Cyber threat group hacks Fairfax County Public Schools

Fairfax County Public Schools confirmed Friday they were the victim of a ransomware attack. 

Fairfax Co educators prep for first day
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Fairfax Educators Association President joins Fox 5 DC to talk about how educators are preparing for a virtual start.

Parents of children with special needs say they want more options from schools amid pandemic

As the first day of school will look different tomorrow with virtual learning, some families with students who have special needs say distance learning doesn’t work for them or their child.

Local high school students win 'Doodle for Google' contest in DC, Virginia

A rising junior at a Fairfax County high school has just won the "Doodle for Google" contest in the state of Virginia. Meanwhile, across the Potomac River, a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate won the contest in the District.

Lightning ignited Vienna church fire, investigators say

Fairfax County fire investigators say they’ve identified lightning striking a skylight as the cause of a fire at a church in the town of Vienna early Wednesday morning.

Some school-district employees are on the payroll despite not working

As school districts nationwide prepare to start school via distance learning, several staff members will remain on the payroll despite not working.

Fairfax County police looking for missing 59-year-old

Fairfax County police are asking for the public’s help as they search for a 59-year-old man who disappeared last Friday from a home on Silver Lake Boulevard in Manchester Lakes.

Questions arise over plans for private tutoring by teachers in Fairfax County

In Fairfax County, FOX 5 has discovered teachers are advertising paid tutoring services as school districts across our area prepare to start school via distance learning.

Meet the Fairfax County student who named the Mars Rover
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The historic Mars Rover launch on Thursday was particularly special for one local student, Alex Mather, who named the craft.

Man killed in Annandale shooting

A man is dead after a shooting Friday night in an Annandale apartment community.

Fairfax County schools prepare for virtual start
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Fairfax Educators Association President Kimberly Adams talks about the district?s proposed all-virtual start to the school year.

Fairfax County police officer who used stun gun indicted on assault charges

A white Virginia police officer accused of firing a stun gun at a Black man without provocation was indicted Monday on misdemeanor assault charges.