Alexandria residents fight church expansion on West Braddock Road
A proposed church expansion on West Braddock Road in Alexandria is raising concern among neighbors who are taking their fight to the City Council.
Charles County injunction halts strip club opening
A strip club’s defiant opening in Charles County has been called to a halt.
China reports over 1,280 coronavirus cases, death toll at 41
China's most festive holiday began in the shadow of a worrying new virus Saturday as the death toll surpassed 40, an unprecedented lockdown kept 36 million people from traveling and authorities canceled a host of Lunar New Year events.
Counterfeit crackdown
The Trump administration today announced that it is cracking down on counterfeit goods. Editorial Note: Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan of Customs and Border Patrol was incorrectly identified in this video as Acting Secretary Chad Wolfe.
Fourth local music teacher in last few months arrested for sex crimes
Police are urging potential victims to come forward after yet another music teacher reportedly had sexual contact with a student.
Search for suspect who robbed woman at ATM
The search is on for the gunman who robbed a woman at gunpoint at an ATM in Rockville.
New injunction halts strip club plans
A strip club’s defiant opening in Charles County has been called to a halt.
California threatened with funds loss over abortion coverage
The Trump administration on Friday threatened California with a potential loss of federal health care funds over the state's requirement that insurance plans cover abortions.
Rapper YG arrested at San Fernando Valley home, booked on robbery charges
Rapper YG was arrested at his Chatsworth area mansion on a robbery charge early Friday morning, authorities said.
The right time to talk to kids about sex
When is the right time to talk to kids about sex? Sexuality educator Deborah Rothman lends her expertise on this very sensitive and important subject.
Advocates want to make Virginia an abortion 'safe haven' for women in neighboring states
With a newly empowered Democratic majority at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion-rights advocates say the state has a chance to roll back decades of restrictions and become a “safe haven” for women in neighboring conservative states.
Teen at center of dreadlocks controversy withdraws from Barbers Hill ISD
The high school senior at the middle of a controversy surrounding the length of his dreadlocks has withdrawn from Barbers Hill ISD, his parents say.
Newport News police officer dragged by car dies from injuries
A 24-year-old police officer in Virginia died after being dragged by a vehicle during a traffic stop, and the driver is facing charges that include felony homicide, Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said Friday during an emotional news conference.
CDC investigating dozens of potential patients across 22 states as second coronavirus case confirmed in US
The CDC announced the second confirmed case of the deadly coronavirus in the U.S. and said it was investigating dozens of potential patients across the country.
6 killed in Germany shooting, suspect arrested
Police said a suspect was arrested after the shooting that took place Friday in the town of Rot am See.
State Police Polar Plunge in Maryland
Maryland State Police are holding their annual Police Bear Plunge today in Sandy Point.
A tank holding more than 90,000 gallons of red wine leaks into North Bay creek
State wildlife officials are closely monitoring a wine spill that occurred Wednesday at a Sonoma County winery, a spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday.
Hoffman Estates hospital treating Chicago woman who has coronavirus
Officials said a 60-year-old woman from Chicago who came in through O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 13 was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
California could limit 'flushable' wipes tied to sewer clogs
Some environmentalists worry the wipes end up in waterways, and the bill is among a number of efforts in California to keep harmful products out of the waste stream.
'Hundreds and hundreds' of military explosives found in California home: police
Inside the residential home, police spokesman Officer Joe Silva told the Stockton Record that possibly “hundreds and hundreds” of military explosives and weapons were found inside. Twenty homes had to be evacuated.