Ward 4 CouncilmemberJaneese Lewis George declared herself as the presumptive nominee in the Democratic race for D.C. mayor after former Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie conceded. The D.C. Board of Elections released new vote totals on Thursday afternoon, finding Lewis George had more than 50% of the vote before entering the first round of ...

Kenyan McDuffie conceded to Janeese Lewis George in the Democratic race for D.C. mayor Thursday morning, according to a statement. News4’s Mark Segraves posted a statement from McDuffie on X where he conceded the race. “Earlier this morning, I called Councilmember Janeese Lewis George to congratulate her on her victory and wish her success as ...

4 things to know about the weather: Rain, thunder chances Thursday More rain Friday morning Nice, dry weekend Stormy Monday Rain and thunderstorm chances, though more scattered than widespread in nature, are back in the forecast from Thursday morning until around noon on Friday. What was the very briefly tropical storm Arthur has landed ...

Now more than ever. Thats the battle cry of student journalists in Montgomery County Public Schools over an official memo they said they view as an attempt at censorship. It says administrators will now review all student publications prior to distribution. At a time when newspapers are disappearing and diminishing nationwide, student-run ...

Two people were hit and killed in separate crashes on Montgomery County roads overnight Monday into Tuesday. One of those crashes happened on Muddy Branch Road and West Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg. A man was hit by a car at 4:27 a.m. Police said the driver didnt stay on scene. And seven hours before, a bicyclist died along New Hampshire Avenue in ...

Calling it an historic day for women, Virginia Democrats are putting a spotlight on two legislative measures that guarantee access to contraception in the commonwealth. The bills’ sponsors said the measures are necessary to protect Virginians in case the U.S. Supreme Court ever reverses a long held decision that protects contraceptive rights. The ...

A Maryland judge heard the case of a $39 million transfer from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to Prince Georges County coffers. The M-NCPPC claims the transfer is unlawful and asked for a temporary restraining order to stop the transfer, which is supposed to happened July 1. The money that they’re taking and thats what ...

A candidate running for Montgomery County executive pulled one of his television ads after News4 asked the campaign about a man in the ad who organized a 2018 event where someone made antisemitic comments. In the ad, Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson, who is Jewish, is pictured walking alongside Joshua Lopez, a longtime D.C. politics ...

After three nominations,a local D.C. spot can now say it has a James Beard award-winning chef. Susan Bae, thehead pastry chef at Vietnamese fusion restaurant MoonRabbitindowntown D.C.,took home the goldwith the title ofOutstandingPastryCheforBaker. She was the only D.C. chef to take home an award from the prestigiousceremony in Chicago on Monday. ...

The body of the missing Maryland college studentswimming in the Potomac River was recovered on Tuesday, according to Montgomery County officials. Crews from the Montgomery County fire department recovered the body of 20-year-old Nazir Bell early Tuesday afternoon days after they started their search on Sunday evening. Bell was a graduate of Bethesda ...

Janeese Lewis George has a lead over Kenyan McDuffie in the Democratic primary for D.C. mayor, but votes are still being counted. Seven candidates ran to replace outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser, who decided not to run for a fourth term. Lewis George and McDuffie lead the pack, although the race is still too close to call. This is D.C.s first ...

4 things to know about the weather: Early AM sprinkles Warm, sunny afternoon Steamy Thursday, PM storms Weekend still looks good A fast moving surge of summertime heat and humidity in on the way. Southwest winds will pick up speed Wednesday and remain quite strong through the end of the day Thursday. The clouds that rolled in last night ...

Councilmember Brooke Pinto conceded the race to fill the seat of the District’s long-serving congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton. Councilmember Robert White’s campaign told News4 Pinto called to concede shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday. Five people ran to replace Norton, who is finishing her 18th term representing D.C. in Congress. ...

Virginia Democrats are celebrating a new deal to legalize a recreational marijuana marketplace in the commonwealth, but it comes as Virginia is quickly approaching the possibility of its first ever state government shutdown. For months, Democrats in the majority have been at odds over the state budget, and if a deal isn’t struck by the end of the ...

If you have plans to fly in the D.C. area this summer, check if America 250 events affect your plans. No flights are scheduled at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after noon on July 4, airport officials announced Tuesday. Flights for part of July 3 and on a list of dates in June, July and August also may be affected. Ticketed passengers ...

The brown spots on the west lawn of the National Mall that marked out “8647” last week are once again green, photos of that spot show. It’s not clear whether the numbers were re-sodded, painted or treated in some other way, but the patches where the numbers were are now a more vivid green than the grass around them. All that remains of the ...

A former D.C. psychotherapist who specialized in working with children and adolescents was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Victor Renato Blythe, 61, previously worked in the Psychiatry Department at Childrens National Medical Center, according to a ...

An out-of-control bus with passengers on board sped through Bethesda, leaving an almost half-mile trail of damage and near misses on Wisconsin Avenue before the driver was able to bring it to a stop. Witnesses told Montgomery County police the bus driver could be heard yelling through the open door to call 911. A woman who was sitting on a park bench ...

Maryland voters will choose candidates for governor, Congress and local county races this primary season. The primary is set for Tuesday, June 23 and if you haven’t yet it’s time to make sure you’re registered and know where, when and how to cast your ballot. Early voting in Maryland’s 2026 primary Early voting for the Maryland primary is ...

The FBI foiled an alleged plot to attack Sundays UFC fight at the White House, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post to X. On June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C. involving individuals outside of the National Capital Region and thanks to the rapid action of ...

D.C. police shot someone they believed had shot a woman in Northwest Washington, D.C., early Tuesday, officials said. D.C. police responded to a call about a shooting in the 2000 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, in the Glover Park neighborhood, about 7 a.m., and found the woman, police said. The suspect was seen in the 3600 block of Wisconsin Avenue, in ...

4 things to know about the weather: Another perfect day Warmer Wednesday Sweltering Thursday Weekend still looks good Itll be hard to beat Mondays weather but were sure going to give it a try. Mondays high in D.C. was 82 and Tuesday will be much the same. What will be different is that Tuesday will come with quite a bit more sun and ...

Tuesday is Primary Day in the District. Voters are choosing candidates for mayor, delegate to Congress, attorney general and at least three new Council members in what’s sure to be one of the District’s most consequential local elections in recent history. In addition, voters will select candidates by using ranked-choice voting for the first time in ...

A Maryland woman said she spent more than a year trying to convince state agencies of what she believed toll camera photos clearly showed: The white Audi SUV repeatedly racking up toll tickets near Baltimore was not her black Toyota Corolla. Daiva Shetty, of Germantown, told the News4 I-Team she received 87 toll violations, almost all of them from the ...

For the first time Monday, Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas answered questions about the FBI raid on her private business and her district office. She said it’s awfully coincidental that it came on the heels of her push to redistrict Virginia in favor of Democrats. No arrests, no charges made, nothing, she told News4. Lucas is arguably the most ...