Body-cam footage shows Fairfax officer shooting woman with knife in hallway

The officer fired five shots at the woman who appeared to slash his face, the footage shows.

By Emily DaviesOctober 14, 2024

Teen charged in fatal crash that killed 19-year-old in Arlington

Police identified the victim as Nicholas Rados, 19. Online records show he graduated from Washington-Liberty High School this year.

By Salvador RizzoOctober 14, 2024

Man, woman found dead in Manassas basement; person of interest detained in N.J.

Police said that the incident was a double homicide and that the “parties involved are known to one another.”

By Paul DugganOctober 14, 2024

Kiggans and Cotter Smasal clash in Virginia Beach congressional debate

The race in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District is one of the two most competitive in the state.

By Laura VozzellaOctober 11, 2024

Exec admits stealing $4.8M from Va. birth-injury fund for jet trips, gold

John Hunter Raines, 38, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering offenses that carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.

By Laura VozzellaOctober 10, 2024

Youngkin stokes fear of vast noncitizen voting in Virginia. Records don’t show it.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin touts 6,303 noncitizens being purged from Virginia’s voter rolls, but statewide data show little or no evidence of such illegal voting.

By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura VozzellaOctober 9, 2024

This county’s newest food critics: Its students

Loudoun County students became food critics at a school lunch food show, sampling diverse recipes and providing feedback.

By Karina ElwoodOctober 7, 2024

About 100 rescued animals from Hurricane Helene find shelter in Virginia

Two local organizations, Homeward Trails and District Dogs, partnered to care for the animals while they await adoption.

By Afia BarrieOctober 5, 2024

Anderson, Vindman trade vitriol at debate for Spanberger’s Virginia seat

The hour-long debate in Virginia’s battleground 7th Congressional District was short on policy details and heavy on partisan attacks.

By Teo ArmusOctober 3, 2024

Tim Kaine and Hung Cao clash in lone Virginia Senate debate

Abortion, immigration and democracy were flash points in hour-long battle at Norfolk State University.

By Laura VozzellaOctober 3, 2024

Woods at Occoquan Overlook rises on one-acre lots in Lorton, Va.

Buying New | Occoquan Overlook has 43 houses starting at $1.73 million

By Barbara RubenOctober 2, 2024

Va. school board settles with teacher fired for not using student’s pronouns

A Virginia school board agreed to pay a former teacher more than $500,000 after he was fired for declining to use the pronouns of a transgender student in 2018.

By Karina ElwoodOctober 1, 2024

Circuit judge strikes down Arlington’s ‘missing middle’ housing plan

Circuit court judge rules on a lawsuit over Arlington County’s missing middle housing ordinance.

By Teo ArmusSeptember 27, 2024

Mystery of disappearing ospreys might have controversial explanation

A new study suggests osprey chicks are starving in parts of the Chesapeake Bay because of a lack of menhaden, a primary source of food but also a major industry.

By Gregory S. SchneiderSeptember 22, 2024

Arborist electrocuted trimming tree in Alexandria, police say

A preliminary investigation concluded a branch in the tree the man was trimming made contact with a live power line.

By Emma UberSeptember 21, 2024

Missing Va. woman’s husband discarded blood-stained bath mat, prosecutors say

Naresh Bhatt, the husband of the missing woman, Mamta Bhatt, will remain jailed as he awaits trial, a judge ruled after hearing new evidence in the case.

By Emma UberSeptember 20, 2024

The hidden story of Native tribes who outsmarted Bacon’s Rebellion

A scene of conflict that was lost to the ages has been unearthed, assembling an indigenous perspective on events at the very root of America’s founding.

By Gregory S. SchneiderSeptember 20, 2024

A guide to the 2024 Virginia general election: What to know before you vote

All 11 of Virginia’s congressional seats are on the ballot, along with several local races.

By Washington Post staffSeptember 20, 2024

Virginia race for Spanberger’s open seat in Congress is heating up

The battle between Eugene Vindman (D) and Derrick Anderson (R), both Army veterans and lawyers, is one of the country’s most closely watched House races.

By Teo ArmusSeptember 20, 2024

Portrait of Richard Saslaw, Virginia’s longest-serving senator, is unveiled

Virginia’s longest-serving state senator when he retired in January, Richard Saslaw is getting his own portrait in the building where he spent 44 years as a senator.

By Laura VozzellaSeptember 18, 2024