Fairfax County residents challenge zoning rules amid legal dispute

A group of Fairfax County residents are protesting zoning rules adopted by the Board of Supervisors, claiming the board is ignoring a state Supreme Court decision.

Power outages across Alexandria due to severe rain

Alexandria drivers are advised to drive with caution following flood warnings across the D.C. region. 

Fairfax County school bus catches on fire

Fairfax County officials are on the scene of a school bus fire on Fairfax County Parkway.

Synagogues fortify security measures for Passover as antisemitism rises

Antisemitic graffiti in Gaithersburg, an alleged antisemitic assault in Northwest DC, and antisemitic flyers in Fairfax County – just three of the hundreds of incidents of antisemitism that have apparently occurred in the region over the past year.

3-year-old and 6-year-old in ICU after house fire: 'It's tough,' says father

Two Fairfax County children are in the hospital, being treated for life-threatening injuries suffered during a fire at their home in Clifton on Wednesday.

Herndon Police cut from countywide training after chief complains about Chinese signature on certificates

A northern Virginia town has been excluded from a countywide police training academy after the town’s chief complained about Chinese signatures on trainees’ graduation certificates.

Flooding shuts down multiple roads in Fairfax

Several roads are shutdown in Fairfax County due to flooding across the D.C. region. 

Woman accuses schoolmate of raping her at age 12 in Fairfax County, school system denies it

A 24-year-old woman told jurors Tuesday that she was repeatedly raped and sexually harassed a decade ago as a seventh-grade student in Virginia, and that school officials reacted to her pleas for help with indifference.