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. 

Unemployment claims increase across Maryland, Virginia

Federal numbers show a large increase in new unemployment claims for Maryland and Virginia during the first week of August.

Fairfax County parents encouraged to drive students amid bus shortage

Fairfax County Public Schools is asking parents to pick up and drop off their students as they deal with a worsening shortage of bus drivers.

School bus driver shortage could cause delays for many DC-area families

Many kids in the D.C region who take the school bus may not get to school or back to their homes on time, all thanks to bus driver shortages impacting many school systems across the country.

FOX 5 Exclusive: Alexandria firefighter's controversial gesture under investigation

An Alexandria firefighter is under investigation after he made a gesture most recently associated with the "white power" movement while on camera during one of FOX 5’s popular Zip Trip segments.

Feds will release Manassas-bound tiles, Muslim organization says

The Treasury Department has agreed to release 750 pounds in Quranic tiles that were donated to a mosque in Manassas, a Muslim organization said on Tuesday.

Maryland, Virginia will welcome Afghanistan refugees, governors say

The governors of Maryland and Virginia on Monday vowed to work with Washington to welcome Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban as the U.S. draws down its presence in the region.