Grandmother and 9-year-old girl killed in Falls Church house fire

FOX 5’s Sierra Fox has learned 9-year-old Kaycie Anne Arancibia and her 67-year-old grandmother are dead after an overnight fire that ripped through her Falls Church home. 

Terrible Traffic Tuesday: Back to school, work means heavy congestion on DC area roadways

Get ready to spend more time in traffic across the D.C. region as drivers return to the roadways in what is commonly known around the area as 'Terrible Traffic Tuesday.'

Fairfax County School Board candidates leave race after laughing at student with autism

Two candidates for the Fairfax County School Board have dropped out of the race after they were captured on video laughing at a student with autism who sang the national anthem at a board meeting.

Catalytic converters, airbags stolen from vehicles in Arlington

Authorities say nearly a dozen catalytic converters and several airbags were stolen from vehicles in the Arlington area last week.

Attempted salon burglary was thwarted by suspect spotting a camera

Vienna Police are searching for a man who broke into the Alya Salon & Spa at 1:30 this morning but was stopped by seeing a security camera recording his entry. 

3 arrested for robbing men after meetup with woman, girl at Stafford motel: police

Authorities say three men were arrested after they barged into a Stafford County motel room and robbed two men who were there to meet a woman and a girl early Saturday morning.

Officers exchange fire in Woodbridge during fentanyl investigation; 1 man later dies at hospital

Officials say four officers exchanged fire with two suspects in Woodbridge in a double shooting during an undercover operation into fentanyl distribution Thursday night in Prince William County. 

Car wanted in Fairfax County I-495 shooting found on fire in Prince William County

Police in Virginia announced that a car wanted for a previous shooting on I-495 in Fairfax County was discovered on fire in a wooded area of Prince William County.

Woodgrove High School honors student-athlete who died unexpectedly

A Loudoun County community is remembering a young girl who passed away unexpectedly last week after a medical emergency. 

Virginia Supreme Court allows grand jury probe into Loudoun County school sexual assaults to continue

An attempt by the Loudoun County School Board to shut down a grand jury investigating the school system’s handling of two sexual assaults was rejected Friday by the Supreme Court of Virginia.

4 arrested in Fairfax County after police pursuit, crash involving stolen car from Prince George's County

Four suspects were arrested in Fairfax County after a carjacking and pursuit that started in Prince George's County, Maryland and ended with a crash along Richmond Highway, according to police.

Fairfax Co. Police look for suspect in string of assaults, exposures on W&OD Trail

Authorities are investigating an attempted abduction in Reston close to a trail where they say a naked man grabbed a woman last week and in the area where other indecent exposure incidents have been reported since the beginning of the month.

Gov. Youngkin unveils plans to combat learning loss, teacher shortages in Virginia schools

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin unveiled a new effort on Thursday to combat "learning loss" and teacher shortages in schools. It’s an issue that is raising concerns among parents. 

Loved ones say goodbye to Potomac High School graduate killed by train

Loved ones of the Potomac High School graduate who was hit and killed by a train near Wingate University in North Carolina said their final goodbyes on Thursday.