Virginia

Some environmentalists are pushing back against potential plans for a resort and spa in Northern Virginia.

The murder trial of Brendan Banfield is now underway in Fairfax County after jury selection Monday.

The Alexandria Police Department has formally adopted a new hate‑crime and bias‑incident policy, finalized just weeks after a suspected bias‑motivated assault at a Giant grocery store drew public attention.

Health officials have released a list of potential measles exposure sites in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia after confirming a case in a preschool‑age child who recently traveled internationally.

Across the country, including in the D.C. region, thousands braved bitter cold this weekend to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

A Virginia man who had a relationship with a Brazilian au pair goes on trial Monday in what prosecutors describe as an elaborate double‑murder plot to frame another man for stabbing his wife.

A high-profile trial is set to begin Monday in Fairfax County as Brendan Banfield faces double murder charges.

A 20-year-old man is dead after police say he was struck by two different drivers, one of which fled the scene.

Police are investigating a fatal crash that shut down part of Fairfax County Parkway in Springfield after a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid presented her recommended School Boundary Review changes to the school board Thursday night. However, parents trying to participate didn’t get to hear the presentation until closer to 10 p.m., when many need to get themselves and their families out the door early the next day.

Bruno Mars is bringing The Romantic Tour to the Washington, D.C. region this spring!

Scattered showers are expected Friday ahead of steadier rain that will bring a soggy weekend to the Washington, D.C., region.

A late night school board meeting in Fairfax County went well into the evening as parents expressed concern over the school superintendent’s recommended school boundary changes, which would affect thousands of students. 

Investigators say the driver accused of causing a crash that killed a woman and a teenager on Christmas night along Interstate 495 in Fairfax County was traveling at more than 100 mph.

The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday was identified as Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a 37‑year‑old mother of three who was also a graduate of Old Dominion University in Virginia.

A dry and mild Thursday is ahead for the Washington, D.C., region, with highs in the mid‑50s before a rainy start to the weekend.