Mark Segraves

For the first time since being charged with taking a bribe, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White has publicly apologized.

D.C. officials are urging people experiencing homelessness to go to shelters amid this week’s dangerously cold temperatures. Tent encampments covered with snow could be spotted throughout the city after Monday’s snow storm. About 1,400 people stayed in the city’s shelters Tuesday night, officials said. “You kind of, like, make the best of it, and you do what you have to…

As D.C. continues to dig out of Monday’s snow storm, there are many residents who need help clearing their sidewalks, walkways and driveways. Even a little snow can be problematic for seniors and people with disabilities. That’s where D.C.’s “Snow Hero” program comes in. More than 200 volunteers from all walks of life signed up with the D.C. government to…

Protesters advocating for the certification of the Equal Rights Amendment hung a huge banner outside the National Archives on Friday. News4 witnessed officers detain several people. Alongside the columns of the Pennsylvania Avenue building, demonstrators unfurled a banner with the words “Publish ERA. Hero or zero.” The protest Friday comes as Democrats press President Joe Biden to act unilaterally on…

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said two companies misled local officials, but neither admitted any wrongdoing

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, airspace above the D.C. area has remained heavily restricted. Only a handful of people, primarily law enforcement, can see the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials or the icy Potomac River or the Kennedy Center from so high up. “It is pretty cool to be able to fly in such restricted airspace,” said Jeff Hertel, the department’s…

When President Donald Trump rolls down Pennsylvania Avenue in the inaugural parade Monday, the U.S. Secret Service will be tasked with keeping him safe. The past attempts on Trump’s life heighten the threat level. “As a Secret Service agent, we’re the guardians of our democracy, and I think everybody, you know, July 13 kind of gave us a wake-up call…

The Recycling, Refund, and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025, or D.C.'s Bottle Bill, would require a 10-cent deposit on beverage containers to encourage people to return them to get their dime back

Trump's swearing-in ceremony will be conducted in the Capitol rotunda, where he will also deliver his inaugural address, as the D.C. area plunges into extreme cold.

Two people have died after a pickup truck crashed on the Arlington Memorial Bridge and plunged into the icy Potomac River during rush hour Thursday evening, authorities say.