Darcy Spencer is a general assignment reporter for News4.
A Maryland native, Spencer’s journalism career started with community newspapers. She reported for Maryland’s Dundalk Eagle, the Martinsburg Journal in Martinsburg, WV, and The Northern Virginia Daily in Winchester, VA. Her commitment to telling the stories of people and events in the community crossed into television when she began working for Montgomery County Cable.
Spencer’s first on-air job was for NBC25 in Hagerstown, MD. While there, she reported on the Middle East Peace Talks in Shepherdstown, WV as well as issues relating to Y2K. Spencer also filed reports from Bosnia, Honduras, the Azore Islands, and Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Her traveling continued in Germany and Brussels when she was awarded a fellowship from the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation.
In 2000, Spencer joined C-TV, the Prince George’s County news station, as an anchor/reporter. She anchored the evening news and reported on stories from all over the County. On September 11th, Spencer was sent to Ground Zero in New York to report on the attack on the World Trade Center.
Spencer joined News4 in 2001 as the station’s first Chopper 4 reporter, filing stories from high above the Washington area. Since then, she has reported on major stories including the DC area sniper spree, the anthrax investigation, and Hurricane Isabel.
Spencer is a past board member for the American News Women’s Club and Community Crisis Services. She and her two children live in Maryland.
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Veteran of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan killed in Laurel hit-and-run
A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan died after a hit-and-run crash in Laurel, Maryland, and his loved ones are looking for answers. Barry Mitchell was the victim. He was 53. Mitchell had walked to a Taco Bell across the street from his home the night of April 21. But he never made it back. A driver hit…
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‘It's 100% different': National Harbor marks first weekend of emergency youth curfew
The first weekend of an emergency curfew for unsupervised teenagers 16 and younger wrapped up on a summer-like day at National Harbor. And as crowds of couples and families enjoyed the hot weather along the Potomac, residents and business owners reflected on the change they say is for the better.
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‘We chose to be loud': Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at American U, UMD
“When we’re accepted into American University, they want leaders on campus, and when we as leaders protest and do acts like this, they can’t stand it … can’t stand to see us stand up for all the things happening in the world and in our country,” said Arusa Islam, junior vice president for AU’s student government.
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Protests over Gaza spread to DC-area campuses
D.C.-area college students are standing in solidarity with students from Columbia and New York universities who have been staging encampments and demonstrations against Israel’s war with Hamas. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Teen suspect in Baltimore killing of DC officer was ‘paranoid' about being targeted, tipster said
More than six years after an off-duty D.C. police officer was shot and killed as he sat in a car in Baltimore, a suspect has been charged. The suspect, an 18-year-old alleged drug dealer, saw people in a car and was “paranoid” that they would harm him, court documents say. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse
Federal agents boarded the Dali early Monday armed with search warrants. Here’s what we know so far.
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‘Justice': Family's social media campaign leads to arrest of mom's alleged killer
Authorities said Juan Miguel Roman-Balderas fled the country. Efforts to find him failed for nearly a decade. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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‘This club meant so much to me': Tennis champion Frances Tiafoe gives $50K to his hometown club
The Junior Tennis Champions Center, where Frances Tiafoe started to play at 4 years old, helps under-resourced youth with education and learning the sport. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Student attacked in high school bathroom was targeted for money won in fight club, sheriff says
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office charged two high school students in connection with a fight and robbery inside a school bathroom after the victim won money in a fight club. The attack took place during school hours Tuesday at Maurice J. McDonough High School in Pomfret, Maryland. According to the sheriff’s office, the student was targeted for money, but...
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‘It's a relief': Former Prince George's County officer wins retaliation lawsuit
A federal jury awarded a former Prince George’s County police officer hundreds of thousands of dollars after she said she was retaliated against for reporting a sexual assault by another officer. In an interview only on News4, former officer Kara McMurray spoke about the verdict. McMurray spoke on camera for the first time a day after winning a verdict...
