Fredericksburg slave auction block site vandalized

Authorities are searching for the person who vandalized the panel display at the site where a slave auction block once stood in Fredericksburg.

15-year-old shoots 17-year-old near Mayfield Intermediate School

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with aggravated malicious wounding after shooting a 17-year-old boy in Manassas. 

Residents kick off National Virginia Day

Residents of the Old Dominion might not know it, but September 14th is National Virginia Day.

Local police departments explore new recruiting efforts, look to Latino communities to pick up staff

Prince George’s County Police tells FOX 5 they’re planning to recruit in Puerto Rico as departments across expand their reach trying to compete for the best recruits amid staffing shortages and rising crime.

Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton will not seek reelection after progressive supranuclear palsy diagnosis

Just months after Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia vowed to continue her work in Congress after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the congresswoman revealed she would not seek reelection after doctors modified her diagnosis to progressive supranuclear palsy.

Wisconsin prison escapee arrested in Alexandria

Police arrested a fugitive who escaped from Sanger B. Powers Correctional Center in Oneida, Wisconsin in Alexandria.

Woodbridge man physically attacks police officer

A Woodbridge man has been charged with assault and battery after charging towards an officer and swinging in their direction. 

LCPS internal sexual assault report unsealed

A judge unsealed on Thursday the internal report done following two assaults that took place in two high schools by the same student in Loudoun County. 

Bicyclist assaults Rosslyn jogger on an afternoon run

Police continue to investigate a female jogger that was assaulted by a bicyclist while on an afternoon run in Arlington.

Cash, guns, fentanyl seized in Fairfax County over end of summer

Thousands in cash, piles of fentanyl and opiate pills, and several handguns were seized by Fairfax County detectives over the end of the summer, officials say.

Ammunition found hidden in bathroom ceiling at Culpeper County High, school officials say

A "stay-in-place" order was issued at Culpeper County High School Wednesday morning after a staff member found a box of ammunition in the ceiling of a bathroom, school officials say.