Southeast DC

Standout Kipp College Prep senior Herman Buckman grew up in Southeast D.C., raised by his grandparents along with his brothers and sisters. Now he has a full scholarship to college — but he didn’t always like school.

Graduation season is approaching, and one high school senior in Southeast D.C. has a very bright future. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

It’s been one year since 3-year-old Ty’ah Settles was tragically killed — an innocent victim in a hail of gunfire on Hartford Street in Southeast D.C. Family and friends gathered at the site for a celebration of life Saturday night. The pain is still sharp. “The family is still devastated. They’re overcoming their obstacles and hurdles, but this is...

One year after the shooting death of 3-year-old Ty’ah Settles, there is a renewed push for answers. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Twelve people are without homes after an intense fire tore through a pair of rowhouses in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast D.C. late Monday, authorities say. Video shows flames leaping from the homes on 14th Street SE as more than 100 firefighters responded. No injuries were reported. The natural gas-fueled fire erupted just before 10 p.m., catching many residents by…

An intense fire caught on video tore through rowhouses in D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood. One resident was fast asleep when neighbors banged on his door and woke him up. News4’s Megan McGrath reports. 

Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health will open its doors Tuesday. The new hospital will be the first in D.C. in more than 20 years. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Sad, alone and angry. That’s how Maryland mother Ondraya Graves says she felt after she learned the man accused of killing her daughter was being offered a plea deal. “I actually was at work when they called and so my heart dropped and was very sad… it just made me feel alone…” Graves said. “Essentially he would get away...

A Maryland mother worries her daughter, who was shot and killed in Southeast D.C. in November, won’t get justice after the accused killer accepted a plea deal. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Former D.C. Ward 8 Councilman Trayon White kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday by collecting signatures from voters. “Trayon White is Ward 8 make no mistake about that,” Ward 8 resident Darryl Williams said. Signature by signature, White is trying to get his seat back on the D.C. Council after being expelled in February. He filed to run in the…

Two months after his colleagues voted to expel him from his D.C. Council seat, Trayon White is back in the race. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

A French bulldog named Major, who belongs to a Metropolitan Police Department officer and his wife, is missing after being stolen in Fort Dupont on Feb. 17. Kenyatta Smith, the officer’s sister-in-law, was walking 7-year-old Major and her own dog on the trail in Fort Dupont Park. When they exited the trail, Smith said she was leashing the dogs when…

Hundreds gathered to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at the 20th annual Peace Rally and Parade in Southeast D.C. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia won’t pursue federal criminal civil rights or D.C. charges against two D.C. officers in the fatal September shooting of a violence interrupter in Southeast. Two Metropolitan Police Department officers shot and killed Justin Robinson on Sept. 1 after he crashed into a McDonald’s, refused to drop a gun and then...

Two weeks after a 5-year-old girl was shot in Southeast D.C., she’s still in critical condition. D.C. police say her younger brother found a loaded gun inside an apartment and shot her. On the night of the shooting, police charged 21-year-old D’Jaunae McCrory Jackson with cruelty to children, assault on a police officer and possessing the gun used in...

After a 5-year-old was shot when her younger brother found a gun, police have made a new arrest. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

Dec. 26 marks the first day of Kwanzaa. For the next seven days, the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum will celebrate the holiday at its center in Southeast D.C. Mama Ayo is in her element. “I’ve been telling stories about Kwanzaa since 1970,” Kwanza storyteller Ayo Handy Kendi, who goes by Mama Ayo, said. “Yes, a long, long time.” For the…

Thursday marks the first day of Kwanzaa, and the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum is celebrating at its center in Southeast D.C. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

A man is dead after a crash in the area of Southern Avenue and Reed Terrace in Southeast D.C. early Tuesday morning, according to D.C. police. At 4:30 a.m., police and D.C. Fire and EMS responded to a crash near Southern Avenue and Reed Terrace. Crews extricated two people from a vehicle on the scene, according to D.C. Fire...

At 4:40 a.m., D.C. police officers and D.C. Fire and EMS crews responded to a crash in parts of Southern Avenue and Reed Terrace in Southeast D.C. Crews extricated two people from a vehicle. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.