Rusty the Red Panda Returns to Exhibit Tuesday
The red panda who escaped from the National Zoo last month will be back on exhibit Tuesday. "Rusty" took a jaunt to the Adams Morgan neighborhood of D.C. June 24 before being recaptured by zoo...
View ArticleFire Chief Supporters Demonstrate at D.C. Council
A small group demonstrated in support of the city’s fire chief outside the D.C. Council chamber Monday just days after a scathing council report found the department in a state of crisis, and despite a...
View ArticleDC Ethics Office Can Secretly Admonish City Workers
The D.C. Council is taking new steps to toughen the powers of the city's ethics office. As Tom Sherwood reports, it's a move to head off corruption before it starts.
View ArticleFact Check: Metro Performance
News4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss takes a look at how Metro measures up compared with a new op-ed from the transit agency's general manager.
View ArticleKnife-Wielding Hitchhiker Attacks Woman, Steals Her Car
Police are looking for a New Jersey hitchhiker who broke into a woman's home and stabbed her before stealing her car keys and taking off in her car. Colts Neck police say they received a call about a...
View ArticleWashington Kastles Aim for 33rd Straight Win
The Washington Kastles look to tie the Los Angeles Lakers with 33 consecutive wins, News4's Dianna Russini reports.
View ArticleMd. City to Void Hundreds of Speed Camera Tickets
The city of Greenbelt, Md., will void hundreds of tickets because of a manufacturer error involving two speed cameras. The cameras were deemed non-compliant after an investigation. It was found they...
View ArticleTeacher Charged With 41 Counts of Sex With Students
A Redlands, Calif., high school teacher accused of having a baby allegedly fathered by a teen student was charged Monday with 41 counts of sex and oral copulation with a minor. Laura Elizabeth...
View ArticleParaplegic Journeys Across Country in Wheelchair
A New York paraplegic man who lost the use of his legs after a car crash 20 years ago has completed a cross-country journey in his wheelchair. Gabriel Cordell, 42, ended his 99-day odyssey at his alma...
View ArticleBowie Man Charged After Lighting Own Home on Fire
Police say a Bowie man has been charged with arson after setting several fires inside of his home last week. According to Prince George's County officials, firefighters were dispatched to a home in the...
View Article'Open Carry' Activist Says Shotgun Video Was Real
Gun rights activist Adam Kokesh says a video that depicts him loading a shotgun on D.C.'s Freedom Plaza was real. Kokesh loaded a real shotgun with live ammunition around 8 a.m. July 4 before uploading...
View ArticleA Metro Reality Check
News4's Adam Tuss uncovered lowered standards of service and on-time performance for WMATA's Metrorail and Metrobus. Last week, WMATA General Manager Richard Sarles wrote in a Washington Post op-ed...
View ArticleArrest in District Heights Dinner Party Stabbing
A District Heights, Md., man is charged with second-degree murder in connection with a stabbing at a dinner party. Jarhea Carter, 18, was arrested Monday by Prince George’s County police. Carter is...
View ArticleParaplegic Finishes Cross-Country Wheelchair Trek in 99 Days
A paraplegic from Long Island is making a 3,100 mile cross-country journey in his wheelchair. Greg Cergol reports.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
View ArticleFunerals Scheduled for OC Plane Crash Victims
Funeral services will be held this week for two Ocean City police officers killed in a plane crash. Thomas J. Geoghegan Jr., 43, and Joshua D. Adickes, 27, were off-duty when the Nanchang CJ-6A they...
View ArticleNYPD Releases Gases in Subway for Chemical Weapon Study
The NYPD released harmless gases into the subway system during the morning rush beginning Tuesday to study how chemical weapons could be dispersed through the air. Police, working with Long Island's...
View ArticleDry Cleaner Drone Delivers Your Clothes
A freshly laundered shirt, covered in plastic, flaps in the wind as it takes flight from in front of Manayunk Cleaners in Philadelphia. It wasn’t picked up by a breeze, though, rather a...
View ArticleWould-Be Robbers Flee After Victim Grabs Gun, Shoots
Hyattsville police say the plans of two would-be robbers were thwarted when one of their victims got control of their gun. The men approached a man and woman as they were getting out of their vehicle...
View ArticleCrash Survivors Reunited With Families
Some of the youngest survivors of the Asiana Airlines crash were reunited with their parents Tuesday morning. Family members arrived overnight and were shuttled to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Burlingame...
View ArticleTropical Storm Chantal Passing South of Puerto Rico
The center of Tropical Storm Chantal was passing south of Puerto Rico late Tuesday night and had increased its speed to 28 mph, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. As of 11 p.m., Chantal had...
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