As the percussive horns of Steve Wonder’s Sir Duke filled the air, Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni wearing a black T-shirt bearing the words, Been there, won that made the rounds in the locker room, offering hand clasps and back slaps to his players after they accomplished something that hadn’t happened in two decades: win a second consecutive ...

Len Thompson, a 79-year-old Virginia man who went missing Monday, has been found dead, according to Herndon police. Search and rescue workers in Troutville, Virginia found his body Saturday, Herndon police said in a post on X. Thompson had last been seen in Sterling, Virginia. He was diabetic and didnt have his insulin. The next morning, his ...

In 2023, 25-year-old Melanie Diaz died after a fire erupted at a high-rise apartment building in Silver Spring. Today, her loved ones are working tirelessly to strengthen fire safety standards for Maryland residents. We try to advocate and make a difference because she was a person who made a difference, said Zuleika Madera, her mother. Montgomery ...

D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto sent the Metropolitan Police Department a letter Tuesday pressing for answers regarding its alleged misclassification of crimes and its cooperation with federal agencies. As the chair of the Councils Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Pinto says she conducts oversight of the MPD every day. Every member of the D.C. ...

A man injured in a road rage incident in Northern Virginia that had nothing to do with him is recovering in a hospital bed. Victim 2, as hes referred to in the police report (he asked News4 not to identify him), was crossing North Wakefield Street in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington when a driver struck him and kept going. Its gonna be a road ...

In a 13-minute speech in front of her mother, the mayor and the Metropolitan Police Department command staff, D.C. Chief of Police Pamela Smith angrily defended the job she did and called out the people who questioned her integrity. She leaves the job under a cloud after two highly critical federal reports. When Smith announced earlier this month she ...

It’s less than a week away from Christmas, and for federal workers who faced job losses this year, it’s an especially stressful time as they deal with lost income and uncertainty. On Friday, a special toy exchange was held for the children of those workers and those still digging out from the federal government shutdown. At WellFed on Capitol Hill, ...

A Maryland mother whose family says she was born in the United States was detained by federal agents in Baltimore and is now facing possible deportation. Her family and attorneys say they have submitted all proof of her U.S. citizenship, but 22-year-old Dulce Consuelo Daz Morales remains in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Her ...

Information from a tipster who had a strange encounter with another man on a sidewalk outside Brown University was key to police identifying the suspect they believe killed two students at the school and then two days later gunned down a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Known only as John in a Providence police affidavit, the source is ...

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The man suspected of killing two students and wounding nine others in a shooting at Brown University before fatally shooting a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later was found dead Thursday in a New Hampshire storage unit, officials said. The suspect, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, died by suicide, Providence Police Chief Oscar ...

A 23-year-old Reston, Virginia, man was arraigned on a murder charge Thursday after authorities say he killed a man on Wednesday and led police on a two-hour manhunt. Two elementary schools were placed on secure-the-building status as police urgently searched for Marvin Morales-Ortez. He killed a man he lived with, police said. That mans name was not ...

A D.C. man in a wheelchair says nurses and aides are sleeping on the job when theyre supposed to be keeping him safe. He and advocates are sounding the alarm about what they call a growing risk affecting some of the Districts most vulnerable residents. Damon Brooks knows the value of a good team. He makes his living covering athletes as a writer for the ...

Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland, was temporarily locked down on Thursday morning after what school officials called an isolated stabbing. A suspect is in custody, officials said. Prince Georges County Public Schools said in a brief statement at about 9:55 a.m. that the school was locked down and all students and staff were safe and remaining ...

Brian Walshe was sentenced Thursday to life in a Massachusetts state prison for the grisly murder of his wife, who disappeared nearly three years ago and whose body has never been found. Brian Walshe was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the killing of Ana Walshe. The sentence carries no possibility of parole. He pleaded guilty in November to ...

Maryland transit officials approved a plan Thursday to rebuild the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, tear down existing bridge spans and ease traffic. State leaders estimate the project could range from $15 billion to $17 billion. Construction would possibly start in 2032. The Bay Bridge replacement plan would construct two new four-lane spans with full ...

The United States government admitted fault Wednesday night for the midair collision over the Potomac River in January, according to a court filing. The collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter killed 67 people aboard both aircrafts. There were no survivors. “The United States admits that it owed a duty of ...

The U.S. Senate passed the Motorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act in aftermath of the 2025 midair collision between an American Airlines Flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Congress owes it to the traveling public, and to the families who lost loved ...

A plastic bag ban will go into effect in Montgomery County starting Jan. 1. For the most part, disposable plastic bags wont be available in stores anymore. County officials want you to BYOB bring your own bag to reduce waste and help the environment. If you get to the store and realize you forgot your reusable bags, paper bags will still be an ...

In the midst of their own heartache and grief, Claulette Jordan and her family are thinking about the lives of strangers. “My son means the world to me,” she told News4. “As a mother and he being 26 years old, there’s another mother or father out there that may be able to see their children a lot longer.” Their loved one, 26-year-old Darius ...

Some schools in Reston, Virginia, are on lockdown Wednesday afternoon as officers search for a person suspected of shooting and killing a man, police said. The deadly shooting happened in the 12300 block of Fan Shell Court in Reston, Fairfax County police said. Police said they put nearby schools on lockdown while they search the area for the suspect. ...

Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore currently the nations only Black governor that disappointed many fellow Democrats. Moore said in his veto letter in May that it was a difficult decision to veto the bill, which was a priority of the Legislative ...

Jeffery Carroll will be named D.C.’s interim police chief following the resignation of Pamela Smith and amid allegations that police officials manipulated crime data, sources familiar with the decision tell News4. Carroll, the executive assistant chief of Specialized Operations at the Metropolitan Police Department, is stepping in as the department ...

Parents voiced their concerns at a PTSA meeting on Tuesday after a Montgomery County major school boundary study added an option that includes shutting down a Rockville high school for good. Under the proposal, Option H says Thomas Wootton High School would merge into the new Crown High School in Gaithersburg that’s currently under construction. For ...

This is how the work day gets started at Every Citizen Has Opportunities (ECHO), a nonprofit that links adults who have disabilities with jobs: More than half of the 200 participants head out for work in the community, others staff three businesses operating inside the large ECHO headquarters near Leesburg, Virginia. Michael Doolin has earned a paycheck ...