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 DaviesTeen 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 RizzoMan, 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 DugganKiggans 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 VozzellaExec 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 VozzellaYoungkin 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 VozzellaThis 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 ElwoodAbout 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 BarrieAnderson, 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 ArmusTim 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 VozzellaWoods 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 RubenVa. 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 ElwoodCircuit 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 ArmusMystery 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. SchneiderArborist 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 UberMissing 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 UberThe 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. SchneiderA 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 staffVirginia 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 ArmusPortrait 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 Vozzella