Beat the heat with these 7 family-friendly activities

Extreme heat continues across the D.C. area with expected triple digit days. Here are seven ways to stay cool and enjoy some fun family-friendly activities.

DC region faces dangerous heat Monday as temperatures soar to 100 degrees

The entire Washington, D.C. region is blanketed under excessive heat watches and warnings Monday as dangerously hot temperatures rise to 100 degrees or above.

Two more men charged in Manassas Mall shooting

A 22-year-old man has been charged and taken into custody in connection to a shooting at Manassas Mall earlier this week. A second suspect is wanted by police. 

2 hurt, including firefighter, after Fairfax County house fire

Two people, including a firefighter, were hurt after a fire ripped through a house in Fairfax County early Friday.

Officials issue warnings about severe drought conditions in Northern Virginia

Right now, almost all of Virginia is seeing some drought conditions as extreme heat continues to impact the region and there’s been little rain to bring relief.  

Dump truck driver hits I-95 sign, leaves debris in Fairfax County

Virginia State Police continue to work on identifying the dump truck that struck an Interstate 95 overhead highway sign and fled the scene.

2024 Summer outlook: Heat, humidity expected through end of season for DC, Maryland, Virginia

It's been a summer like no other for the DMV with relentless heat that has both challenged and surpassed regional records. The overwhelming humidity added to that has pushed heat indexes into the triple digits, leaving residents hot, sticky and on some days, just plain miserable.