Fairfax County Public Schools cleared of wrongdoing in middle school rape case

The woman who sued Fairfax County Public Schools for millions of dollars after accusing a classmate of raping her in middle school lost the case.

Fairfax Co. Sheriff's Office released Honduran charged with sex crimes, ignored ICE detainer request: feds

Fairfax County, Virginia, ignored a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer request for a Honduran national charged with sex crimes against a child in Virginia, ICE said Wednesday.

'Extraordinary find': Archeologists begin studying bottles of 18th-century cherries discovered at Mt. Vernon

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon made a major discovery last month: Two glass bottles from the 18th century, filled with what are believed to be cherries, possibly belonging to George Washington.

Driver in crash that left 2 Oakton High School students dead found guilty

Deliberations in the case against 18-year-old Usman Shahid who struck and killed two Oakton High School girls in 2022 as they were walking home from school in Fairfax County concluded with a guilty verdict Wednesday. 

Centuries-old bottles found at Mount Vernon may have held George Washington’s cherry brandy drink

The centuries-old bottles recently unearthed by archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon may have held a brandy-based cherry flavored drink popular in the eighteenth century – and a favorite of the nation’s first president.

Record Store Day 2024: Here's everything you need to know

Record Store Day aims to celebrate and highlight the culture surrounding independently-owned record stores across the country.

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, 6-year-old brothers killed in Clifton house fire have 'Honor Walk' ahead of organ donation

It’s been a deeply emotional day for one Fairfax County family that’s hard for many to imagine: An Honor Walk was held Thursday at Children's National Hospital for two northern Virginia brothers, just 3 and 6 years old, who died after being trapped inside their burning home last week.  

School bus crashes into building in Fairfax County collision

Fairfax County officials are on the scene of a two-vehicle collision that resulted in a school bus crashing into a building. 

Woman dies from gunshot wounds after brought to Virginia hospital by man: police

Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a woman who died after she was brought to a Virginia hospital by a man claiming to be her boyfriend.

Delays reopening parts of 495 in Virginia following overnight highway project led to 3-hour backups

Virginia transportation officials say delays reopening parts of the Capital Beltway on Wednesday morning following an overnight highway project led to traffic gridlock and created backups of up to three hours for some commuters.