Working 4 You

WHUR’s Summer of Meals campaign is in its final weeks of helping feed kids throughout the summer. If a listener was the ninth caller, they qualified for a $1,000 Giant gift card. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Most teachers and students might be in back in class but that’s not stopping teachers from showing off their vacations! Local teachers and staff are showing their summer in a snapshot. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

A Maryland family has lost thousands of dollars after falling victim to a fraudulent phone call from what they thought was the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. The News4 I-Team’s Susan Hogan reports.

This past weekend, the Gaithersburg, Maryland, community conducted a frantic search for a missing 6-year-old boy with autism. Community members later found Fawzan Hassan’s body in a pond.  “As families, as a community, it’s heartbreaking to hear any drowning instances,” Bonnie Alcid, owner of British Swim School, told News4.  The school offers swim lessons tailored to students with special...

The British Swim School offers swim lessons tailored to students with special needs and has eight locations throughout Montgomery and Fairfax counties. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Choosing a car for your new teen driver is not easy. News4’s Consumer Investigative Reporter Susan Hogan spoke with two safety groups that have came up with a list of used, reliable and ideal cars for your teen driver. 

Susan’s been working as a consumer reporter for years, and that means people stop and ask her questions a lot. We’re getting you even more answers.

Amazon Prime Day kicked off on Tuesday, meaning 40% of U.S. households will have packages delivered in the next couple of days.  News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan shares tips for protecting packages from theft. 

Looking for devices to track health but don’t know which ones are the right one for you? News4’s Eun Yang shares some of the top products that can be used at home.

The FBI and several law enforcement agencies in Maryland are warning bank customers of a growing crime trend, bank jugging.   Bank jugging is where instead of robbers stealing money from inside a bank, they steal from customers leaving the bank and withdrawing cash from ATMs. So far in July, 21 people have been victimized, and a majority of the...

The FBI has issued a warning after an increase of bank jugging incidents in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties. News4’s Dominique Moody has the story. 

Want to save money on your home insurance? Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan shares helpful ways to save. 

Amid a severe summer heat wave, residents of the eaves Fairfax Towers apartments in Falls Church, Virginia, report enduring indoor temperatures as high as 93 degrees for more than two weeks.  The situation has left many struggling to cope with the extreme heat in their homes.  “It’s horrible,” said resident Patryzja Dziewa. “Whenever I try to fall asleep, I...

Residents of the eaves Fairfax Towers in Falls Church, Virginia, report enduring temperatures as high as 93 degrees for more than two weeks. News4’s Aimee Cho has the story. 

Do you know what to do after a natural disaster hits your home? News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains when and how to file an insurance claim.

You can pack by category, theme, ease and joy. News4’s Erika Gonzalez spoke with professional organizer Jenny Albertini, the author of “Decluttered.”

One in five seniors are food insecure in the region. Capital Area Food Bank provides healthy food for seniors every month through their Commodity Supplemental Food Program. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

NBC4 and Telemundo 44 are expanding Food 4 Families into a year-long project – and we’re asking you to join us in addressing food insecurity in the D.C. area.

When your brain is on autopilot, you might forget important things in your car — including your children, which can lead to tragedy. Consumer Reports explains the dangers of a hot car and tips on how to prevent a death from happening, no matter the weather. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.

From beach tents to beach umbrellas, Consumer Reports researched the best products to make a day at the beach even more relaxing. News4’s Susan Hogan reports.