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10/30/2025

"We are done being afraid, and we want answers,” one person testified. When asked how she'd respond to residents' concerns, Mayor Bowser said city council members holding hearings about immigration enforcement were doing so for political reasons. http://nbc4dc.com/bnPhayw

Federal agents are arresting people based on how they look, separating parents from their children and pulling food delivery workers off streets – “and our government isn’t doing much about it.” That’s what one of dozens of D.C. residents said in testimony at a D.C. Council hearing on Wedn...

10/30/2025

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’ campaign bus caught on fire on the way to a campaign event in Harrisonburg today, she said. Everyone on board was safe.

Trump administration Live Updates Live updates: Trump, Xi ease trade tensions; U.S. may resume testing nukes President Donald Trump said Wednesday he ordered the Defense Department to “immediately” begin testing nuclear weapons to match other nations. By NBC Staff • Published 6 hours ago • U...

10/30/2025

Dozens of D.C. residents lined up to testify Wednesday about their experiences and fears related to immigration enforcement and what many said they see as Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department’s cooperation.

“Muriel Bowser has a moral and civic obligation to protect all Washingtonians. We are done being afraid, and we want answers,” one person said to applause.

Later that afternoon, at a ribbon-cutting event in Chevy Chase, News4’s Mark Segraves asked Bowser about residents who are upset with her handling of federal Immigration enforcement.

“Well, I just talked to a lot of residents here. Nobody told me that they were upset with me. In fact, what they told me is, ‘Thank you, mayor, for your leadership during unprecedented times,’” Bowser said in part.

Watch key parts of residents’ testimony and read more here: http://nbc4dc.com/iLVo9Q2

10/30/2025

NEW NATS MANAGER: The Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager, a source tells the Associated Press.

A person with knowledge of the situation says the Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager.

10/30/2025

President Trump posted on social media that he has instructed the Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons “immediately.”

10/30/2025

A 16-year-old was inspired to make custom apparel like shoes and blankets for cancer patients after seeing his mother battle breast cancer. Here's how he raises money for cancer research.
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A 16-year-old was inspired to make custom apparel like shoes and blankets for cancer patients after seeing his mother battle breast cancer.

10/30/2025

"Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" actor and Prince George's County native Floyd Roger Myers Jr. died Wednesday at the age of 42, according to his family.
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The actor’s sister, Tyree Trice, confirmed his death on a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and to support his four children.

10/30/2025

A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use of full-body restraints on deportation flights, saying it raises "serious human rights concerns."
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A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use of full-body restraints on deportation flights, according to an AP investigation.

10/30/2025

Five more people were arrested overnight in the Louvre crown-jewels heist — including a man identified by DNA as one of the suspected robbers — the Paris prosecutor said, signaling an accelerating dragnet.

Five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum.

10/30/2025

A longtime teacher filed a defamation lawsuit after a law firm hired by Fairfax County Public Schools reported her claims about a student’s abortion and a school social worker were “likely false and fabricated.”

The teacher at the center of an investigation into whether a Centreville High school student was assisted with an abortion by a school social worker filed a lawsuit against Fairfax County Public Schools. The teacher revealed her allegations first to a conservative blogger and then to News4 in August...

10/30/2025

DC AREA HALLOWEEN 🎃👻

👑 Serve looks and haunt nightmares with Unconventional Diner's Drag bingo, the Halloween Crystal Ball with Tula & Regina in Germantown or the Lincoln Theatre’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” screening with a live shadow cast.

📚 Find your coven at Lost City Books' Fright Fête, Kraken's Lucha Libre, Fantom Comics' Halloween party at Dupont Underground and Continues Arcade's 21+ Halloween After Party in Alexandria.

🪓 The infamous tale of accused ax murderer Lizzie Borden is now on stage in D.C. “Lizzie the Musical” is playing at Keegan Theater from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30.

🔎 Old Town Alexandria has ghosts and spooky stories seemingly around every turn. Halloween weekend is the perfect time to take a ghost tour or learn about poisons at the Apothecary Museum.

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What to do this weekend for Halloween, Día de los Mu***os and more in the D.C. area.

10/30/2025

People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. The monster cyclone had winds of up to 185 mph when it made land in Jamaica.

People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as death toll rose.