Virginia boss, worker celebrate US asylum request approval
A Virginia worker and his boss were overcome with joy after the employee’s asylum request was granted, allowing him to bring his family to the United States from overseas.
Virginia family launches high-five challenge to raise funds for toddler's ultra-rare disease
Rowan Wilbur turns 2 years old next week. Her parents said she’s in a race against time.
Missing New York teen found in Virginia, McLean man arrested on child exploitation charges
A Virginia man is in jail after detectives found a missing New York girl at his home in McLean.
Ex-boyfriend accused of shooting, killing woman outside her job in Virginia
A man is accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend Friday evening in a parking lot near Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.
Virginia infant awaits life-saving double lung transplant at Texas Children’s
A Virginia mother of a 4-month-old girl in need of a double-lung transplant shares their emotional journey as they wait for a donor for their baby girl who is battling a rare disease.
George Mason University police officer completes Door Dash delivery after arresting driver
A George Mason University police officer completed a Door Dash delivery after arresting the driver for an outstanding warrant.
Trump wins 2024 Virginia primary over Nikki Haley
Former President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in Virginia, according to the Associated Press.
Nikki Haley brings her 2024 presidential campaign to Virginia, DC
Nikki Haley is rallying voters in the DMV ahead of Presidential Primary Elections in D.C. and Virginia.
Missing Virginia couple were likely thrown overboard in the Caribbean, police say
An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in Grenada said Monday.
Supreme Court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school
The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans.
Sterling house explosion: 1 firefighter dead, 9 others injured in Virginia
A firefighter died when a house exploded in Loudoun County Friday night, and authorities say at least nine other first responders were injured in the blaze.
Trio indicted for running sophisticated prostitution network with brothels in Virginia
A federal grand jury in Boston indicted three people accused of running brothels in northern Virginia and Massachusetts.
Crew of burglars wanted in Virginia, Indiana arrested in Georgia
A major multi-state crew of burglars was caught red-handed in Georgia, according to Cobb County police.
Protesters chant 'genocide Joe' at Biden's abortion rights rally in Virginia
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris rallied for abortion rights in Manassas, Virginia on Tuesday as they prepared for a likely rematch with Donald Trump, the former Republican president who paved the way for overturning Roe v. Wade. Biden was interrupted several times by protests over Israel’s war in Gaza, with one shouting “Shame on you!"
Decades-lost bridal photos discovered at auction, returned to 85-year-old bride
Lost bridal photos, missing for over 30 years, have been rediscovered and returned to their owner, Harriet Galbraith, by a Virginia woman named Sandra Poindexter. Poindexter found the photos at an auction while searching for vintage picture frames.
Morbidly obese cat 'Frosty' finds forever home after rescue by animal shelter
A morbidly obese cat named "Frosty" has been rescued and found a forever home by a Virginia animal shelter. Weighing 28.5 pounds, Frosty became a social media sensation after Richmond Animal Care and Control shared the story on Facebook.
Virginia county admits miscount in 2020 presidential vote, underreporting Biden's lead by 4,000
A northern Virginia county is acknowledging that it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory over Donald Trump there in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes, the first detailed accounting of errors that came to light in 2022 as part of a criminal case.
Is weed legal in Virginia? A closer look at the laws that left the marijuana market behind
Those looking to light up in Virginia still don’t have a place to buy their supply within the state. Although recreational marijuana is now legal in the Commonwealth, the state has effectively upheld a prohibition on purchasing by sidestepping any opportunity to develop a market for retail sales.
Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old still worries, a year later, about other students in the room
A year after she was shot by her 6-year-old student in a Virginia classroom, former teacher Abby Zwerner said she still worries about the other children who saw it happen, and wonders how they’re faring.
'We’ll split it': Virginia brothers fulfill lifelong pact, share $230,000 lottery win
Two brothers in Virginia have kept their lifelong pact and decided to split a lottery win equally.