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News4’s Aimee Cho talked one-on-one with Virginia’s soon-to-be leader about his priorities for the Commonwealth.

At a “thank you” rally outside the headquarters of a Northern Virginia school board, Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin expanded on his plans for the state, telling supporters that he looks forward to using his veto pen and wants to be known as the education governor.

Glenn Youngkin describes himself as the education governor, promising parents a say about what’s taught in schools. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

The investigation of Washington Football Team Head Athletic Trainer Ryan Vermillion is related to “possible diversion of prescription drugs” to people who did not have a legitimate reason to get them, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

The Washington Football Team is managing a new controversy. The head trainer was placed on administrative leave pending a criminal investigation. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey and NBC Sports Washington’s JP Finlay report.

Federal investigators executed a search warrant at the Washington Football Team’s training facility and a nearby home on Friday, law enforcement sources tell News4.

Federal investigators executed a search warrant at the Washington Football Team’s training facility and the home of Head Athletic Trainer Ryan Vermillion on Friday, law enforcement sources told News4. Vermillion is on leave because of an investigation, the team said.  “Ryan Vermillion has been placed on administrative leave due to an ongoing criminal investigation that is unrelated to the...

The Ashburn Xtreme Hockey Club won a national championship this week with a game-winning goal in overtime by Kyle Tinschert, who honored his late mother at the game.

One year ago, Kyle Tinschert lost his mom and biggest fan to cancer. A year later, he scored his youth hockey team’s winning goal in the national championship. News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports.

An electric vehicle is believed to have started a fire at a home in Virginia that displaced a family and caused an estimated $235,000 in damage, fire officials say.  A malfunctioning Chevrolet Bolt sparked the blaze Saturday morning in Ashburn, a spokeswoman for Loudoun County Fire and Rescue said an initial investigation found.  “Fortunately, there were no injuries as...

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey talks with an Ashburn teen whose poem for Vice President Kamala Harris became the target of a conservative podcaster.

Persistence pays off.  Jason Stacks of Ashburn, Virginia, competed in the Pat Collins Snow Stick Challenge five times and made the finals twice — and on Tuesday he was declared the big winner.  Jason, 16, won his very own Pat Collins Snow Stick by building a giant mug of hot cocoa out of snow, complete with marshmallows.  He said...

Jason Stacks of Ashburn won the Pat Collins Snow Stick Challenge with an ice sculpture of a hot cup of cocoa.

You may not be surprised to find out the D.C. area has some of the rudest drivers in the country. News4’s Adam Tuss explains the rude rankings.

To help themselves and others fight quarantine boredom, two Virginia fifth graders created a student newsletter. Griffin Cogger and Ryan Farman, two Steuart Weller Elementary School students, created The Lansdowne Letter after getting tired of being bored. And they figured they weren’t the only ones, so they got their friends to help. “We assigned jobs to everyone and now...

A group of fifth grade friends created the “Landsdowne Letter,” a newsletter that comes out weekly on Facebook. News4’s Aimee Cho reports

A man who faces animal cruelty charges is opening a new pet store in Chantilly, Virginia. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

A man facing animal cruelty charges will soon manage a new pet store in Chantilly, Virginia, documents say.

A track coach in Loudoun County, Virginia, sexually assaulted an under-age athlete and asked her not to tell anyone, police say. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

A 54-year-old track coach in Northern Virginia was arrested for sexually assaulting a girl he was training, authorities say.