArticleVolunteers Sought to Monitor Police Surveillance
One Southern California city is looking for volunteers -- to monitor a new surveillance camera system. With Banning, Calif., becoming the latest city in Inland Empire to add a surveillance system,...
View ArticleKids Learn How to "Smoke" Alcohol
Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Chris Glorioso reports.
View ArticleOusted Men's Wearhouse Exec Had Board Disputes
Follow @nbcbayarea In a surprise move that shocked many who love "Big and Tall" suits and inexpensive prom tuxedos, the Men's Wearhouse board of directors on Wednesday ousted the face and voice of the...
View ArticleMiami Heat Fans Left Game 6 Early, Missed Amazing Overtime Win
Dozens of Heat fans streamed out of AmericanAirlines Arena Tuesday night in the final minute of the game, missing the incredible comeback by Miami in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. With San Antonio ahead by...
View Article2 Arrested in Plot to Use X-Ray Weapon
Two upstate New York men, one who prosecutors say is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to develop a portable X-ray radiation machine capable of emitting lethal...
View ArticleDriver ID'd in Fatal Montgomery Co. Crash
Montgomery County police have identified the man killed when his car struck a utility pole on Veirs Mill Road Wednesday morning. Roy V. Tjongarero, 29, of Silver Spring was traveling eastbound on Veirs...
View ArticleMetro Wants More Tests on Transit Center
In spite of a 2008 agreement for Metro to take control of the Silver Spring Transit Center, a Metro official says the company will not do so without seeing the results of new tests, according to The...
View ArticleTiger Woods to Miss Own Tournament With Elbow Strain
Tiger Woods will miss next week's AT&T National at Bethesda's Congressional Country Club -- a tournament that he hosts and which benefits his own foundation -- with an elbow injury. "I was examined...
View ArticleInjured Tiger Out of AT&T National in Bethesda
Tiger Woods will miss next week's AT&T National at Bethesda's Congressional Country Club -- a tournament that he hosts and which benefits his own foundation -- with an elbow injury. "I was examined...
View ArticleMetro Identifies Problem With Emergency Call Buttons
Metro identified a major issue with emergency call buttons on its trains Tuesday. According to Metro, dozens of trains per day have been without functioning emergency intercoms for a lengthy period....
View Article"Violent" Sports Gambling Ring Busted by FBI
FBI agents in Southern California served search and arrest warrants Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation involving an international sports gambling ring, according to officials....
View ArticleSeveral Women Attacked, Stabbed in Northwest
News4 spoke with a woman who was stabbed while walking in Northwest D.C.Wednesday morning and police need the public's help in finding her attacker. She is believed to be one of four women who has been...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 Human Trafficking Calls Made in DMV
More than 1,000 calls to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center were made from the D.C. metro area last year. News4's Jackie Bensen has thoroughly investigated human trafficking in the region....
View ArticleObesity Disease Solutions & Concerns
With more than 30 person of adult Americans being considered obese, the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease. Dr. Jackie Eghrari-Sabet, of Family Allergy & Asthma Care in...
View ArticleJoe Torre's Daughter's Life-Saving Catch
The daughter of Yankee legend Joe Torre made the catch of a lifetime in Brooklyn on Wednesday, saving a baby who got out of a window and then fell off a fire escape and into her arms. Cristina Torre...
View ArticleTalk Around Town: Buying Soda on Food Stamps
Should people use food stamps to buy soda? WHUR's Molette Green weighs on what viewers had to say.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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