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5+ min ago (438+ words) The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president's'White House ballroom'construction project must continue for reasons of national security. The filing came in response to a lawsuit filed last Friday by the'National Trust for Historic Preservation'asking a federal judge to halt the project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress. In its filing, the administration included a declaration from the deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service saying more work on the site of the former'White House East Wing'is still needed to meet the agency's "safety and security requirements." The administration has offered to share classified details with the judge in an in-person setting without the plaintiffs present. The government's response to the lawsuit offers the most comprehensive look yet at the ballroom construction project, including a window into how it was so…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (524+ words) FAIRFAX, Va. " Volunteers were hard at work inside the American Red Cross office in Fairfax Monday night. They were packing stockings and writing cards for patients at military hospitals at Fort Belvoir and Walter Reed. Little did the Konczal family know, as they arrived, that their son, US Army PFC Patrick Konczal, was there too. He's stationed in Korea and hasn't been home since July of 2024." "I've never been overseas before. I've never been in a foreign culture, so moving over there was a rough adjustment, but luckily, ever since I've been there, I have good friends, good leadership, and it's been a huge, huge adjustment. But I'm grateful that it happened to me because I feel like it made me a better person, and it was a huge, just eye-opening experience," said PFC Konczal. As much as he has…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (238+ words) Metro says it's looking to reduce wait times and increase service " all without increasing fares. The transit agency's proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes improvements that would reduce wait times for bus and rail passengers, Metro said. General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke said Metro wants to build on the increase in ridership it's seen in the past year. Metro said it's already registered more than 256 million trips on trains and buses this year, beating out last year's total of 251 million trips. Clarke said the increased service is possible without a fare increase, but Metro is still in need of major investments to modernize its rail signal system, increase its fleet of railcars and buses and improve its electrical systems. Reporter Adam Tuss and the News4 team are covering you down on the roads and in transit. "I believe…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago (395+ words) Prince George's County police say they've seen a major drop in crime. News4's Paul Wagner spoke with police to discuss the drop and a new milestone for the department. Standing in front of the largest recruitment class in more than a decade Monday, Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy thanked the chief of police, the officers in the department and the community for driving down crime in 2025. "Public safety and crime stats, they don't decrease just because of the work of the police alone," she said. "It really takes a community committed to ensuring safety for their fellow neighbors that assist us in ensuring that crime goes down." And down it's gone. According to police, murder is down 40%, robbery down 48%, carjacking down 55%, sex offense down 23%, domestic violence down 2%, overall violent crime down 19%, and total crime is down 16%, with 4,755 fewer victims....

3+ hour, 2+ min ago (435+ words) BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. " The Tri-Cities Airport launched its first flight to Washington, D.C. Monday. It's the second of two new flights from Breeze Airways, the result of a $2 million incentive package from local governments and businesses. News 5s Caleb Perhne rode along to see what the flight was like, using a free ticket provided by Breeze. The Airbus 220-300 plane was on the larger end of what you would expect from an airport the size of the Tri-Cities. It seats five across but was largely empty for the first flight. There seemed to be lots of overhead storage. There was no in-flight entertainment, just a phone charger for the 50-minute journey. The legroom was spacious even in economy, though your miles may vary. The bathrooms were the typical small size for a plane, but very clean. When it comes to a low-cost airline one…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago (277+ words) ENTERTAINMENT ALERT: Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital, dead at 78 December 15, 2025, 9:58 PM While the holidays are meant for celebrations and time with family, research shows it's also one of the most dangerous times for heart health. The American Heart Association said there are more cardiac-related deaths between Christmas Day and New Year's Day than any other time of the year. "It's important that people are aware of this trend," said Brian Case, an interventional cardiologist at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. "Be mindful of your health during the holidays," Case said. What could cause heart issues on holiday break? He said one aspect is stress. "Friends and family, that always could create some stress. And then also for people who don't have friends and family who are alone, there's an increased risk for stress and associated depression,…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago (472+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Commanders to shut down Jayden Daniels for final three games of the season ENTERTAINMENT ALERT: Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital, dead at 78 December 15, 2025, 4:40 PM An attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia left 15 people dead and at least 40 injured on Sunday. A D.C. rabbi's family was part of that gathering and targeted attack. Rabbi Levi Shemtov, executive vice president of the American Friends of Lubavitch Chabad based in D.C., told WTOP his brother-in-law and other family members, "were literally hiding while bullets were just whizzing right by them." Shemtov's cousin's son was shot during the attack, he said. He had surgery Monday morning and is recovering. "The initial reports are that he's OK," Shemtov told WTOP. He said other family members had traveled home just shortly prior to the attack. "My sister-in-law and her husband had…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago (434+ words) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed back after two federal reports criticized D.C.s police chief and questioned the accuracy of D.C.s crime data. News4s Mark Segraves reports. News4 obtained a Department of Justice draft report Friday that called the Metropolitan Police Departments crime data "likely unreliable and inaccurate due to misclassifications," adding "violent crime is not being accurately documented and reported to the public." The report alleges MPD has been systematically downgrading hundreds of crimes to show a decrease. "People are very clear about the precipitous decline in crime in the District from murder, shootings, homicides, you name it, and it is a very complicated business to talk about crime classifications that precedes this chief of police," Bowser said. On Sunday, the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee released its own report with many of the same findings as the DOJ. The report, "How D.C.s…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago (330+ words) ENTERTAINMENT ALERT: Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital, dead at 78 December 15, 2025, 9:17 PM A West Virginia man was again found guilty in the 2018 killing of two people who were found shot in the head inside a running vehicle in Montgomery County, Maryland. Gregory Jones, 32, was convicted Friday by a jury in the deaths of Ashley Dickinson and Joshua Frazier, who were found shot "execution style" on Feb. 15, 2018, in Burtonsville. Jones was first found guilty and sentenced to two life terms in prison without parole in 2021. That conviction was overturned on appeal due to the testimony of the state's firearms expert and new case law that sets limits on the use of firearms identification testimony. Jones again faces two potential life sentences in prison without parole plus an additional 40 years, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said in a…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago (262+ words) WASHINGTON " Howard University football head coach Larry Scott has confirmed that he is leaving The Mecca to be the tight ends coach at Auburn University. The Florida native spent six seasons as head coach of the Bison, leading them to two MEAC titles and the school's first-ever appearance in the Cricket Celebration Bowl in 2023." This season, he led Howard to its first victory over rival Hampton for the first time since 2014. During his time in the District, Scott compiled a 23-37 record. This year, he led a defense that was one of the top 15 in the country. Under his guidance, redshirt freshman defensive back Zuri Watson was named a finalist for the 2025 Aeneas Williams Award. In addition, two seniors, defensive lineman Noah Miles and offensive lineman Cesar Reyes, are headed to the 2026 Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl." In 2024, he helped nine Bison…...