Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association on Monday announced a six-race championship series over a span of five months that includes the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and a $5 million prize pool, set to begin next year. The first and third legs of the Triple Crown are scheduled next year for the traditional five weeks apart ...

It was an emotional scene in D.C. Superior Court Monday that even left the judge taking a moment to compose herself. The husband of a woman killed in a hit-and-run was able to speak to the judge in the case. Dawn Ciccone, 61, and her husband, Stephen Ciccone, had been out for a long walk the morning of April 18 where they talked about how much they ...

Former Olympian David Davey Hearn could sue the federal government as prosecutors drop felony charges that he damaged the Reflecting Pool. An attorney on his legal team spoke with News4 on Monday, after federal prosecutors announced theyre dropping charges against him. All options are on the table. For now, were focused on getting the case dismissed, ...

It’s time to clear those shelters. Clear The Shelters, NBCUniversal Local’s annual pet adoption and donation initiative, kicked off its 12th adoption campaign Saturday. The monthlong adoption push takes place through the end of August. The donation initiative, meanwhile, got underway July 15 and runs though Sept. 15. Last year’s Clear The ...

A 16-year-old has died after he was shot at a car meetup early Saturday in Woodbridge, Virginia, authorities say. The teen was found shot and wounded in the 14100 block of Crossing Place at about 2 a.m., Prince William County police said. The investigation revealed there was large car meet at the location when a shooting occurred, where the victim, a ...

Two people in Michigan have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Monday. Both people whose identities were not provided by the state had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration, according to a news release. Cyclospora, the ...

The following content is created in partnership with F.H. FURR. It does not reflect the work or opinions of the NBC Washington editorial staff.Click hereto learn more about F.H. Furr.  Summer storms can move through quickly, but their impact can last long after the skies clear. For homeowners, severe weather is a reminder to look beyond the obvious ...

4 things to know about the weather: Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening Downpours, lightning, and localized flooding are possible Monday night A weak boundary remains nearby, keeping storm chances around through Tuesday and Wednesday Temps stay in the mid-80s through midweek A humid summer air mass ...

Maryland lawmakers will kick off a special session Monday to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S. House seat by 2028. The General Assembly will begin debate on a proposed constitutional amendment intended to give Democrats greater latitude to draw congressional maps favoring ...

Luis Garca Jr. wanted to help but could only watch as the Washington Nationals suffered their fifth straight loss on Sunday. Garca was scratched about 30 minutes before a 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. He watched the game from the dugout. A short time later, the New York Yankees announced they got Garca in a trade with the Nationals in exchange for ...

A group of D.C. students has been hard at work on a podcast about mental health and the many pressures that young people face. This new podcast is called Behind the Smile: Teens and Mental Health in America. The students who worked on it told News4 its really been a labor of love to help their peers who may be struggling. Behind the Smile will have ...

A tree snapped and fell onto the street on Avalon Drive in Bethesda, Maryland during Sunday’s storms, taking down wires and causing neighbors to lose power. We lost power and looked outside the window and saw lots of smoke, and there were flames in the street, said Diana Blumenfeld, who lives on Avalon Drive. And then we could see fire outside our ...

A popular music venue is asking for any help they can get after one of their team members went missing. Madeline Avillion, 30, was last seen on Friday at around 6 a.m. in Adams Morgan. An entertainment venue called Culture in Ivy City posted on its Instagram pleading with anybody who may know where she is. Avillion is 52, weighs about 100 pounds ...

Asia Nichols, her husband and her eight children lost everything when the roof of their Alexandria home caught fire over the Fourth of July weekend. The house is still boarded up. We had no idea that anything was on fire, Nichols said. My alarm wasn’t even going off. Nichols believes that fireworks may have caused the fire. Fireworks are illegal ...

Jane Howell, the former Virginia state senator who served for more than three decades, has died at 82. Howell was elected to the Senate in Virginia in 1991. She represented the 32nd district in Fairfax County and part of Arlington County before retiring in 2024. Howell was also the first woman in Virginias history to serve as chair of the Senate ...

4 things to know about the weather: WEATHER ALERT: More flooding tonight with heavy rain. Additional heavy rain into early Monday. Rain opportunities continue into the week ahead. Will it be raining constantly and everywhere during this period? No. Flood watches have been issued for D.C and multiple areas in Maryland and Northern Virginia. ...

4 things to know about the weather: WEATHER ALERT: More flooding tonight with heavy rain. Additional heavy rain into early Monday. Rain opportunities continue into the week ahead. Will it be raining constantly and everywhere during this period? No. Flood watches have been issued for D.C and multiple areas in Maryland and Northern Virginia. ...

A man was shot and killed by a Maryland-National Capital Park Police officer in Prince George’s County on Friday after he was found with a gun in a park, according to police. Officers received a call shortly after 6 p.m. about a shooting and a man walking near the river in Fort Washington Park with a gun. Maryland-National Capital Park Police, ...

Walking does a body good, so many people strive to get 10,000 steps a day a common goal. It can take at least90 minutes to hit that numberin a single outing, often leading walkers to break up their exercise sessions into several shorter strolls. Even a short amount of exercise is better than none, but if youre looking for the best approach to boost ...

Three people were killed and seven more were injured, some critically, in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon, a Twin Falls city spokesman said. Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant, Twin Falls city public information officer Josh Palmer ...

4 things to know about the weather: Scattered showers and isolated storms overnight. Sunday starts with clouds and showers and storms likely during the afternoon and evening. Opportunity for on and off showers and storms in the forecast through Wednesday. Rain chances pick up again late into next week. SUNRISE: 5:10 a.m.SUNSET: 8:18 ...

The calls to stop data center growth in the data center capital of the world are getting louder as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle get behind calls for a statewide moratorium. Some lawmakers said Virginia has to stop approving new data centers altogether until the impacts on water, electricity and other issues are figured out first. In July, ...

The calls to stop data center growth in the data center capital of the world are getting louder as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle get behind calls for a statewide moratorium. Some lawmakers said Virginia has to stop approving new data centers altogether until the impacts on water, electricity and other issues are figured out first. In July, ...

Imagine being in a mall food court at 6 p.m. on a Friday night the crowds, the families with children when gunshots ring out. That was the terrifying reality for visitors and staff members at the Wheaton Mall in Montgomery County, Maryland, on the last Friday in July. According to police, a 17-year-old was at the food court’s Cinnabon stall when ...

4 things to know about the weather: Dry today, but humidity increases Clouds also increase today Sunday starts out dry, showers and storms likely in the afternoon and evening. Rain chances continue through Wednesday of next week. Saturday is going to be hot, with a high in the low 90s, and dry. Humidity will increase throughout the day. ...