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Fairfax County police say they shot a 61-year-old man inside an apartment in the Falls Church area on Thursday in a bid to save the life of a teenager the suspect already had shot.  The teenager called 911 just before 11 a.m. to report he had been shot in the face by a man who lives in the apartment in…

Officers say the gunman was holed up inside with a victim. Cory Smith reports.

The Falls Church City Public Schools board has voted unanimously to rename two schools named after Thomas Jefferson and George Mason, prominent Virginians who owned enslaved people. “The Board took seriously the viewpoints and concerns raised by many students, parents, staff, and community members,” said School Board Chair Greg Anderson.    Thomas Jefferson Elementary and George Mason High School...

Police are looking for a man who fatally shot someone at a Falls Church, Virginia, nightclub then ran away. Officers went to the Diva Lounge on Wilson Boulevard minutes after midnight Friday for reports of a shooting, Falls Church police say. Police and medics found the male victim, who had died, police said. They haven’t released information on his...

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on the first day of all-virtual school in Falls Church.

A Northern Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control store is closed Friday after the store manager’s significant other tested positive for COVID-19

A 27-year-old greeter at a Giant grocery in Largo, Maryland, passed away from coronavirus, and other grocery workers are urging more protection for workers on the frontlines. News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

A second resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus at a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia. The patient lives at The Kensington Falls Church on West Broad Street, the Fairfax County Department of Health said in a release Sunday. Health officials didn’t provide the person’s gender, age or condition. The health department said it is “taking...

Two Falls Church parks are being upgraded.

Several major school systems in the D.C. area closed schools Wednesday after light snow left many roads slick.

The mother of a missing Falls Church man who may be in danger is asking for help looking for her son.

A well-known Northern Virginia businessman pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple fraud schemes that cheated investors out of roughly $20 million.

A police cruiser struck and killed a man who was crossing an intersection in West Falls Church, Virginia, early Sunday morning, police say.

A Northern Virginia woman is suing a company that she says refused to hire her after she requested two five-minute breaks to pray during her work shift.

A survivor of the Virginia Tech shooting is opening up about the lasting impact of gun violence and the serious toll to his health. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports he thought he’d recovered until he found out he’s slowly being poisoned by the lead bullets still lodged in his body.

A man pleaded guilty in the drunken driving crash that killed three young siblings in December.

A newly installed computer screening system at Arlington County’s public schools alerts administrators if a registered sex offender tries to visit a school. News4’s Drew Wilder explains how it works.

Thunderstorms rolled through the area Thursday afternoon and evening, causing flash flooding in some locations.