Fauquier County

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the Arterra Vineyard owner helping a longtime employee buy a home.

A man died and a woman is seriously hurt after their car was hit head-on in Fauquier County, Virginia, on Thursday by a car driven by a man under the influence, police say. Daniel F. Shomette, of Boyce, Virginia, was killed in the crash on Route 17, Virginia State Police said. He was 57.  A 58-year-year-old woman, also from Boyce,…

Sheriff’s Deputy Brock Smith was terminated from the department Wednesday, the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to News4.

A Northern Virginia father was accused of child abuse and is being held without bond after his baby was brought to the hospital with serious injuries.

Authorities say the deputy couldn’t avoid a Toyota that crossed into his path.

News4’s Derrick Ward reports on how a community is remembering a neighbor who died in what police called an apparent murder-suicide.

When deputies arrived, they found two people dead and a third victim with apparent gunshot wounds, the sheriff’s office said. The wounded victim was taken to a hospital.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on a judge’s ruling that Fauquier Hospital should provide the drug Ivermectin as treatment to a patient suffering COVID-19.

A former northern Virginia high school teacher charged with sexual assault of a minor is facing new charges Tuesday after another alleged victim came forward.

News4’s Drew Wilder reports that another victim has come forward in a sex assault case against a former drama teacher.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on efforts to make improvements to Route 17 in Fauquier County, which some say is dangerous.

Students and parents are rallying behind two Fauquier County, Virginia, high school students seriously injured in a crash last month, reviving a years-long effort for safety improvements at what many view as a dangerous intersection.  Josue Salamanca and Hannah Meixner were in a Saturn sedan when it was struck as Salamanca tried to make a left turn from Old Tavern...

Nearly 400 students are in quarantine just seven days into the new school year. Now, school officials say a doctor’s note must be provided to receive a medical exemption from wearing masks. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

All students in Fauquier County Public Schools must wear face masks starting Monday or provide a doctor’s note to be medically exempted from the school district’s updated policy. “This mask requirement will remain in place to protect our students and staff along with our instructional goals until our numbers of positive cases and quarantines significantly decrease,” the county school...

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the first day of classes in Fauquier County, where masks are optional.

Tens of thousands of students are returning to school in Fauquier County on Wednesday. Unlike many of their peers in Northern Virginia, they won’t be required to wear a mask.

Thousands of students in Fauquier County, Virginia, are headed back to classrooms on Wednesday. It’s one of the new Northern Virginia-area districts without a mask mandate, but an interim principal at one middle school, Leah Shorb, says she’s comfortable that students and families can make the right decisions.

Tammy Thorpe was found dead on a gravel road in Warrenton, Virginia, in 1988. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the first “near normal” high school graduation in Northern Virginia.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains the key clue left at the crime scene by the suspects in the murder of Charles Bopp III.