Scott MacFarlane
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DC Clears Homeless Encampment in Northwest
One of the region’s largest encampments for homeless people was removed Thursday. → Read More
Ex-MMA Fighter Gets 41 Months in 1st Sentence for Capitol Riot Violence
Scott Fairlamb was sentenced for assaulting a D.C. police officer at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. The sentence is the longest a rioter has received. → Read More
DC VA Doctor Helps Deliver Baby Born in Car
A father rushing to a hospital for the delivery of his daughter had to stop at the first emergency room he could find when the girl was born in the car. → Read More
Timetable Set for Construction of Pentagon Fire Station Destroyed on 9/11
Two decades after 9/11, there’s finally a timetable to rebuild the Pentagon fire station destroyed in the attacks. → Read More
DC Jail Inmate Elected to ANC Ward 7 Seat
A D.C. Jail inmate has been elected to a government position. Joel Caston is a new Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for Ward 7. He was one of five inmates in... → Read More
Private Citizens, Local Law Enforcement Facing Ammo Shortage
A surge in new gun purchases has triggered a shortage of ammunition, raising concern among local police departments. → Read More
Maryland Races to Curb Spread of COVID-19 Inside Prisons
Health officials are racing to try to contain the coronavirus inside some of the hardest hit spots in the D.C. area. Several Maryland correctional facilities... → Read More
At Least 20 Capitol Police Officers Have COVID-19 After Riot
Some U.S. Capitol Police officers say they’re worried the violent Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol was a COVID-19 superspreader event. At least 20 officers have... → Read More
Increase in Dental Injuries Attributed to Pandemic Stress, Habits
The stress of the pandemic is a grind. A data analysis from the American Dental Association shows a surge in cases of teeth grinding, clenching and cracking... → Read More
Families, Inmates Concerned About Spike of COVID-19 Cases in Maryland Prisons
The Jessup Correctional Institution in Maryland is suffering a COVID-19 case spike, raising fears of a widespread outbreak among inmates and raising questions... → Read More
Already Backlogged Maryland Courts Will Have No New Jury Trials in 2020
Courts throughout Maryland partially shut down Monday due to the pandemic. Just weeks ago, on Sept. 29,Maryland loosened its restrictions and allowed jurors to... → Read More
Plans for Presidential Transition, Inauguration Underway in DC
There are already plans underway for the presidential transition and for Joe Biden’s inauguration, News4 has learned. The Biden team will have access to a... → Read More
Some Child Care Centers Closed Due to COVID-19 May Not Reopen
More than 5,000 Washington, D.C.-area child care centers remain closed, some of which will never reopen, according to a review of state records by the News4... → Read More
DC Neighborhood Plans to Challenge New Halfway House
Plans for a new halfway house in D.C. are meeting growing resistance. The federal Bureau of Prisons said it made a deal with a contractor to make the site of... → Read More
Renewed Calls to Remove Confederate Statues From Capitol
Members of Congress are calling for Confederate figures to be removed from the U.S. Capitol. In a letter, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Pelosi told a... → Read More
Spike in Car Break-ins in DC Area During Stay-at-Home Orders
The Washington, D.C., region has suffered a surge of car break-ins during the monthslong stay-at-home order. The News4 I-Team collected and analyzed police... → Read More
3 DC Area Hospitals Report Drop in ER Visits
As coronavirus cases continue to climb in the D.C. area, local emergency rooms continue to empty. Reports obtained by the News4 I-Team show the number of... → Read More
Coronavirus Tears Through Homeless Shelter in DC
At least five contract security officers have tested positive for the coronavirus at the New York Avenue homeless shelter in Northeast Washington, D.C. One of... → Read More
VA Med Center in West Virginia Reports Its First Deaths From COVID-19
The major VA medical center in Berkeley County, West Virginia, reported its first coronavirus deaths. Federal records reviewed by the News4 I-Team show three patients have died of COVID-19 at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. About two dozen more have tested positive. Large tents have been erected outside the hospital to help keep respiratory patients separate from other hospital patients…. → Read More
Blind Community Faces Shopping Challenges During Pandemic
New restrictions at restaurants and grocery stores are placing an increased burden on the blind, according to a review and a series of interviews by the News4... → Read More