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Wendy Rieger, a longtime NBC4 Washington anchor and reporter, died Saturday after a battle with brain cancer.
“We lost our smart, vibrant, wonderful Wendy Rieger today,” the news station said in a statement on Twitter. “She had so many passions and lived life sharing them with everyone she could.”
Rieger, 65, was diagnosed with cancer almost a year ago and underwent surgery and treatment. Her cancer returned aggressively a few weeks ago, the station said.
In an update Friday, the station said she had been placed in hospice. She died while holding her hands with her husband, Dan.
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