Prince William County sheriff’s deputy firing puts Parler in local headlines

A Prince William County sheriff’s deputy is out of a job after he was accused of posting threatening messages promoting violence against politicians on the social media site Parler.

Deputy fired after Parler posts surface
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A Prince William County sheriff's deputy was fired over the weekend after threatening posts appeared on his Parler account. The deputy denies posting the content.

Prince William County deputy fired after 'threatening' social media posts

A Prince William County Sheriff’s Deputy is out of a job after multiple disturbing social media posts were discovered on his alleged social media account.

DC indoor dining ban goes into effect tonight at 10pm

The District will revert to banning indoor dining once again starting tonight at 10 p.m. in an effort to stall the resurgent novel coronavirus.

3 people shot in Woodbridge, police say

Police in Prince William County are investigating after three people were shot in Woodbridge Tuesday night. 

Virginia judge won't try Black man in courtroom lined with portraits of white jurists

A Black defendant's right to a fair trial would be harmed if the jury heard the case in a courtroom lined with portraits of white jurists, a northern Virginia judge has ruled.

Online sports betting in Virginia could be coming soon

Virginians have long been sidelined when it comes to gambling, but it's a safe proposition that sometime before the upcoming Super Bowl they will be able to wager from the comfort of their couches as Virginia joins a growing list of states that allow sports wagering.

Loudoun County coronavirus update
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Loudoun County Board of Supervisors chair Phyllis Randall provides an update on the county's response to the novel coronavirus.

Robert E Lee statue removed from US Capitol, Virginia governor says

A Robert E. Lee statue that stood for more than 100 years in the U.S. Capitol has been removed, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Monday.

Former Tuskegee Airman Alfred Thomas Farrar dies in Virginia at 99

Alfred Thomas Farrar – a World War II veteran who flew with the famous Tuskegee Airman – died last week in his Virginia home at the age of 99.

Fairfax County police respond to death investigation after trench collapses at construction site

Fairfax County Police Department responded to a death investigation at a construction site in the 800 block of Emerald Dr. in Fort Hunt after a trench collapsed, trapping two workers.

Fairfax County suspect in abduction, other crimes jailed without bond

A man who’d been identified as a suspect in a series of serious crimes in the Fairfax County has been jailed without bond, police say.