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While Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens waits for a D.C. case to proceed, federal court records in Utah show she’s withdrawn or been replaced by another attorney in dozens of cases.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

Heather McGaffin, director of the District’s Office of Unified Communications spoke to the media for the first time Monday along with other DC public safety officials.

DC’s 911 computer system has experienced at least seven unplanned outages this year and a criminal probe has been opened into one of them.

If you’ve called 911 in DC, tell us about your experience.

D.C.’s 911 problems are taking a turn tonight. The News4 I-Team found out D.C. police officers are now trying to figure who leaked key information to News4. Today a D.C. police Internal Affairs agent contacted News 4 reporter Ted Oberg trying to find out how we knew about a family’s unanswered 911 call for help. Last week News4 reported...

An investigation by the Maryland Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims Unit found evidence of substandard care at a nursing home in Ellicott City. Investigators said problems they found inside the facility showed the company was violating the law and defrauding taxpayers. The owner of the Ellicott City Healthcare Center voluntarily agreed to have that facility monitored for three years...

Police are trying to figure out if a 911 outage in D.C. was caused intentionally. News4 Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg reports.

An Internal Affairs agent asked Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg about how News4 knew about a family’s unanswered 911 call. News4 did not reveal the source.