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‘Denial is not our friend': Researchers say Americans need to ‘wake up' in time to prevent political violence
As the nation enters the first presidential election season since the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, new research shows an alarming number of Americans support violence to achieve political goals. Researchers who surveyed more than 8,600 Americans about their support for and willingness to commit political violence shared their findings recently with the News4 I-Team. A third of those surveyed…
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Survey reveals support for political violence in US
Three years after huge crowds stormed the U.S. Capitol, new evidence paints a disturbing picture that a number of Americans support such violence to meet a political goal. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg and the News4 I-Team found many of them say it’s not just talk.
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Alexandria paid for an economic study of the Wizards and Caps arena plan. Here are the highlights
Economists hired by the city say the proposed arena in Potomac Yard will create thousands of jobs and billions in revenue across the state. The summary of their financial analysis was posted late Friday night before the Christmas weekend.
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What's driving DC's carjacking numbers? Expert suggests perceived lack of consequences
D.C. is set to close the year with a sobering distinction: One of few major American cities where violent crime is rising, especially when it comes to carjacking, which more than doubled this year in the District. More often than not, it’s young people driving it.
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What's driving DC's carjacking crisis
D.C. is set to close the year with a sobering distinction: One of few major American cities where violent crime is rising, especially when it comes to carjacking, which more than doubled this year in the District. The News4 I-Team wanted to know what’s behind the trend and why, more often than not, it’s young people driving it. Investigative Reporter...
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Awaiting summary of economic studies on proposed Alexandria arena
Officials sitting on the financial details of a proposed arena and entertainment district in Alexandria are planning to release a summary as an early Christmas gift but also planning to keep the nitty-gritty details to themselves. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.
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The numbers behind the proposed Monumental move
For sports fans and politicians, stadium deals may be easier to make in their heart than their head, economists tell the News4 I-Team, which has been digging into the numbers behind this deal. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.
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Businesses use AI to catch shoplifters
Some frustrated retailers are turning to artificial intelligence to catch shoplifters. Consumer Investigative Reporter Susan Hogan and the News4 I-Team show how it works.
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To catch a shoplifter: Businesses turn to AI to stop retail theft
During this busy shopping season, retailers are trying to combat the rising threat of retail theft, and that means extra eyes could be watching consumers when they’re out browsing.
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Hundreds of DC's Medicaid nursing home patients sent to Maryland
There’s a growing crisis for some of the aging population in the nation’s capital, advocates say. The News4 I-Team found some D.C. residents who need care are being sent long distances from the community they know. Hundreds of D.C. residents, some of them unhoused, are residing in Maryland nursing homes. On a hot September day, the News4 I-Team...
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Hundreds of DC's Medicaid nursing home patients sent to Maryland
Some aging D.C. residents who need care are being sent long distances away from the community they know. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins explains why.
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‘Accept responsibility': Survivor behind lawsuit against Washington Archdiocese wants closure
A Maryland man behind a class action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Washington said the assault he endured as a child by a priest caused decades of substance abuse, shame and depression. “From age 15 until I was 40 … I used alcohol to cope with the pain, but all that did was turn me into an alcoholic,” said the…
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Survivor suing Washington Archdiocese says assault as a child led to decades of substance abuse, depression
Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins and the News4 I-Team sat down with a man behind a sex abuse lawsuit that triggered the Archdiocese of Washington to challenge Maryland’s Child Victims Act.
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About 4 in 10 DC students are chronically truant, report says
Chronic truancy dropped in Washington, D.C., last school year compared to during the pandemic, but too many kids are still missing too much school, especially at D.C.’s high schools, where nearly half of kids are considered chronically truant, according to a report released this week. The report from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) speaks volumes...
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4 in 10 DC students are chronically truant, report says
Four in 10 D.C. students are missing too much school, according to a report released this week by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg and the News4 I-Team explain what it means for students.
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‘Incredibly serious': Deadly, unpredictable switches add to DC's gun toll; prosecutors seek change
As Washington, D.C., closes an especially deadly year, the News4 I-Team learned law enforcement and prosecutors are nervous about the “explosion” of Glock switches in D.C. and the lenient way District law treats them. Glock switches, sometimes called “giggle switches” in D.C., are coin-sized accessories typically added to Glock-style handguns. They turn a semiautomatic handgun into a machine gun....
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Deadly, unpredictable switches add to DC's gun toll as prosecutors push for change
As Washington, D.C., closes an especially deadly year, the News4 I-Team learned law enforcement and prosecutors are nervous about the “explosion” of Glock switches in D.C. and the lenient way District law treats them. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg explains.
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3 carjackings reported in 5 hours in Fairmount Heights neighborhood
Three carjackings were reported in five hours in the area of the former Fairmont Heights High School Saturday evening. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins and the News4 I-Team have been looking into an increase in rideshare and delivery drivers being targeted.
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Virginia businessman pleads guilty in Culpeper County bribery case
An auxiliary sheriff’s deputy in Culpeper County, Virginia, pleaded guilty to bribery Monday, six months before the sheriff himself goes on trial. Four years ago, Virginia businessman Fredric Gumbinner paid thousands of dollars to become a Culpeper County auxiliary sheriff’s deputy. According to an assistant U.S. attorney in court and the indictment against him, Gumbinner gave $20,000 to Rick Rahim,...
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Virginia businessman pleads guilty in Culpeper County bribery case
An auxiliary sheriff’s deputy in Culpeper County, Virginia, pleaded guilty to bribery Monday, six before the sheriff himself goes on trial. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg reports.