NASA's Virginia rocket launch expected to be visible across DC area; lift off scheduled for Tuesday

UPDATE: NASA has canceled the Electron rocket launch scheduled for Monday, Jan. 23 due to unfavorable weather conditions. The launch has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Virginia nonprofit uses Freedom Signal technology to rescue sex workers

RESET180 uses a high-tech program called Freedom Signal to scrub the internet for sex trafficking ads in a specific area. The nonprofit is the only group using it in Northern Virginia. 

Virginia babies: The most popular names of 2022

The Virginia Department of Health revealed its list of most popular baby names for those born in the Commonwealth last year. 

Virginia governor proposes bill to make merit awards notifications mandatory

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin requested a bill to pass through the general assembly requiring schools to inform students and their families of awards they received. FOX 5 spoke to one of the lawmakers putting the bill together.

WATCH: Fairfax PD arrest carjacker after highway pursuit

Fairfax County police arrested a man who carjacked a Honda in D.C. and then a Chevy Tahoe in Fairfax before leading officers in a pursuit on the Beltway. 

Virginia rocket launch to be visible to much of East Coast

A rocket launch set for Monday, January 23 in Virginia will be visible to much of the east coast of the United States, according to NASA. The launch was rescheduled to Tuesday, January 24th and can be streamed below.

2 teens charged with murder in disappearance of Jose Guerrero

The body of a father who disappeared in northern Virginia last month was apparently found Thursday, and police have arrested two teenagers and charged them with murder.

Loudoun County grapples with racism and anti-Semitism

In the same week the country observed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, about 50 white supremacist flyers were dropped on driveways in Loudoun County. Racist and anti-Semitic graffiti was also found in the bathrooms of both Heritage High School and Loudoun County High School in Leesburg.

21 prohibited plants found in Virginia family's luggage at BWI by 'Beagle Brigade'

A total of 21 prohibited propagative plants and bags of bulbs were found in the luggage of a Frederick County family at BWI airport earlier this month by the “Beagle Brigade” after the family had reported the plants as only tulip bulbs.

White supremacy propaganda flyers found in Loudoun County driveways

Authorities are investigating after white supremacy propaganda flyers were discovered in the driveways of several Loudoun County homes.