Absentee ballots collected on Election Day in Fairfax County to be counted Wednesday

In Northern Virginia, new video shows elections precinct workers arriving at the Fairfax County Government Center with sealed boxes after polls closed Tuesday. FOX 5’s Tisha Lewis reports the ballots in those boxes will be counted Wednesday.

Union urges Fairfax County teachers to take 'mental health day' on Wednesday

A teachers' union in Virginia's largest school district is urging members to call in sick Wednesday for a “mental health day” as they ponder how they will respond to a gradual return to in-person learning.

Three men stabbed, fourth beaten with baseball bat in Fairfax County

Police say three men were stabbed and a fourth was beaten with a baseball bat after a violent melee early Saturday in Fairfax County.

Fairfax County police investigating death of 11-year-old child in McLean

Fairfax County police detectives are investigating the death of an 11-year-old child who they say was critically injured in McLean on Tuesday evening. 

US Park Police charged in Bijan Ghaisar killing released after arraignment

Two U.S. Park Police officers who were charged in connection with the shooting death of Bijan Ghaisar were released on their own recognizance following their arraignment in Fairfax County on Monday.

US Park Police officers charged in shooting of Bijan Ghaisar still not in custody

A day after two park police officers were charged with manslaughter in the killing of Bijan Ghaisar, neither one of them has turned themselves into police in Fairfax County.

Fairfax County prosecutor discusses charges in Bijan Ghaisar case
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Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano talks to FOX 5 about the charges two park police officers are facing in connection with the shooting death of Bijan Ghaisar in 2017.

US Park Police officers charged with manslaughter in shooting of Bijan Ghaisar

Nine months after Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano opened a criminal investigation into the 2017 police-involved shooting of Bijan Ghaisar, he announced Thursday that two U.S. Park Police officers have been charged.

Fairfax County expands early voting sites

Fourteen early voting sites are now open in Fairfax County – including the county’s Government Center.