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 ...

The director of a prestigious preschool in Northwest D.C. faces federal charges after what prosecutors describe as his messages about child abuse on the app Discord. James Carroll, 55, was charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, the office of the U.S. attorney for D.C. said. Carroll is the head of school at the National Child ...

A former teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old student at the school where she taught in 2015, prosecutors say. In 2023, a man came forward to Montgomery County police and said Melissa Curtis sexually abused him multiple times over a period of several months. She was a ...

Fifty years after the Manson Family killings, the name Charles Manson still evokes a strong image that of a shaggy-haired cult leader who spoke provocatively about mass murder. Theres no need to feel guilty. I havent done anything Im ashamed of. Maybe I havent done enough, Manson said in a 1987 interview with TODAY at Californias San Quentin ...

A hacker on Monday gained access to a file containing the sworn depositions of two women involved in the investigation into Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman who is President-elect Donald Trumps pick to lead the Justice Department, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.  That file included the testimony of the woman who alleges she ...

Alex Ovechkin is considered week-to-week after injuring his lower left leg in the Washington Capitals’ most recent game at Utah, an absence that is expected to slow down his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record. The Capitals said Tuesday that Ovechkin would be evaluated further by doctors when they return home from their road trip. He ...

This article is part of Bsness School, a series that highlights one of the fastest-growing groups of entrepreneurs in the United States, Latinos. You can hear or watch the full conversation with Mafe Rmer-Cabezas below.  Mafe Rmer-Cabezas and her sister, Coco Cabezas, were first introduced to the concept of entrepreneurship at a young age through their ...

Post Malone will be running circles around the United States in 2025 for his next tour with county star Jelly Roll. Post Malone Presents: The Big Ass Stadium Tour will stop in 25 cities starting in April 2025. The massive production will come to Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on Monday, June 2, 2025, according to a press release. Want ...

Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk’s new effort to increase government efficiency could initially target the nearly two-thirds of federal workers who are still approved to work from home 18 months after the pandemic ended.  Vacant federal office space in downtown Washington is costly to maintain and a deep source of frustration to Mayor Muriel ...

The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farms Christmas trees would be headed to the White House this winter. But then Hurricane Helene struck, unleashing a deadly deluge across western North Carolina, including Avery County, where Cartners Christmas Tree Farm has stood for decades. Though the farm lost thousands of trees to a ...

The smashed and singed silk flowers, marble-topped bistro tables and purple shopping bags on the sidewalk in front of the building on South Saint Asaph Street in Old Town Alexandria hint at the atmosphere that had attracted people inside. Madame Cocos Emporium and Everything Chocolate, Friends to Lovers Bookstore and Little Birdies Home and Gifts were ...

An hours-long search Monday night for a man who fell into the Anacostia River has ended as crews pulled a body from the water. Officials say that man was on a boat that was docked there, and according to witnesses, he fell overboard. This all started just before 6:30 p.m. News4 watched for hours as friends and family arrived at the District Yacht Club ...

A family is grieving after a three-year-old boy was run over and killed in Chantilly on Saturday night. Flowers, candles, stuffed animals and toysnow stand in the spot where 3-year-old Hugo Diaz Nolasco tragically lost his life A memorial for the little boy who loved to smile and play. He was so affectionate, said Jose Cruz Diaz, Hugo’s father. ...

Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95. Frommer died from complications of pneumonia, his daughter Pauline Frommer said Monday. My father opened up the world to so many people,” she said. “He believed deeply ...

Residents in Arlingtons Green Valley neighborhood are on edge again after two people were shot in less than 24 hours over the weekend. A man was shot before 3 a.m. Saturday after being confronted by five people. Then about 10 p.m. the same day, a juvenile was shot during a confrontation with two people. Both victims are expected to survive.  ...

Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trumps pick to lead the Justice Department, paid a woman for sex at a small, invitation-only party in Florida, where prostitution is illegal, in 2017 while he was a member of the House, the womans attorney said to NBC News on Monday.  In an interview, Joel Leppard said the woman also said she saw Gaetz having sex with ...

Some last-minute holiday travelers are leaning into so-called “Travel Tuesday” or the Tuesday after Cyber Monday and Black Friday. Travel Tuesday falls on Dec. 3 this year. Yet there may be some limitations. Here’s what to know. If you still haven’t booked your holiday travel plans, take note: Prices tend to rise the closer you get to the days ...

A nonprofit whose goal is to develop the creative arts workforce in Prince George’s County just received a multimillion dollar federal grant. For Otto Hernandez, working for CreativeWorks is a dream he didn’t know he had until he joined the program at Joes Movement Emporium. Ever since little Ive had a passion about cameras, he said. I just ...

Two teenage girls, ages 13 and 14, were found guilty Monday in the brutal fatal beating of a 64-year-old D.C. man they did not know before the violent attack. A judge found the girls guilty of second-degree murder, assault and conspiracy to commit assault. One of the girls, the 13-year-old, was also found guilty of tampering with physical evidence. ...

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican who has embraced prosecutions against election fraud and other conservative causes, said Monday that he will seek reelection next year, dispelling speculation of a potential gubernatorial bid. Miyares said in a video that he is running for attorney general to continue his tenure as Virginias top ...

About 1 in 5 Americans say they regularly get their news from “news influencers” on social media, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. While previous research found more women consume news on sites including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok than men, the new survey suggests close to two-thirds of news influencers are men. Political ...

Marriott, a major employer headquartered in Bethesda, plans to cut more than 800 jobs. A mass layoff will cut 833 positions effective Jan. 3, 2025, a notice on the Maryland Department of Labors website says. Marriott is restructuring, a company spokeswoman told News4. Earlier this year, we began a strategic review of all aspects of Marriott ...