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A newly released after-action report reveals D.C. call takers and supervisors didn’t make clear the severity of the disaster unfolding, didn’t have the codes they needed to do their job and didn’t act as fast as they could, wasting nearly 15 minutes before telling everyone involved that people and dogs were trapped and in danger inside the District Dogs...

An after-action report describes flaws in the emergency response to the flood in which 10 pets drowned at District Dogs. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg has the details.

The group considered ways to connect transit services across different regions and how to streamline factors like payment methods and routes.

A woman with a cane, a sanitation worker with a stick and a neighbor with a bat helped fight off three dogs that bit three people in Anacostia, witnesses said. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

D.C. is facing pressure to remove what has been a mostly peaceful pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke to students about the campus impact.  

Local emergency service providers are receiving accidental 911 alerts from people’s smart phones and watches. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke with the director of one of the area’s largest communication centers about the problem. 

D.C. leaders are looking to address a recent rise in mopeds on the roads. Officials say many of the vehicles are unregistered, so they want to update the law to keep up.

D.C. leaders are looking to address a recent rise in mopeds on the roads. Officials say many of the vehicles are unregistered, so they want to update the law to keep up. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

Former first lady Michelle Obama surprised high school students Tuesday at the College Signing Day event at Capital One Arena, where thousands of D.C. seniors celebrated the end of high school and the beginning of their college careers. They were expecting to see D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. “There is a big world out there waiting for you to be...

Former first lady Michelle Obama surprised high school students at a College Signing Day event at Capital One Arena Tuesday. News4’s Mark Segraves reports the event celebrates students’ commitment to higher education.

If you want an excuse to dress to the nines, break out an ostentatious hat, and sip a mint julep, you’re in luck: The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday. Here are some watch parties and other ways to celebrate around D.C.

The capitals of the U.S. and France connect by exchanging culture and education. News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke to Christine Warnke, the Sister Cities International ambassador for D.C.

As police nationwide crack down on protests on college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war, demonstrators at an encampment at George Washington University say they have no plans to leave. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

A unit of D.C. police consisting of officers who know American Sign Language allows the Deaf community to interact with police in that language. Officer Myra Jordan started the Metropolitan Police Department’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit 21 years ago. “Having this unit helps not to revictimize victims again, deaf victims,” Jordan said. After 34 years on the…

Photo shows a man riding on the back of a Metro train at the McPherson Square station in Washington, D.C.

A special unit in the D.C. police department helps raise awareness about the challenges the deaf community may encounter. News4’s Mark Segraves takes a look at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit.  

Some students and community members have been camping on university grounds and surrounding areas for days. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

In an act of defiance, the demonstrators removed barricades from around the encampment as they ask for a ceasefire in Gaza and for the university to cut financial ties with Israel. News4’s Juliana Valencia spoke to a student about the protest.

Pro-Palestinian students and protestors at The George Washington University in D.C.’s Foggy Bottom created an encampment Thursday morning in support for Gaza and have remained through the weekend.

Dozens of students who created an anti-war encampment at George Washington University have refused to leave or move to a new area. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.