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White House chef retires after nearly 30 years, 1st woman and person of color to have the job
The White House’s executive chef has retired after nearly three decades of serving meals and state dinners to five different presidents and their families.
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VP Kamala Harris stops by Tyra Banks' new ice cream shop in DC
Try to put on your best smize at Tyra Banks’ new Smize and Dream ice cream shop located in Woodley Park in D.C.
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2 people shot at Potomac High School in Maryland
A shooting took place at Potomac High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland, late on Saturday morning, police said.
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Republican National Committee headquarters under lockdown after being sent vials of blood
The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., was under lockdown Wednesday morning after someone sent vials of blood to the building, three sources familiar with the situation told NBC News.
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Man dies after crashing into White House security barrier, police say
A man has died after crashing into a White House exterior barrier on Saturday evening, according to the Secret Service.
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Comedian Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor
Kevin Hart rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of his country’s most recognizable performers. Now Hart has received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, accepting the award Sunday night at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. Hart has honed a signature style that combines his diminutive height,...
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US Air Force member who set himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in DC has died
An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after setting himself on fire Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while shouting “free Palestine,” NBC News reports.
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Secret Service extinguish man on fire outside Israeli Embassy
A man is critically injured after he was on fire in Northwest D.C. Sunday afternoon, authorities say.
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Judge hands down 27-month sentence in attack on congresswoman in Washington apartment building
A man who pleaded guilty to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment was sentenced to more than two years behind bars Thursday.
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Man with gun arrested near US Senate office buildings
A man with a gun was arrested Tuesday across from Union Station on Capitol Hill, U.S. Capitol Police say.
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‘Tragedy': DC officials share new details on 13-year-old killed during carjacking
After a 13-year-old was shot and killed during a carjacking in downtown D.C., District officials spoke about what happened and who the child was. Vernard Toney Jr. died Sunday after he was shot on D Street NW, in the Penn Quarter area, the previous night. Police say an off-duty federal security officer shot Toney after he and another young...
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Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year
The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in December with no public signs the 50-year-old exchange agreement struck by President Richard Nixon will continue.
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Congressman victim of armed carjacking in DC
A congressman was the victim of an armed carjacking in Navy Yard in Southeast D.C. on Monday night, two law enforcement sources told News4.
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Fat Bear Week could be postponed if the government shuts down
A government shutdown could postpone fan-favorite Fat Bear Week, set to begin just days after the funding deadline for Congress.
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy were a ‘terrorist attack,' ambassador says
The incident remains under investigation by the Washington D.C. police, the Secret Service and the State Department.
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Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban Embassy in Washington, officials say
A video shared by Cuba’s foreign minister on X shows the moment a man lights and throws at least one Molotov cocktail at the Cuban Embassy in Washington on Sunday.
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How a federal government shutdown would affect DC
Concerns are growing as America inches closer to a government shutdown. News4’s Mark Segraves explains how D.C. would be affected if it happens.
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Homicide suspect escapes from Washington, D.C., hospital
A man arrested on a homicide charge escaped from police custody at George Washington University Hospital Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
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USPS letter carrier stole checks worth nearly $1.7 million from the mail, officials say
A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Washington, D.C., allegedly stole checks out of the mail worth a total of almost $1.7 million, according to federal court documents.
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Why are the pandas at the National Zoo going to China?
Here’s what to know about the giant pandas and their departure from D.C.