Northern Virginia

Delegates sound the alarm after tear gas was deployed at protests against police brutality this weekend in Virginia. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

After months of stay-at-home orders, many local businesses are once again open — with limitations. News4’s Jackie Bensen found restaurant tables in Arlington were filled and customers were grateful to finally be outside.

The first day of reopening in Virginia meant haircuts for some and trips to restaurants for others. News4’s Northern Virginia bureau chief Julie Carey reports from Shirlington.

The number of coronavirus cases surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 confirmed diagnoses in D.C., Maryland and Virginia as millions of residents in D.C. and Northern Virginia watched their neighborhoods begin phase one of reopening. More than 4,000 people in the region have died from COVID-19, according to health officials’ data. Another 2...

A Virginia woman missed her 94th birthday because of her battle with the coronavirus, but she beat the odds to recover. Ruby Joyce, a retired teacher still active in church and clubs who socialized with Rosa Parks as a young woman, contracted the coronavirus in her assisted living apartment at Arbor Terrace. “She was talking slower,” her daughter-i...

A man fleeing a police stop on the Capital Beltway on Wednesday led troopers on a miles-long car chase, fled on foot and then fell 25 feet after climbing over a barrier.  The suspect jumped over a Jersey wall barrier on the Beltway in Northern Virginia and “fell through an open space between the local and through lanes,” Virginia State…...

Tech giant Microsoft plans to start a new software development hub in northern Virginia that state officials say while create 1,500 new jobs

Starting on Friday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will require everyone over the age of ten wear a mask when entering a business or on public transportation. Northam’s office says the mask mandate will not be enforced by police but rather the health department. “If a manager of a restaurant is not adopting this policy, VDH can certainly t...

The Northern Virginia delegate who led the charge to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified this year formally announced her bid for governor Wednesday. “COVID-19 has exposed what was just beneath the surface, that the status quo just isn’t working,” said Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, D-2nd District. The two-term delegate from Prince William County s...

This week, Virginia began releasing information on how many people have been tested for coronavirus antibodies and how many of those tests have come back positive. Antibodies are blood proteins produced by the immune system and can be an indicator of prior coronavirus exposure, not current infection. They may offer some level of protection fro...

A suspect violently vandalized several bikes belonging to a group of veterans who drove their motorcycles from California to D.C. for the Memorial Day weekend. This Memorial Day was supposed to be the first for a new military veterans tribute ride called Rolling To Remember. It was the successor to Rolling Thunder, which ended last year. Dave Clemm...

Stafford County, Virginia, is using an innovative way to test for COVID-19. The results will help the country better understand how the virus spreads. News4’s Justin Finch reports on how this study is collecting samples.

The owner of Northern Virginia salon Aesthetics, Yene Damtew, is planning now on how to protect customers from coronavirus once it can reopen. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports on how temperature checks and pre-appointment consultation calls will be involved.