Move to repeal new Virginia law on organized retail theft blocked for this year

A move to repeal a new Virginia law that makes organized retail theft a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison was defeated for this year after members of a House subcommittee voted Monday to send the bill to the Virginia State Crime Commission for further study.

DC weather: When will temperatures rise and the snow melt?

Rain and a thaw in the cold January air is on the way in, and that means the snowpack is on the way out!

Man arrested for brutally stabbing wife over 30 years ago

Fairfax County announced Monday the arrest of a man charged with brutally stabbing his estranged wife in 1991. 

Small business owners in Del Ray discuss Caps, Wizards move to Potomac Yard

Monumental Sports and developer JBG Smith met Monday with small business owners in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria to discuss plans for the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards to move to a new arena in Potomac Yard. 

Decades-lost bridal photos discovered at auction, returned to 85-year-old bride

Lost bridal photos, missing for over 30 years, have been rediscovered and returned to their owner, Harriet Galbraith, by a Virginia woman named Sandra Poindexter. Poindexter found the photos at an auction while searching for vintage picture frames.

DC's biggest January snowstorms of all time

About two years after its last significant snowfall, the immediate Washington, D.C. area finally recorded some widespread accumulation! January is typically one of the snowiest winter months in the region. On average, just under five inches of the white stuff falls during the first month of each year in the nation's capital.

Icy road conditions with wind chills following Friday snowfall in DC, Maryland & Virginia

After a day of steady snowfall, the cold is not going anywhere, and the weather team is tracking gusty cold winds and dangerous wind chills in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

Freezing weather threatens streets in DC, Maryland, and Virginia

The expected freeze Friday evening is concerning for Maryland officials, so they're warning drivers to make sure they’re prepared. 

Middle school teacher in Virginia pulls AR-15 on kids after doorbell prank

A middle school teacher in Fredericksburg was arrested and charged after she allegedly chased a group of girls while pointing an AR-15 rifle at them.

Woman arrested after cocaine found in car next to kids

A woman was arrested after police found cocaine in the backseat of a car, in arms reach of three kids under the age of seven.