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As many as 200 cars and 600 to 800 people were on Heritage Drive, about a half mile long street, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.

Two children and an adult died after they were hit by a train Wednesday night in Springfield, Virginia, authorities say.

Located on the 19th floor of The Watermark Hotel, one of the first postpartum care centers in the U.S. is taking care of new parents in Tysons, Virginia.

Power outages and downed trees were all that was left of a tornado and storm that tore through Montgomery County, Maryland. News4’s Doug Kammerer reports.

A resident in Montgomery County went into the basement of their home after learning of a tornado on the ground, staying safe from the large tree that fell on their yard and car. News4’s Doug Kammerer reports.

A powerful storm spawned tornadoes that ripped their way across Montgomery County, Maryland, Wednesday evening, leaving a line of damage for at least 45 miles. A long-track twister left its greatest destruction in a residential neighborhood in Gaithersburg, where it felled large trees onto houses. Residents were trapped inside. In one home along Do...

A new wastewater facility in Clarksburg, Maryland, remains closed because it doesn’t have any power, which is preventing the opening of a new fire station to serve the community. News4’s Paul Wagner reports there is a workaround, but it will cost more.

Budget cuts in Frederick County Public Schools will be felt across the school system from the classroom to the central office to the athletic field. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

News4’s Tommy McFly learns to foil Fence with Bronze Medalist Nick Itkin, the first American man to win back to back medals at world championships.

D.C. is faced with a $700 million budget gap next year, and residents are facing some significant tax increases across the District to close the distance. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Some lawmakers are trying to crack down on similar commercial parties. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A family is pleading for help and a new reward is available after a 20-year-old woman was found shot in her car on the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) near Landover Road in Prince George’s County, Maryland, last month. Police are still working to learn who shot and killed Nyah Hairston and why. Hairston’s car was found in a ditch....

Only the broadest details are available so far, but the equally iconic music venue 9:30 Club teased the festival’s return on Instagram, sharing on Tuesday: “HSFSTIVAL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 • NATIONALS PARK.”

Authorities are searching for a 23-year-old woman whom they say killed three roommates in a “heinous crime” inside a home in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.