3+ hour, 17+ min ago  (563+ words) Haze from wildfire smoke sparked a Code Orange air quality alert in the D.C. area on Thursday. News4’s Adam Tuss took a look and spoke with people about how they’re coping. Plus Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper tells why Friday is expected…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago  (491+ words) Some officials are worried that important documents aren’t being properly preserved in the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports. A local D.C. reporter got a tip that rare copies of two of the nation’s most important documents were…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago  (518+ words) The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is once again being drained. News4’s Joseph Olmo explains. The newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago  (508+ words) A D.C.-area law enforcement agency rolled out new policing tools that use AI. Police say the time saving is incredible and the accuracy is there — but opponents have privacy concerns and question whether AI's integration will always remain impartial. A…...

22+ hour, 20+ min ago  (334+ words) The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed Wednesday the National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city officials have been against deployment since it began last summer, but pushing back has been an uphill…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (284+ words) A young woman killed in a triple-fatal crash in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, early Sunday morning was returning from the Chris Brown/Usher concert at Northwest Stadium, her mother said. Carletta Maxwell believes a traffic light at the Route 301 intersection where…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (287+ words) An Alexandria soccer coach was accused of scamming families out of $60,000 by creating a fake soccer academy, police said. A Northern Virginia soccer coach is accused of scamming athletes out of almost $60,000. The Sporting Soccer Academy, created by Ahmed Mohamed,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (129+ words) A small plane crashed in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Tuesday morning. Video from Chopper4 shows the white plane crumpled on the ground outside Greenline Service Corporation, a John Deere dealership on Tidewater Trail. The plane appeared to have hit some of the John…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (295+ words) A military helicopter had to make an emergency landing in D.C. Monday night because of a mechanical problem. News4’s Megan McGrath reports. A military helicopter made an emergency landing in a field near a residential neighborhood of Northwest D.C. on Monday…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (140+ words) Ahzaria Clemmons was last seen about 9:52 p.m. Saturday in the 9100 block of Springhill Lane in Greenbelt, wearing a black sweatshirt and sweatpants. Police are asking for help finding a 15-year-old girl they described as "critically missing" since Saturday night. Ahzaria Clemmons…...