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In Northern Virginia, FOX 5 has learned students riding on Fairfax County Public Schools buses are not receiving temperature checks before boarding the bus.

DMV reaches 400K cases of COVID-19, more than 8,000 deaths

There are now 400,121 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia after new numbers were released Wednesday. Maryland has 171,823 cases, D.C. has 19,465 cases and Virginia has 208,833 cases of COVID-19.

1 dead in early morning fire in Fairfax

Firefighters are on the scene of a deadly fire in Fairfax, Virginia.

Fairfax, Montgomery County burglary spree ends with indictments

Prosecutors and police in Fairfax County say four men have been indicted with racketeering after they stole nearly $2 million from dozens of homes in Fairfax and Montgomery counties.

What's behind Fairfax County Public Schools decision to pause in-person learning?

In northern Virginia, FOX 5 is learning more about what went into the decision to stop a plan to bring more students back into the classroom in Fairfax County.

Need for COVID-19 testing grows in DC region as cases surge nationwide

As coronavirus case rates across the DMV grow —so do lines for tests. That also brings into question the wait times before getting test results.

Virginia Wesleyan University dean resigns over statements about Biden voters

A dean at a university in Virginia has resigned after posting a statement on Facebook that called supporters of President-elect Joe Biden “ignorant, anti-American and anti-Christian.”

Vienna dad shot son to death, turned gun on himself at Sharpshooters Range in Lorton: police

A Vienna father shot his son to death and then turned the gun on himself last week while they sat in a car outside of a Lorton shooting range, according to Fairfax County investigators.

Wreaths Across America event canceled at Arlington National Cemetery due to pandemic

Officials announced Monday that the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery and the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home Cemetery next month will be canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fairfax County delaying in-person learning for select students

Fairfax County Public Schools announced Monday that the district is delaying additional in-person learning, including students and staff members in the Group 5 cohort (early HeadStart, pre-K, kindergarten, and select students who receive special education services) that had been scheduled to return to school on November 17.

Case dismissed against Virginia state senator accused of damaging Confederate monument

A judge in Virginia dismissed charges on Monday that were filed against a prominent Black state senator after police said that she and others conspired to damage a Confederate monument in the city of Portsmouth.

Jose Rodriguez Cruz plead guilty to 1989 murder of estranged wife

Decades after her body was found in a wooded area along Interstate 95 in Virginia, Marta Rodriguez’s killer has finally been brought to justice.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam pushes to legalize recreational marijuana

Gov. Ralph Northam is pushing to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Virginia, which could be the first Southern state to do so.

More than 100 test positive for COVID-19 at Virginia jail

More than 100 inmates and staffers at a Virginia Beach jail have tested positive for the coronavirus.