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A Fairfax County second-grader is helping INOVA Fairfax raise thousands of dollars to buy toys for sick children as she was once previously hospitalized herself. News4’s Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Some cars, trucks and buses stranded in snow on the Pennsylvania Turnpike were trapped for more than a day, amid a massive snowstorm that pummeled the East Coast over the weekend.

Fairfax County Public Schools are working toward bringing people back to the classroom, and they think the “concurrent learning” model is the answer. But as News4’s Drew Wilder reports, teachers and students are still divided on whether to return during a pandemic.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., spoke Friday at a ceremony in Fairfax, Va., to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

News4’s Pat Collins reports on a 66-year-old Fairfax County woman who was last seen in Bethany Beach. Police are looking at cell phone records and surveillance footage.

Body cam footage shows a Fairfax County police officer tasing a man multiple times. The officer has been arrested on charges of assault. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Virginia Delegate Ibraheem S. Samirah took to social media to say he was tear gassed by police while participating in protests in response to the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Samirah, who represents parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties, said the police “instigated riots by firing into our peaceful crowd and charging towards us for no reason.”

Not even the coronavirus could cancel Viola Gaskins’ 102nd birthday celebration. Her entire neighborhood showed up to wish her well. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

Families with elderly loved ones living in long-term care facilities have been clamoring for information about positive COVID-19 cases, many telling the News4 I-Team they were unaware of an outbreak at a facility until their loved one became infected.

Families with elderly loved ones living in long-term care facilities have been clamoring for information. The federal government announced this week new rules saying residents and their families must be told, but what about the general public? Jodie Fleischer and the News4 I-Team are working for you as leaders are refusing to release those locations.

Fairfax County Public Schools had to put a pause on distance learning after technical issues with their online program. After suspending school Wednesday, administrators are hoping be back in session Monday. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with the superintendent to find out how they’re fixing it.

One northern Virginia diner is staying in business by giving back to the community.

One diner owner in Fairfax decided he needed to help the people in his community who were going without meals now that coronavirus has put people out of work and school. NBC4’s Drew Wilder spoke with him about

Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia, announced that their pastor, who recently attended church services, tested positive for the respiratory disease but that his condition has been steadily improving since first being hospitalized.

City leaders trying to get a handle on e-scooter safety have little hard data to consider.

People magazine’s pet vet Dr. Evan Antin provides tips for adopting shelter animals ahead of the fourth annual Clear the Shelters event on Aug. 18.

A 78-year-old Virginia man who suffered from cardiac arrest last June was reunited Thursday with the woman who saved him by performing CPR for six minutes until medics arrived. On June 15, Bob was delivering a eulogy at a private residence in front of about 50 people when he collapsed, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD)….

Fairfax Connector bus drivers are preparing for another strike this week after a failed three-month-long contract negotiation with Transdev.

Students at Virginia’s largest school district will soon be able to take a day off every year to participate in protests. Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia has adopted the policy for students in seventh through 12th grades, NBC4’s news partners at WTOP report. Students will get an extra excused absence every year for “civic engagement activities.” Those...

Thirty-thousand people in Northern Virginia could see a big impact to their daily commute. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports the Metrobus driver strike could extend to the Fairfax Connector.