Army makes changes to improve care after Arlington National Cemetery horse deaths

The Army announced changes Wednesday to the way it will care for the gray and black horses that carry service members' flag-draped caskets to their final resting places in Arlington National Cemetery after the deaths of horses in the ceremonial unit exposed their poor living conditions.

Arlington firefighters may start handing out Narcan at overdose scenes

A partnership with Virginia’s Department of Health will allow all Arlington County firefighters in the engines, and medic trucks to leave Narcan at overdose scenes for free.

One shot near 7-Eleven in Falls Church: police

One man was shot in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in Falls Church Wednesday afternoon, according to police. 

Smoke from Canada wildfires causing hazy, reddish glow across DC region

Smoke from wildfires in western Canada are causing a hazy, reddish glow to appear in the sky across the Washington, D.C. region Wednesday.

Man released from jail returns with hammer, vandalizes building and vehicle: sheriff

A Maryland man who had recently been released from a Stafford County jail returned with a hammer and vandalized the building and a vehicle just hours later, officials say.

Police ID man struck, killed by driver in Dumfries

Authorities have identified the man who was killed after he was struck by a car Monday night in Dumfries.

Tractor-trailer crash causes delays in McLean

A tractor-trailer crash on the inner loop of I-495 in the McLean area is causing morning delays.

Abortion clinics in Virginia, 2 other states sue to protect pill access

Abortion providers in three states filed a lawsuit Monday aimed at preserving access to the abortion pill mifepristone, even as the drug is threatened by a separate Texas lawsuit winding its way through U.S. court system.

Woman in roadway struck, killed by firetruck in Reston

A woman is dead after she was struck by a firetruck early Monday morning in a roadway in Fairfax County.

Virginia teen killed after buried in sand from hole, dune collapse

A 17-year-old from Chesapeake, Virginia was killed after he was buried in sand inside a hole after a dune collapse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina Saturday.