The bare details of a murder in Loudoun County, Virginia back in 1973 have come into a vivid three dimensions. A forensic artist has created a likeness of the victim in hopes it will help identify her. Shes no longer an abstract. She looks like shes about to speak. Blood-stained scraps of fabric from the 1973 murder investigation were used to recreate ...

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday. Comedian, by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art Basel Miami Beach, as festivalgoers tried to make out whether the single yellow piece of fruit affixed to a white wall with ...

The Metropolitan Police Department is targeting drivers using the shoulder to get around traffic on D.C. 295. Police say the dangerous driving has gone too far.  “We’ve seen cars fly down the shoulder right at us, Sgt. Terry Thorne said. Very dangerous. Not only a violation, but it’s also dangerous. The shoulder is obviously engineered for ...

Right now D.C. courts tell the News4 I-Team the trial for someone newly accused of a violent crime is scheduled to start in summer 2026 more than a year-and-a-half away. That means a victim or their family has to wait all that time for answers theyre desperate to receive. D.C. judges made an urgent plea Wednesday to prevent an even further backlog in ...

Heavy rain and a quick burst of strong winds will move through the D.C. area with a cold front Wednesday evening. Storm Team4 will be in weather alert mode beginning at 7:30 p.m. The rain is expected between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. A wind advisory for the region is in effect until 1 a.m. for winds of 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Tree ...

Finding fossils like shark teeth, crocodile teeth, whale bones and even a human bone along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay is not uncommon, but two weeks ago, a Calvert County man made an amazing discovery. George Oliver frequently walks the shores near his home looking for fossils, but what he came across recently during a low tide was a surprise: a ...

Women and racial diversity are vital to the strength of U.S. armed forces, outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an exclusive interview with NBC News as he prepares to shortly exit the top military post after four years. I have spent 41 years in uniform, three long tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan, and everywhere I went on a battlefield, there ...

This time last year, no one thought Brandon Davis would survive. I almost died multiple times, he said. They even told my family, hes not going to make it. In September of 2023, the 33-year-old was visiting D.C. from Pennsylvania to see if he could donate a kidney to a friend when tragedy struck. I was walking to the store and got shot, Davis said. ...

Members of the House Ethics Committee met behind closed doors Wednesday but did not reach an agreement on whether to publicly release a report detailing their sweeping investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trumps pick for attorney general. Several Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have said they want to review a House ...

The market for non-surgical cosmetic treatments is booming as both women and men are investing in wrinkle-free skin. Non-invasive aesthetic treatments raked in $70 billion globally in 2023 and despite persistent inflation over the past couple of years the industry is expected to grow to $304 billion by 2033. Erika Barry, nurse practitioner and owner ...

A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Charlottesville campus in 2022. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated malicious wounding and five counts of use of a firearm in the ...

As the weather gets colder, immerse yourself in holiday markets dressed up as winter wonderlands with music, activities and more fun throughout the D.C. metropolitan area. As a result of the great holiday market schism, we’ll get another market in D.C. If you’re looking for gifts in Maryland and Virginia, rest assured there will be a pop-up market ...

An FDA inspection of a Toms of Maine manufacturing facility led to the discovery of significant violations, including bacteria in water used to make toothpaste and a black mold-like substance.  The FDA sent a warning letter Nov. 5 to parent company Colgate-Palmolive, which was publicly released Tuesday, detailing how microorganisms were found in water ...

A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this years presidential race. Jose Antonio Ibarra wascharged with murder and other crimesin Rileys February death, and the guilty verdict was reached on Wednesday by Athens-Clarke County ...

A man has been arrested after shooting and killing his 15-year-old stepson in Charles County on Wednesday, according to police. Charles County police responded to a report of a shooting at a home on Hunt Road in La Plata, Maryland after midnight on Wednesday. The shooting happened inside the family home, according to police. News4 is working to ...

A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday and hurricane-force wind warnings were in effect as the strongest atmospheric river  a large ...

Grab your mittens, and make sure they’re waterproof the ice rink outside the National Gallery of Art on the National Mall reopens this weekend for the holiday season. Whether you’re an Olympian or a first-time skater, you can take a twirl on the ice rink that pops up in the gallery’s outdoor Sculpture Garden each winter. To celebrate opening ...

The United States said Wednesday that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, had closed after receiving “specific information of a potential significant air attack.” “Out of an abundance of caution, the Embassy will be closed, and Embassy employees are being instructed to shelter in place,” it said in a security alert, recommending U.S. ...

Friends, family and members of the D.C. boating community are mourning the loss of one of their own. Loved ones say Tracy Simpson fell off of his boat and into the Anacostia River Monday evening and never resurfaced. He was 62 years old. He enjoyed being down here, being on the water, said Tyrone Tolson, a friend of Simpsons. And as long as he was ...

Marylands Eastern Shore is a beautiful place filled with farms and small-town charm. But if you need a doctor or medical specialist, they can be hard to come by. The Eastern Shore is designed as a medically underserved area, said Dr. Donna Parker, a senior associate dean at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. People there have trouble ...

Comcast is moving forward with the spinoff of its cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC and E!, according to people familiar with the matter. The spinoff is expected to take about a year, the people said. Bravo is not part of the spinoff, they added. Comcast President Mike Cavanagh said during the company’s quarterly earnings call in October that ...

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against a company it says deceived thousands of District borrowers. The lawsuit filed against EarnIn a financial technology company claims the business advertised customers could use the platform to prematurely access their paychecks without interest or mandatory fees. In reality, the lawsuit ...

A judge sentenced a D.C. teenager to about three-and-a-half years for her role in the beating death of a 64-year-old man last year. Reggie Brown was battling cancer and weighed just 110 pounds when he a man in a blue coat attacked him in Northwest in October 2023. Five girls, ages 12-to-15, joined the attack, kicking and stomping on Brown and whipping ...

The Prince George’s County Council tabled legislation that would streamline the approval process for new data centers in the county after receiving strong opposition from residents and conservation advocates on Tuesday. Supporters of the bill said they want to attract data centers because of the tax dollars they would bring during times when the county ...

The District is one big step closer to getting the Washington Commanders back in the city. A Senate committee on Wednesday gave approval to legislation that would give D.C. control of the RFK stadium site for the next 99 years. The vote opens the door for the District to develop the site, but theres still one more big hurdle ahead. The old RFK ...