D.C. Student Earns College Scholarship
A young man from Washington DC will be the first member of his family to attend college next year and he will be getting a lot of help to pay for it. News4 Seth Lemon reports.Photo Credit:...
View ArticleCommunity Response to High School Student Murders
The deaths of six high school students has prompted unprecedented community reaction in Prince George's County. News4's Jackie Bensen talked to community leaders about the recent violence.Photo Credit:...
View ArticleClothes Contributing to Violence?
The recent deaths of Prince George's County high school students exposes a troubling trend. Young people killed for what they're carrying. Zachary Kiesch talked to community members about how status...
View ArticleSequestration Threatens NIH
The National Institutes of Health would lose $1.5 billion in funding if sequestration takes place. Along with job losses, that would mean fewer patients getting life-saving treatment they need. News4's...
View ArticleWoman Threatened Mass Shooting at College: FBI
The FBI has arrested an Connecticut woman accused of threatening to carry out a mass shooting at Gateway Community College in New Haven, Conn. Amanda Bowden, 19, of East Haven, Conn., was taken into...
View Article3-Year-Old Killed in Oxon Hill Pedestrian Accident
A 3-year-old died after a car rolled over him Wednesday night, Prince George's County police said. The boy was behind the car when it started to roll in the 200 block of Aubrey Lane in Oxon Hill, Md....
View ArticleCar Bomb Hits near HQ of Syria's Ruling Party
A car bomb struck a security checkpoint near the headquarters of Syria's ruling Baath party and the Russian Embassy in the capital Damascus on Thursday, leaving smashed and burning cars on a main...
View ArticleEaster Egg Roll Lottery At 10 a.m.
The online lottery for tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll begins at 10 a.m. today. Starting then, parents can enter the online lottery for the chance to spend Easter Monday at the White House....
View ArticleReports of Suspicious Man Approaching Girls in Md.
Police are urging vigilance after three reports of a man approaching girls in Chevy Chase. On Tuesday, a man approached two girls in separate incidents in the 4400 of block of South Park Avenue and the...
View ArticleKepler Mission Finds "Smallest" Planet
Scientists on the lookout for habitable planets outside Earth's solar system found a small wonder with a notable distinction -- Kepler-37b is the smallest planet yet discovered that orbits a star...
View ArticleWhole Foods' Chicken Ad Featuring Obama Outrages Neighbors
A Whole Foods supermarket in New York has removed a sign that used a drawing of President Barack Obama to advertise a sale on chicken after complaints that the ad was offensive. The sign outside the...
View ArticleVice President Biden to Speak at Conn. Gun Violence Conference
Vice President Joe Biden will speak at a conference on gun violence Thursday in Danbury, Conn. Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty will host the...
View ArticleMd. Tops in Nation on AP Exams
Maryland had the highest percentage of students pass an Advanced Placement test in 2012 of any other state in the nation. This is the seventh straight year the state has topped the list. Among seniors...
View ArticleMichigan Aims to Halt Out-of-State Recyclers
You may have to think twice before recycling cans and bottles in Michigan. Michigan lawmakers debated Tuesday legislation that would fine or even jail those who attempt to cash in on the state’s...
View ArticleVacant Structure Blazes in Rockville
A vacant building on the grounds of a former youth residential facility in Rockville caught fire early Thursday morning. Firefighters found heavy fire and smoke when they arrived at the building at the...
View ArticleOne Adult, Two Children Dead in Md. Fire
One man and two young girls died in a house fire early Thursday morning in Glenarden, Md. One other child was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Another 8-year-old child and a woman escaped...
View ArticleThe Sequester: What Does It Mean?
Every day that passes without a deficit-cutting deal makes it more likely that the federal government will be forced into its first "sequester" in nearly 30 years, a problem of politicians' own making...
View ArticleMan Shot While Walking His Dog
Prince William County police have charged a Woodbridge man with murder following the fatal shooting of a man walking his dog Thursday night. Aric Alexander Smith, 25, of the 3700 block of Bogner Drive,...
View ArticleBurger King Fallout: Keeping Your Social Media Accounts Secure
Burger King sold to McDonald's! Jeep sold to Cadillac! With a few swift strokes of the hacker's keyboard, jaw-dropping messages can be broadcast on Twitter, setting off a chain of rumors and reaction...
View ArticleRev. Jesse Jackson Proud of Son For Coming Clean
Rev. Jesse Jackson is standing by his son. A day after former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. admitted in federal court to spending $750,000 of campaign funds for personal use, Rev. Jackson told MSNBC...
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