Jackie Bensen is a General Assignment Reporter at NBC4. With a focus on breaking news, she covers a variety of topics including culture and society, transportation and mobility, and crime and justice. Bensen has been featured in several notable outlets, including NBC New York and NBC Los Angeles.
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Jackie Bensen's reporting primarily focuses on local crime, breaking news, and evolving stories in the District of Columbia area. She covers a range of topics including crime, violence, family & relationships, animal welfare, and cold cases.
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The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors chair listened as residents voiced both support and opposition to the continued creation of data centers during a Q&A session.
By: Jackie Bensen
A misleading dating app encounter led a Montgomery County man to be scammed for more than $400,000. News4's Jackie Bensen reports.
A man grabbed a kitten from the adoption area of a Maryland pet store, then allegedly tried to use her to rob a nearby bank. But it was far from the purr-fect crime — police were on the scene in minutes, and the kitten, named Magnolia, came through it all unharmed. Security camera video shows a man wearing a light-colored…
By: Jackie Bensen
The man was arrested and the kitten, who is up for adoption, made it through unharmed.
By: Jackie Bensen
After a City Cast DC reporter got a tip that the documents were possibly being kept in concerning conditions, she did some digging of her own.
The Fairfax County School Board unanimously approved the boundary for the new high school in Herndon as parents and students looked on to learn if their neighborhoods will see change. Fairfax County Public Schools bought the campus of the former King Abdullah Academy last year for $150 million and positioned Skyview High School as a startup-style innovation hub with emphasis…
By: Jackie Bensen
Unit 5F closing means 11 beds lost and eight nurses reassigned, according to a union representing registered nurses at the facility.
By: Jackie Bensen
A sibling to the Las Vegas Sphere — a dazzling immersive music and entertainment experience that generated nearly $800 million in revenue last year, according to its owners — is now a step closer at National Harbor.
By: Jackie Bensen
A major data center proposal for a Dominion Energy substation and plans for two data centers in Fairfax County has drawn mounting concern from community leaders and nearby homeowners.
By: Jackie Bensen, Maggie More
Imagine being in a mall food court at 6 p.m. on a Friday night — the crowds, the families with children — when gunshots ring out.
