Loudoun County school students face bus driver shortage, nationwide COVID surge as year begins

Students at Loudoun County Public Schools are back in the classroom for in-person learning as the school year begins amid a nationwide rise in coronavirus cases and a bus driver shortage.

Virginia police searching for missing 92-year-old last seen in Arlington

Virginia State Police are looking for a 92-year-old man who suffers from cognitive impairment and have issued a senior alert on behalf of the Arlington County Police Department.

Shots fired into apartment leave 3 hurt in Fredericksburg

Authorities say three people were hospitalized after shots were fired into an apartment late Monday in Fredericksburg.

Local organizations offer support to Afghan refugees

Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban take over in Kabul continue to pour into the D.C Region as planes carrying them land at Dulles International Airport before being transported in busloads to the Dulles Expo Center where refugees are temporarily staying.

TSA canine handler rescues groundhog on airport runway at Dulles

A Transportation Security Administration canine handler got a new temporary partner when he teamed up with a groundhog at Washington Dulles International Airport recently.

Fairfax County Public School students return to classroom amid nationwide COVID-19 surge

Fairfax County Public Schools returned to a five day a week in-person learning schedule Monday as students returned to the classroom amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

Bijan Ghaisar Case: Park Police officers seek immunity from manslaughter charges

The lawyers for two U.S. Park Police officers will be in federal court Monday hoping to persuade a judge that their clients should have immunity from efforts of local prosecutors to charge them with manslaughter in the 2017 shooting death of Bijan Ghaisar.

Fairfax County Public Schools teachers push for COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate

School starts on Monday for more than 175,000 students at Fairfax County Public Schools and the union that's representing teachers say they want their teachers to be COVID-19 vaccinated or get tested every week.

More than 230 University of Virginia students ‘disenrolled’ over vaccinations

More than 230 students planning on attending the University of Virginia have been “disenrolled” for failing to comply with the school’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Prince William County starting school year with new superintendent, COVID challenges

In northern Virginia, the first day of school for Prince William County Public School students is Monday and the school district is navigating students and staff’s return to the classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic with a new superintendent.