News4 I-Team

Road conditions in Prince George’s County are improving overall, but it’s not a “worst first” system for fixes. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg and the News4 I-Team explain how it works and why some residents are frustrated.

An ACLU report found Black people are overwhelmingly more likely to be searched by D.C. police.

Tens of thousands of people are stopped and frisked by D.C. police each year without a warrant, according to a new report released Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. The News4 I-Team’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Experts have told the News4 I-Team for months that support for politically motivated violence is at alarming levels in our country. It’s been 64 days since former President Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and we don’t know the motive behind Sunday’s apparent attempted assassination – but we do know that the environment surrounding the run-up...

While a study shows that support for political violence is slightly down from last year, but the people who support violence say they are more likely to use a gun in support of that goal. News4’s Ted Oberg explains.
 

When people in the District are sentenced to longer sentences, they can be held in federal prisons anywhere in the country. For more than a year, the News4 I-Team has investigated how some of those inmates say they’re often targeted. Since the I-Team started looking into the issue, the recent deaths of two D.C. men were listed as...

Brooke Pinto of the D.C. Council is reacting to the News4 I-Team’s ongoing investigation into deaths of D.C. inmates held in federal prisons. Reported by News4 investigative reporter Tracee Wilkins, produced by Rick Yarborough, and shot and edited by Jeff Piper.

A D.C. Council member is pledging to investigate 911 outages until they are solved. News4 Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.

In a court filing this week, one-time D.C. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens denied any wrongdoing while prosecuting hundreds of protesters arrested in D.C. during Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration.

While Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens waits for a D.C. case to proceed, federal court records in Utah show she’s withdrawn or been replaced by another attorney in dozens of cases. News4’s Ted Oberg reports.

For the past year, the News4 I-Team has investigated deaths of D.C. inmates serving time in federal prisons and the unanswered questions their families have. Now, a second death in recent months has been ruled a homicide.

At least six D.C. inmates in federal prison have been killed in the past four years, and some of their families are still working to learn more about what happened. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

Following D.C. Council member Trayon White’s bribery arrest earlier this month, the D.C. government has launched a wide-ranging review of violence interruption work. An affidavit released after White’s arrest alleges the D.C. Council member took bribes to influence violence interruption contracts within D.C.’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. White has not been indicted, nor commented on the allegations,...

With weeks to go before the 2024 election, experts in extremism and political violence are issuing warnings to families who see loved ones gravitating toward extreme ideology.

D.C.’s chief risk officer is reviewing contracts in the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and more closely in the Credible Messengers program, which hires people and neighborhood organizations to do therapy, mediation and peace brokering in areas prone to gun violence. The News4 I-Team’s Ted Oberg reports.

With weeks to go before the 2024 election, experts in extremism and political violence are issuing warnings to families who see loved ones gravitating toward extreme ideology.

Days after an Internal Affairs Division (IAD) agent called News4 asking for names of confidential sources, D.C. police issued a division order to all Internal Affairs investigators to back off the practice. In the order, IAD Commander John Knutsen told all members of the IAD: “The IAD member shall not contact nor attempt to interview the media representative in...

An average of 202 people each day since July 1 hang up on D.C. 911 after waiting at least 15 seconds on hold, data obtained by the News4 I-Team shows.

A slew of unplanned computer dispatch outages, major staffing shortages and a criminal probe are hanging over Washington, D.C.’s 911 center. As police continue to investigate one of those outages, which coincided with the death of a 5-month-old baby, District officials spoke to reporters Monday about the issues that have plagued the call center.

D.C. officials say old equipment that can’t handle the volume of calls is to blame for outages this year at the 911 call center. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.