Investigations

As the D.C. Council tries to figure out how vendors got paid on 36 unapproved D.C. Public Schools contracts, the News4 I-Team confirmed Council now has a company investigating the mess.

D.C. Council will take a final vote on a massive budget that Council says – among many other things – will force Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Public Schools to follow a law passed last year on how much money D.C. schools must receive.

Blighted buildings are the stains that bring neighborhoods down. The News4 I-Team found D.C. has thousands of vacant and blighted properties, and hundreds of them have been in unsafe conditions for a decade.

Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour is one of the most sought-after tickets around, but some local fans told the News4 I-Team they felt duped after a suite deal turned sour. News4’s Susan Hogan has the update.

When the pandemic shut down the world, Darnley Hodge and his wife needed a way to keep their three small children safe but entertained. That’s why the Prince George’s County family spent their summers exploring nearby beaches along the Chesapeake Bay. But when the family arrived to Brownie’s Beach in Bayfront Park – a stamp-size beach in Calvert Co...

A former Prince George’s County correctional officer was awarded almost $2 million in a lawsuit against the county. The officer accused the county’s jail of discrimination after he became a partial amputee. News4 I-Team Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins has the story.

On Tuesday, the D.C. Council is expected to approve a $1.3 million payment on a contract that was never approved and now can’t be found.

Tickets to Beyonce’s upcoming Renaissance World Tour have been hard to snag for many fans. That’s why three proclaimed members of the BeyHive thought it was their lucky day when an offer landed in their inboxes. “The Washington Commanders sent me an email basically saying that Beyonce’s coming and suites are available,” Maquel Mil...

Days after D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) disclosed that it made payments on dozens of high-dollar contracts without council approval, the school district said it has already disciplined staffers as its investigation continues. 

As she strolled Constitution Gardens on a recent evening, the News4 I-Team found Sophia Johnson on a dimly lit path just after dark.

Newly uncovered court documents reveal a federal wiretap of a phone linked to Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins. It’s the latest development in what the county attorney there now confirms is “an ongoing investigation.”

The family of a Navy veteran who allegedly lost more than $3.6 million in an apparent wire fraud scheme is suing the deceased man’s bank and credit union in Virginia, saying they should’ve done more to halt the international transactions. In a lawsuit filed earlier this year in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on......

On 4/20, the unofficial but widely recognized celebration of all things cannabis, activists remind celebrants there are still thousands of people paying a price for previous marijuana-related convictions. Many of those are for criminal acts which are no longer illegal.