Julie Carey is the Northern Virginia Bureau Chief for News4.
Carey has been covering Northern Virginia since joining News4 in 1992. Her reporting has taken her all over the commonwealth, including Richmond, where she has covered the governor, the general assembly, and every election since 1993. She is frequently called upon to participate in political debates involving Virginia candidates.
Carey has also done extensive reporting on issues of regional interest, including sex offenders, child abuse, and the integration of women into the Virginia Military Institute. In the late 1990s, she provided daily coverage of the Kenneth Starr grand jury investigations and the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton. She has also been the lead reporter on some high-profile regional trials, including those of George Huguely and sniper suspect Lee Malvo.
Prior to joining News4, Carey reported for KSDK-TV in St. Louis, WTHR-TV in Indianapolis, and KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she began her career. She graduated from Indiana University with a journalism degree.
Carey was raised in Iowa in a family of journalists. She and her husband, the managing editor for Bloomberg, live in Alexandria. Her son and daughter, both graduates of what is now known as Alexandria City High School, are attending college.
Carey is active as a volunteer in Alexandria Public Schools and in her church.
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Man suspected of stealing from church arrested by ICE before Alexandria police could serve warrant
Alexandria police investigating the theft of a poor box from a Catholic church identified a suspect. But when they went to serve their arrest warrant, they learned the man had already been arrested — by ICE.
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Woman killed, 5-year-old son hurt in Fairfax County pedestrian hit-and-run
A hit-and-run driver struck a woman and her 5-year-old son in Fairfax County last week, killing the mother and injuring the boy. The search for the driver is ongoing. Erica Tibbs; her partner, Christian Saidi; and their son, Hezekiah, had just stepped off a bus after dinner at McDonald’s Jan. 29. Saidi crossed Richmond Highway near Buckman Road first, though…
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‘So much more in her': Father grieves loss of wife, daughter in Potomac crash
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3 dead in double murder-suicide in rural Virginia
After more than five years without a homicide in Clarke County, Virginia, the sheriff’s office is investigating a double murder and suicide that happened Monday on a rural property near Berryville. One of the victims is a former business owner who was well-known in the close-knit community. The first 911 call came about 2:30 p.m. from someone in town who...
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‘Trying to force it open': ICE operation at Virginia apartments scares residents
Some residents of an apartment complex in Fairfax County, Virginia, say they’re alarmed and frightened after waking up to loud door knocks from federal agents early Sunday morning.
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What if ICE shows up at school? DMV districts, advocates prepare
It’s a promise that school officials often repeat to reassure immigrant communities: “Schools are really a safe space for learning,” Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid said. A new Homeland Security policy could put that promise to the test. Schools, houses of worship and hospitals will no longer be protected spaces when it comes to immigration enforcement, the...
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Immigrant advocates in Virginia start hotline to offer support to ICE targets
Immigrant advocates in Northern Virginia started what they call the Rapid Response to Raids Hotline for immigrants to call during certain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions — a move to help families that could be targeted by President Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations. It’s a pocket-sized card that a coalition of immigrant advocacy groups hope will help...
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Fairfax Co. leaders hope to ease fear in immigrant community about deportation
Allies of President-elect Donald Trump labeled several Northern Virginia communities as sanctuary jurisdictions, including Fairfax County, where leaders and the immigrant community are preparing for the threat of mass deportation. In 2017 during President Trump’s first months as president, Northern Virginia was the scene of several Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions that led to public outcry. They included: Now, advocates…
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Virginia lawmakers consider bills increasing data center regulations
Virginia is considered the data center capital of the world, with more growth on the way. But now the General Assembly is considering a series of bills that could create new limits as Gov. Glenn Youngkin pushes for continued development. “I think that we just reached a point where we need to take a look at how do we enjoy…