Smash-and-grab thieves ransack Tysons Corner Center jewelry store

A smash and grab robbery at a Tysons Corner Center jewelry store Thursday afternoon left shoppers and employees shocked.

New western section of I-66 Express Lanes expected to open this weekend

Virginia Department of Transportation officials say they plan to open the western-most segment of the Interstate 66 Express Lanes this weekend.

Metro to implement name changes at 5 stations; Yellow, Blue Line construction begins this weekend

Big changes are coming to Metro this weekend - with construction commencing on the Yellow & Blue lines on Saturday. Sept. 10 - and starting Sunday, several Metro stations across the area will implement new name changes. 

Virginia elementary school principal faces DWI, hit-and-run charges

A northern Virginia elementary school principal has been charged after police say he drove drunk, crashed into a house and left the scene.

Fort Belvoir residents say heat causing damage to homes, cars

Fort Belvoir residents are speaking out about the unsafe housing conditions on base. Families say their personal property is being destroyed by heat damage.

Alexandria man sentenced to 45 years in prison for marijuana-related murder

An Alexandria man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering another man in retaliation for robbing him of an ounce of marijuana and trying to convince a witness to lie for him to cover it up.

Alexandria schools introducing daily social-emotional learning for all students

School districts are still trying to find ways to help kids catch up both academically and socially as many students spent the pandemic learning from home.

2 charged in connection with deadly police shooting during drug operation in Woodbridge

Two people have been charged in connection with a deadly officer-involved shooting in Woodbridge where several officers exchanged gunfire with three suspects during an undercover drug operation.

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.