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Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker will announce his re-election run Thursday at a picnic.]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/NBC4-Investigative-Unit.html Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:22:53 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/iteam-logo2.jpg
The News4 iTeam focuses on investigative stories across the Washington, D.C., area.

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Police are investigating a fatal stabbing incident in Southeast D.C. Wednesday night.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:24:05 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Generic+DC+Police+Lights+Close+Up+Generic.jpg
Police say a gunshot victim was found in Northeast D.C. Wednesday evening.

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Johnny Alejandro Turcios, 18, was arrested on the same day police say he assaulted a woman in her 60s and attempted to steal her purse but got away with just her iPad.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:33:42 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/218*120/061-pgcounty-fire.jpg
Officials said a Maryland family of five was displaced Wednesday evening after a house fire.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:05:51 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Zion+Harmon.jpg
In Bethesda, Md., an 11-year-old player named Zion Harmon is the No. 1-ranked fourth-grade player in the country, and some predict he’ll be an NBA star.

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Parents and autism groups say schools need to do a better job preventing autistic students from disappearing while at school.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:40:45 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Nick+Balenger+Walks+at+Graduation+061913.jpg
Doctors told Nick Balenger he may never walk again, but on Wednesday, he proved them wrong.

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Police need the public's help identifying a man wanted in connection with a bank robbery Wednesday.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:32 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/WRC_0000000002887755_722x406_34187843779.jpg
A statue of Pierre L'Enfant does not have a place with the statue of Frederick Douglass at the U.S. Capitol, as only states get two statues, News4's Tom Sherwood reports.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:44:41 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/ezpass+new.jpg
D.C. area vacationers will pay more to reach Ocean City, Md., this Fourth of July holiday. Tolls are going up by as much as $2 on the Bay Bridge.

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Independent cab drivers are picketing the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at the National Harbor in Maryland.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:58:40 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/obesity+generic.jpg
Big changes could be on the way when it comes to treating obesity. The American Medical Association made a controversial announcement that they will now classify the condition as a]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:55:34 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Soda-Drink.jpg
Should people use food stamps to buy soda? WHUR's Molette Green weighs on what viewers had to say.

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The daughter of New York Yankees legend Joe Torre made the catch of a lifetime in Brooklyn on Wednesday, saving a baby who got out of a window and then fell off an awning and into her arms, law...

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Metro identified a major issue with the emergency call buttons on its trains Tuesday.

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Gaithersburg Police confirm a black bear was seen wandering a residential street during the early morning hours Wednesday.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:52:16 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/South+Florida+Doctors+Say+Obesity+Is+A+Disease.jpg
With more than 30 person of adult Americans being considered obese, the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease. Dr. Jackie Eghrari-Sabet, of Family Allergy & Asthma Care...

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More than 1,000 calls to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center were made last year from the D.C., Virginia and Maryland metro area.]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:31:48 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/Generic+DC+Police+Lights+Close+Up+Generic.jpg
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted for stabbing several women in Northwest during the past couple of months.

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Tiger Woods will miss his sponsored event next week with an elbow injury.

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FBI agents in Southern California served search and arrest warrants Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation involving an international sports gambling ring, according to]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:01:03 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/180*120/170695139.jpg
Tiger Woods will miss his sponsored event next week with an elbow injury.

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A Metro official says the company will not take over the Silver Spring Transit without seeing the results of new tests.

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Montgomery County police say a man was killed when his car struck a utility pole on Veirs Mill Road Wednesday morning.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:36:10 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/handcuffs+hand+cuffs.jpg
Two upstate New York men, one of whom prosecutors say is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to develop a portable X-ray radiation machine capable of emitting lethal doses o...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:28:43 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/061913+miami+heat+fans+leave+early.jpg
Fans streamed out of AmericanAirlines Arena before the Heat beat the Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

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The Board of Directors of Men's Wearhouse on Wednesday said it ousted the face and voice of the company - George Zimmer - from his position as executive chairman, without stating why. In a statement, the board...

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Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Chris Glorioso reports.]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:22:29 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/surveillance7.jpg
One Southern California city is looking for volunteers -- to monitor a new surveillance camera system. With Banning, Calif., becoming the latest city in Inland Empire to add a surveillance system, Police Chief...]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:09 -0400 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/213*120/UTA-University-of-Texas-at-.jpg
The campus has been closed and classes canceled at the University of Texas at Arlington Wednesday due to reports of an armed man headed toward the school. UTA spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan says police...

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The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial was set to begin Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors has been reached in the trial, Circuit Judge Debra...]]>