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Code Orange: Wildfire smoke affects air quality in the DC area
26+ min ago (563+ words) Haze from wildfire smoke sparked a Code Orange air quality alert in the D.C. area on Thursday. News4’s Adam Tuss took a look and spoke with people about how they’re coping. Plus Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper tells why Friday is expected…...
Officials raise concerns about rare documents' environment in Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (491+ words) Some officials are worried that important documents aren’t being properly preserved in the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports. A local D.C. reporter got a tip that rare copies of two of the nation’s most important documents were…...
Drained Reflecting Pool shows Trump's ‘American flag blue' liner now closer to gray
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (518+ words) The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is once again being drained. News4’s Joseph Olmo explains. The newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump…...
How Fairfax County police are using AI — and why opponents are concerned
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (508+ words) A D.C.-area law enforcement agency rolled out new policing tools that use AI. Police say the time saving is incredible and the accuracy is there — but opponents have privacy concerns and question whether AI's integration will always remain impartial. A…...
National Guard continuing DC deployment through Inauguration '29
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (334+ words) The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed Wednesday the National Guard will remain deployed in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city officials have been against deployment since it began last summer, but pushing back has been an uphill…...
Maryland announces Aug. 9-15 back-to-school sales tax break
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (373+ words) WORLD CUP UPDATE: Argentina will play Spain in the final on Sunday July 15, 2026, 5:37 PM Maryland’s annual sales tax holiday is returning for another back-to-school shopping season. With Greenbelt’s Beltway Plaza Mall as a backdrop Wednesday, Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman announced…...
House passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent
21+ hour, 32+ min ago (467+ words) July 15, 2026, 12:17 AM The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. The vote was 308-117. Daylight saving…...
Washington, D.C. Now Has the Strictest Anti-Scalping Ticketing Policy in the Country
21+ hour, 33+ min ago (311+ words) The nation's capital is capping ticket resale prices at 10 percent higher than a ticket's original face value and is outlawing speculative tickets. Washington, D.C. has passed legislation that is set to make the nation’s capital the most stringent anti-scalping marketplace in…...
Heartbroken homeowner praises camera alert after dog turned on toaster, caused fire
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (503+ words) July 15, 2026, 2:34 PM Maryland (WJZ) — A Harford County family is reeling after their beloved rescue dog likely started a fire on July 10 that killed three of their other pets and left their home uninhabitable. The homeowner on Foxglove Court in Belcamp…...
Capitals to play Penguins in 2026-27 home opener
1+ day, 45+ min ago (246+ words) July 15, 2026, 12:56 PM The Washington Capitals will be playing the Pittsburgh Penguins in their first home game of the 2026-27 campaign. It will take place Oct. 7 at Capital One Arena at 7:30 p.m., the team announced Wednesday. — Washington Capitals (@Capitals) July 15, 2026 This will be…...