Controversial change to Northern Virginia roadway prompts pushback
A controversial change is coming this fall to a major thoroughfare in Northern Virginia.
Some classrooms in Fairfax County aren't equipped with smoke detectors
FOX 5 has learned students in Fairfax County are in classrooms without smoke detectors and some parents have concerns.
City of Fairfax Police admit communication lapse in upskirt case
City of Fairfax Police said they could have communicated with neighbors and the public better after they waited eight days to warn residents of an attack where a man tried to take photos up a woman's skirt.
Man caught on video trying to forcibly take pictures up woman's skirt in Fairfax, police say
Police in Fairfax City are looking for a man who forcibly tried to take pictures up a woman's skirt last week.
Show Us Your Spirit | Westfield High School
Fox 5 is asking schools to show us their spirit during the fall sports season. We headed to Westfield High School in Fairfax County ahead of their Friday night game.
Two men arrested in armed robbery that led to Herndon shooting involving officer, police say
Two Maryland men are behind bars for an armed robbery at a business in the Town of Herndon Monday, according to police. The robbery led to a shooting involving a Herndon Police officer.
Jholie Moussa’s ex-boyfriend sentenced to life in prison for her murder
A Fairfax County teenager who admitted to killing his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend in a "blind rage" will spend at least the next 40 years in prison.
Paramedic helps take down suspect in Herndon police-involved shooting
Doug Stevens, 25, says it’s a birthday he’ll always remember. The volunteer Fairfax County firefighter helped keep a suspect in place during an encounter after a police-involved shooting in Herndon.
3 workers electrically shocked at Tysons Corner job site, officials say
Three workers were electrically shocked in Tysons Corner Tuesday afternoon.
Herndon police officer involved in shooting while responding to armed robbery
A Herndon Police officer was involved in a shooting while responding to the report of an armed robbery Monday night.
'Conservative' string attached to $50 million college gift
A $50 million gift made earlier this year to Virginia's largest public university was given specifically to "promote the conservative principles of governance," newly released documents show, raising concerns from critics that it compromises academic freedom at the school.
Police locate 12-year-old girl reported missing in Fairfax County
UPDATE: Police say they have safely located 12-year-old Ana Ayala Lemus.
Missing woman from Fairfax County found safe
Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a missing woman from Fairfax County.
Annandale woman arrested and charged for 'destroying’ and 'mutilating' US flags in several neighborhoods
Fairfax County Police have charged a 39-year-old woman after they said she destroyed, cut and ripped U.S. American flags and some welcome signs in several neighborhoods in Annandale and Falls Church.
Insanity defense considered for McLean mom accused in kids' deaths
A Virginia woman who allegedly confessed to killing her daughters may plead insanity, but she needs the state to pay for a psychiatric evaluation to help her case.
One dead after fiery crash on Interstate 66
UPDATE (2:27 P.M.): Virginia State Police confirmed that today's fiery crash on Interstate 66 killed one person and injured several others.
Police responding to deadly Fairfax County motorcycle crash
Police and emergency crews are on the scene of a deadly motorcycle crash in a wooded area near Fairfax County Parkway and Lee Highway.
Fairfax County police looking for 2 men who watch boy through a Macy’s bathroom stall door
Fairfax County police are looking for two men who allegedly watched a teenage boy through a Macy’s bathroom stall door in the Springfield Town Center.
Fairfax County juvenile detention officer accused of rape, sex offenses against minor he knew
A Fairfax County juvenile detention officer has been charged in Loudoun County with sex offenses against a minor he allegedly knew.
Freight train derailment shuts down portion of Industrial Road in Springfield
A derailed freight train shut down a portion of the 5600 block of Industrial Road in Springfield on Wednesday afternoon.