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1+ hour, 21+ min ago (287+ words) December 4, 2025, 4:00 AM Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson hosted a public safety roundtable discussion at Prince George's Community College on Wednesday night in Maryland, addressing a number of concerns involving crime in the county. The event was scheduled weeks before a'brazen midday murder inside the food court of the MGM National Harbor Casino, but it was a top concern on the agenda. "Overall crime is down year over year," Jackson said. "But when you have tragedies like that occur, it's kind of hard to talk about the fact that crime is down." Jackson declined to comment on the ongoing investigation, but said her office is working closely with police. "I have every confidence that the police department is going to bring closure to this case and that we're going to be able to hold that person responsible," she said....

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (346+ words) The Prince William County School Board is expected to vote Wednesday night whether to increase the teacher workday by 30 minutes without any adjustment to compensation. The change would impact every public school teacher in the county, extending their shifts from seven hours to seven-and-a-half hours. "Adding 30 minutes to the teacher workday without additional pay is, in effect, a pay cut," said one teacher testified at a School Board meeting the week before Thanksgiving. The proposal has drawn the attention and opposition from the statewide education association that represents K-12 educators. "There's not another profession that would take a 30-minute adjustment to workday without additional compensation," said Carol Bauer of the Virginia Education Association. "So, that's something that should be considered. No other profession would accept this without corresponding pay increase." Some on the school board disagree. There are only two school…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago (386+ words) December 3, 2025, 8:53 PM Parents often feel pressure to give their kids a smartphone because their classmates already have one. But experts say waiting could help protect your child's health. Kids who get smartphones by age 12 are more likely to struggle with depression, poor sleep and weight issues, according to a Children's Hospital of Philadelphia study that looked at smartphone use by 10,000 kids between 2018 and 2021. Researchers found that the earlier a child gets a smartphone, the greater the risks. "Delaying a smartphone, especially during middle school " may actually reduce the risk of some of these issues," said Dr. Anisha Abraham, chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children's National Hospital in D.C., and an ambassador for the American Academy of Pediatrics' Center of Excellence on Youth Mental Health and Social Media. Abraham said phones often keep kids up late scrolling and texting,…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago (937+ words) Dozens of meeting rooms lined the Park MGM Hotel's conference center. The sound of slot machines echoed from the nearby casino floor. Buzz Williams, fresh out of a postgame shower, met his Maryland men's basketball coaching staff in their designated ballroom on the first night of the Players Era tournament in Las Vegas. Red chairs and a large projector made up one side of the 12-foot tall room. Circular tables were placed across the blue carpet on the other half. Food rested on a white tablecloth along the right wall. It was needed energy. After playing a game that night against UNLV, Maryland's staff had 20 hours to prepare for then-No. 12 Gonzaga. The Terps played three games in three days during the Thanksgiving week tournament. Maryland's staff spent nights locked in their ballroom headquarters, scrutinizing gameplans and schemes amid a rigorous…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago (421+ words) STERLING, Va. " The shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., allegedly by an Afghan national, has sent a shockwave through the U.S. Afghan immigrant community, resurrecting old fears and triggering sweeping new immigration crackdowns by the Trump administration. In the week since the tragic event, a community that has grown substantially, often by assisting U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is grappling with collective fear as the alleged actions of one individual threaten to undermine decades of integration and sacrifice. For immigrants like Jawaid Kotwal, who arrived in the U.S. just weeks before 9/11 and now lives in Northern Virginia, the anxiety is palpable. "There is fear in certain segments of society, particularly those that are not citizens yet," Kotwal shared. "We were worried, we got scared, because anytime we are in the headlines it's not good." The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national,…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago (458+ words) The Royal Family hosted the first German state visit to the UK in 27 years - with a state banquet and ceremonial events in Windsor. The Prince and Princess of Wales met Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the tarmac at Heathrow, before King Charles hosted him in a glittering, Christmassy state banquet at Windsor Castle. In a speech delivered in both English and German, the King welcomed the President and his wife, as well as the 150 other guests which included Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. In response, President Steinmeier said the King's first visit abroad as monarch to Germany in 2023 was a "special symbol of the German-English friendship". The BBC's Russia Editor shares his analysis after five hours of peace talks between the Russians and the US. A council in the Republic of Ireland is seeking information following the "callous" beheading of a stag....

6+ hour, 24+ min ago (219+ words) Road closures and heavy traffic will accompany the National Christmas Tree lighting in Downtown DC. [View image] Road closures for National Christmas Tree lighting To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Download the WUSA9 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video WASHINGTON " It's the most wonderful time of the year, and officials are lighting up Downtown DC. The National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony kicks off Thursday evening. That means road closures and traffic. Most of us are used to the congestion; after all, the District was ranked No. 19 onInrix's Global Traffic Scorecard report. So here's a list of roads to avoid on Dec. 4. The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.: - 17th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW - Constitution Avenue from 14th Street to 18th Street, NW - 15th Street from F Street to…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago (374+ words) It's no surprise that the D.C. area has some terrible traffic around here. The crammed, crowded roads have put us on a list that we really don't want to be on " the worst congestion in the country. But when you talk to the experts about all of this, they say if we don't do anything about it, nothing is ever going to change. Our traffic is so bad that some commuters, like Ivan Johnson, are resigned to their fate. According to a new report from traffic-tracking company INRIX, many roads around here are rough. The D.C. region ranks 19th for traffic congestion worldwide, and 9th for most congestion in the U.S. Drivers here waste 70 hours per year stuck in traffic, and that costs each driver $1,289 per year in wasted time and fuel. Reporter Adam Tuss and the News4 team are covering you down on the roads…...

7+ hour, 15+ min ago (41+ words) The crown jewel of the class is Elee, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound edge rusher who is regarded as the best recruit to join the program during Locksley's tenure. Despite verbally committing to the Terps ... More in College Sports...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago (150+ words) SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. " Virginia State Police said on Wednesday that one of the people involved in a three-vehicle crash on I-95 southbound in Spotsylvania County has succumbed to her injuries. The crash occurred on Tuesday around 8:30 a.m. at the 120-mile marker in Spotsylvania County when a Nissan Pathfinder traveling southbound hydroplaned and drifted off the left side of the roadway, struck a guardrail, and then spun into a Toyota Highlander. The Highlander was then hit by a tractor-trailer. A passenger in the Highlander, 64-year-old Andrea Vernot, suffered serious injuries, which she succumbed to on Wednesday at a local hospital. Another passenger in the Highlander, 61-year-old Mark Vernot, also suffered serious injuries. The driver of the Highlander, Matthew Vernot, 31, "was not injured, nor was the driver of the Nissan or the tractor-trailer. State Police are still investigating the crash....