Fairfax County officer serving warrant shoots armed man inside home, police say

Authorities say a man who was brandishing an assault style weapon was shot by an officer Tuesday night in a Fairfax County home where a warrant was being served.

21 students from Chinese province at center of virus outbreak in Fairfax County for school, cultural exchange

Twenty-one students and five chaperones from the province at the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China arrived in the D.C. region two days ago to take part in a school exchange program with Longfellow Middle School in Falls Church, Virginia.

Two morbidly obese pets were recently given to a Northern Virginia rescue

One Northern Virginia rescue’s staff is asking pet owners to rethink sharing table scraps with pets at your holiday dinner as they now treat two morbidly obese animals recently let go.

Metro to close 3 Orange Line stations in Virginia next summer

Metro announced Wednesday that they plan to close three more stations next summer for a complete platform overhaul. 

Glen Forest Elementary School celebrates World Series
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Students at Glen Forest Elementary School in Falls Church gathered for a special pep rally to help cheer on the Washington Nationals in the World Series.

Va. man charged after crash that killed Falls Church woman

A Loudoun County man faces a felony hit-and-run charge after allegedly careening his pickup truck Saturday into two pedestrians, and killing one. 

Virginia Tech restroom recording suspect from Falls Church
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A Northern Virginia college student who attends Virginia Tech reportedly set up hidden cameras in at least two bathrooms on campus. Earlier this week, the student was taken into custody and now faces a misdemeanor charge.

Falls Church 2nd grader announced as winner of 2018 Doodle for Google
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Sarah Gomez-Lane from Falls Church, Virginia was announced as the 2018 winner of the Doodle for Google contest! She was inspired by her love of dinosaurs in her doodle.

Falls Church second grader winner of 2018 Doodle 4 Google
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The artwork of a Virginia second grader is being brought to life with Google's "Google Doodle" of the day. Sarah Gomez-Lane from Falls Church, was announced as the winner of the Doodle for Google competition for 2018.