Group in Halloween masks tries to break in home, threaten homeowners

A northern Virginia woman is speaking out and in hiding after masked men showed up to her door, making threats and trying to get inside.

Home of missing Manassas Park mother Mamta Kafle Bhatt up for auction

The Manassas Park home of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a pediatric nurse who police believe was killed by her husband in the summer of 2024, is now up for auction.

Barack Obama endorses Abigail Spanberger in Virginia governor’s race

Former President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind Democrat Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s high-stakes governor's race, calling her “the best choice" to protect voting and abortion rights.

DC weather: Breezy, sunny and cool Thursday

The Washington, D.C. region can expect a cool Thursday, with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the low 60s - nearly 10 degrees cooler than Wednesday’s highs.

Richmond Highway reopened after massive Lorton recycling center fire

The massive fire at a scrapyard in Fairfax County on Tuesday has left seven people recovering, including one worker who was critically injured. The fire sent thick smoke billowing across the area and forced a shelter-in-place order.

DC weather: Showers linger Monday as nor’easter batters coast

Monday is off to a gray and gusty start across the Washington, D.C. region, with scattered showers rolling through as a nor’easter continues to churn offshore.

Video shows Nor'easter flooding in Norfolk

A Nor'easter brought massive flooding to parts of Norfolk, Virginia on Sunday. 

Virginia governor race: Spanberger, Earle-Sears have tense face-off in debate

Virginia gubernatorial candidates Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger faced off for their first and only planned debate Thursday night.

Nor’easter to bring DC region wet, windy conditions over the weekend

An early-season nor'easter is forming along the coast of the Carolinas inching its way up the east coast expecting to bring wet and windy weather to our area over the weekend. 

Virginia Governor Debate: Candidates clash over shutdown, violent rhetoric

Virginia gubernatorial candidates, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger, squared off Thursday in their first and only gubernatorial debate that was a fiery exchange that turned combative from the opening question.

Virginia teen says FBI raided his Leesburg home days after manhole explosions

FOX 5 spoke with an 18-year-old who says his home was raided by police and the FBI as they investigated a possible connection with a series of manhole explosions in a northern Virginia neighborhood.

DC weather: Cool, dry Friday before weekend storms

Sunshine and dry conditions across the Washington, D.C. region Friday ahead of a weekend storm system that’s expected to bring rain to the area.