Derrick Ward

The Maryland National Capital Park Police have arrested 76-year old Steven Eisen of Silver Spring on multiple charges of indecent exposure and the possession of child pornography. The indecent exposure happened at Takoma-Piney Branch Park on Jan. 25. The park is a popular location, with families enjoying the playing fields and playgrounds. “I’ve come here for years with my kids…

A D.C. pizza shop faces backlash after a congratulatory social media post about President-elect Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Menomale Pizza posted, “The people have spoken. @realDonaldTrump won the popular vote and the electoral college. Congratulations!”  “It was a trending topic,” co-owner Mariya Rusciano said. “Many restaurants were tweeting the night before, as well. Everybody was hopping on the trending topic,…

A family is displaced after a fire engulfed their two-story home in Barnesville, Maryland early Monday morning, officials say. Firefighters responded to the 21700 block of Peachtree Road when they received a call at about 2:30 a.m., according to officials. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the fire was spreading to vehicles in the driveway and to surrounding trees. The…

A Charles County second grader was hospitalized this weekend after he was injured in a bathroom incident inside his elementary school. News4 spoke with the parents and is protecting the identities of them and their child. “I got a message saying that he is in the back of an ambulance with the principal,” the father said. “In the message it…

Fifty years after a plane with 92 people on board crashed in Loudoun County, Virginia, a memorial honoring the victims is set to be unveiled. The afternoon of Dec. 1, 1974, was quiet in the town of Bluemont — until residents were shaken by what happened on the mountain. TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727 from Columbus, Ohio, bound for…

An investigation is underway after a cyclist crashed into the side of an unmarked D.C. Police cruiser in Columbia Heights early Saturday morning.

February will mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since then, more than 600 Ukrainian children have been killed. To honor the lives lost, hundreds of teddy bears were placed at the Washington Monument Friday morning. Voices raised to the words of the Ukrainian national anthem drifted across the monument grounds. Teddy bears were arrayed in neat rows, each…

February will mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since then, more than 600 Ukrainian children have been killed. To honor the lives lost, hundreds of teddy bears were placed at the Washington Monument Friday morning. Voices raised to the words of the Ukrainian national anthem drifted across the monument grounds. Teddy bears were arrayed in neat rows, each…

As Hanukkah celebrations approach, security at synagogues, community centers and schools is a concern.

Fairfax mom honors late son on Christmas while raising addiction awareness