School merit recognition investigation expanded to all Fairfax County Public Schools: Virginia AG

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has confirmed that the state's investigation into Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology for withholding merit awards will expand to include all Fairfax County Public Schools.

Trial begins for Black soldier suing police over violent stop in Virginia

The case of the U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in rural Virginia, started Monday in a Federal Court in Richmond, Virginia. 

Police: Single bullet struck teacher's hand, chest after 6-year-old opened fire

Newport News authorities said Monday that a wounded elementary school teacher helped usher other students out of her classroom after a 6-year-old boy intentionally shot her last week. 

Woman waving golf club starts 'beef' in Stafford McDonalds

A Stafford County woman started "beef" with employees at a McDonald's over the weekend, and police said she was armed with a golf club. 

Newport News elementary school shooting: Teacher shot by 6-year-old identified as parents demand action

A 6-year-old first-grader at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, shot a teacher on Friday afternoon during an altercation in a classroom, authorities said, leaving her with "life-threatening" injuries and renewing calls from parent's for greater classroom safety and oversight. 

LCPS sexual assaults probe: Trial date set for spokesman; Ex-superintendent files motion to dismiss charges

Suspended Loudoun County Public Schools spokesperson Wayde Byard appeared in court Thursday after being indicted following an investigation into the school system's response to two sexual assaults committed by a student in 2021, as the county's former Superintendent Scott Ziegler is filing a motion to dismiss charges against him.

6-year-old shoots teacher at Newport News elementary school: police

A 6-year-old boy is in custody and an adult hospitalized after a shooting at an elementary school in Newport News, VA, according to police. 

GoFundMe started for teens, 3-year-old shot in Dumfries

The four teens who survived a gruesome domestic shooting in Dumfries Wednesday made it through surgery and are stable, according to a family friend.

Dumfries 'domestic' shooting: 3-year-old girl dead, 4 teenagers hurt

Authorities believe a man shot his 17-year-old girlfriend and her siblings Wednesday inside a home in the Dumfries area of Prince William County.

Virginia AG confirms investigation into Thomas Jefferson High due to merit recognition controversy

Virginia AG Jason Miyares has confirmed he will be moving forward with investigating Thomas Jefferson High School after students were allegedly not notified of their national merit recognitions until after important deadlines for college scholarships had passed.

Remains of missing man found in Shenandoah National Park

Park officials believe they have found the remains of a man who was reported missing nearly a month ago. 

Special needs student's alleged abuser charged in Fairfax Co.

A Fairfax County Public Schools instructional assistant who police believe assaulted a special needs student has turned herself in.  

I-95 Shutdown: Dialysis patient stranded on Virginia highway has new kidney after transplant

Anthony Oden is very thankful to be alive. He is living with a new kidney - and is in improved health. But one year ago neither of those things looked like they were in his future as he sat trapped along with hundreds of others on an icy stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia.