Fairfax County

A Fairfax County, Virginia, contractor faces criminal charges for allegedly taking money from clients but never doing any work. Dr. Stephanie Waggel, whose allegations are not part of the criminal charges, said she hired Scott Tripp of Capital Pro Services to remodel her Ashburn psychiatric practice. But he didn’t do a minute of construction work on a $100,000 project even…

A Fairfax County, Virginia, contractor faces criminal charges for allegedly taking money from clients but never doing any work. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Fairfax County police are investigating racist and antisemitic graffiti spray painted near a school bus stop in Burke, Virginia. The graffiti was discovered Wednesday morning on utility boxes and neighborhood signs at the corner of Burke Centre Parkway and Wheaton Drive. “It’s just sad that people think that’s okay,” neighbor Taylor Dixon said. Workers were out early covering up...

Fairfax County police are investigating racist and antisemitic graffiti spray painted near a school bus stop in Burke, Virginia. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

More than three decades after a young mother was stabbed to death in her Springfield, Virginia, home with her toddler nearby in her crib, her killer was sentenced to the maximum 70 years in prison. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports. 

A petition drive may have saved a beaver who made its home at a Northern Virginia lake. Wally the Beaver took up residence at Kingstowne Lake in Fairfax County in September. “I was excited, yeah,” said Andrew Berman of Friends of Kingstown Lake. “I love coming to the lake and seeing all the wildlife.”  While Wally is seldom seen, its...

A petition drive may have saved a beaver who made its home at a Northern Virginia lake. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin commuted the prison sentence of a former Fairfax County officer who shot and killed an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting at a mall in Tysons in 2023.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin commuted the prison sentence of a former Fairfax County officer who shot and killed an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting at a mall in Tysons in 2023. He called the sentence “unjust,” as the ex-officer’s lawyer told News4 the commutation is “a tremendous relief.”

A former Fairfax County police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a mall in Northern Virginia in 2023 was sentenced to three years in prison. News4’s Julie Carey tells what happened in court.

A former Fairfax County police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a mall in Northern Virginia in 2023 was sentenced to three years imprisonment.

It has been nearly a month since a mother of three was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fairfax County. Police have not found the driver yet. Heavy hearts gathered in the place where Erica Tibbs lost her life. “It’s been almost a month now, and it’s just been hard, because it was just sudden,” Erica Tibbs’ aunt, DeeDee...

A grieving family is holding a vigil for a woman who was killed in a hit and run in Fairfax County. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

Islamic Relief USA is sponsoring an event to assemble food boxes ahead of Ramadan in Springfield, Virginia. News4’s Megan McGrath reports. 

Fairfax County officials proposed increasing property taxes while slashing almost $60 million in other county spending, including eliminating crossing guards at every high school. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains a new plan that could assist police officers and protect students.

A sixth grader at Cunningham Park Elementary School in Virginia created a peer mentoring program called “Cardinals Care for Cardinals” where sixth graders can mentor their younger peers in first grade. Mews4’s Molette Green reports. 

Snow has coated roads and sidewalks in Fairfax County as conditions continue to deteriorate. Northern Virginia Reporter Drew Wilder reports. 

Fairfax County’s police chief has been monitoring the roads and says people who are driving in the snowstorm are driving dangerously fast.

News4’s Jummy Olabanji spoke to Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis about the 16-year-old charged with stabbing an officer, Connect Fairfax and the child exploitation travels operation that involves teachers. 

A Fairfax County Public Schools teacher is accused of sexually assaulting two students. News4’s Walter Morris reports on the latest from the investigation.