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Prince George's County police are investigating a fatal shooting in Hyattsville. (Courtesy Prince George's County police)

1 killed, 2 injured in Hyattsville shooting

The Lewis family celebrating Tony Lewis Sr.'s release from federal prison.

One-time DC drug kingpin free and with a new job, takes time to appreciate the small things

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Man accused of stabbing Senate staffer in DC was released from prison a day before

The current owner of the now-shut-down historic White's Ferry says he's "run out of options" to resume ferry service across the Potomac River, from Maryland to Virginia, and now plans to sell the operation to Montgomery County, Maryland.

No deal on reopening White's Ferry as owner plans to sell to Montgomery Co.

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Veronica Youngblood, 33, has been indicted for the murders of her two daughter, in Fairfax County, on Aug. 5, 2018. (WTOP/Fairfax County police)

Jury recommends 78 year sentence for Fairfax Co. woman in shooting, killing of 2 daughters

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Dozens sign up to testify on proposed rent controls in Montgomery County

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 23: Floodwaters wash up the bank during high tide amid cherry blossoms in peak bloom by the Washington Channel near the Tidal Basin on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. According to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), climate change and rising sea levels are expected to threaten the root systems of cherry trees near the Tidal Basin. The National Park Service predicted that peak bloom happens from March 22 to March 25 this year. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Mother Nature can ‘fool’ DC region with swings in April 1 weather

Cannabis plants growing at an indoor True North Collective facility are shown in Jackson, Mich., Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Over the past few years, Jonny Griffis has invested millions of dollars in his legal marijuana farm in northern Michigan, which produces extracts to be used in things like gummy bears and vape oils. But now that farm — like many other licensed grows in states that have legalized marijuana — faces an existential threat: high-inducing cannabis compounds derived not from the heavily regulated and taxed legal marijuana industry, but from a chemical process involving little-regulated, cheaply grown hemp. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Md. Senate panel seeks independent state agency to oversee recreational cannabis

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Tony Perkins joins NBC4 Today as new anchor

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Get blasted by paint at 'Beat the Bomb' in DC's Ivy City, where 'losing is half the fun'

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Stolen futures: Baltimore faces uptick in youth violence

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Bowser lays out plan to get more kids into child care

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This May 24, 2022, photo provided by Jessica Damiano shows snap pea plants. Like all legumes, snap peas capture nitrogen from the air and convert it into a form that nourishes the soil and the plants growing in it. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

Farmer shares tips for starting a spring vegetable garden, even if you don't have a yard

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