Gainesville

Some residents of a Gainesville, Virginia, subdivision displaying signs that read “Hate Has No Home Here” are worried they might have to remove the signs. Late last summer, a Hispanic family was the target of a profane rant in which a woman told them to “go back to your country.” The victim of the verbal attack — a mom —…

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on a neighborhood that may be forced to take down signs that say “hate has no home here.”

Transportation officials hope a new park-and-ride lot in Gainesville, Virginia, will promote “slugging” along I-66.

Three of four children have been released from the hospital a week after authorities say their 36-year-old mother tried to kill them by crashing into a palm tree in north Florida. The Ocala Star-Banner reports Calicia L. Williams and her 13-year-old daughter remain at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Ocala police said Williams will be taken to jail once...

Desperation mounted in the Bahamas on Tuesday as hurricane survivors arriving in the capital by boat and plane were turned away from overflowing shelters. As government officials gave assurances at a news conference that more shelters would be opened as needed, Julie Green and her family gathered outside the headquarters of the island’s emergency management agency, seeking help. “We need...

A North Carolina man admitted mailing 50 homemade M-80 explosive devices to a friend in Prince William County, Virginia.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Sunday on I-95 in Woodbridge, and southbound lanes were closed for hours, causing a five-mile backup.

Hurricane Dorian is strengthening and is forecast to hit Florida as a Category 4 storm, threatening to derail travel during the busy Labor Day weekend. Dorian is projected to make landfall in Florida with winds reaching 130 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. The air traffic control tower at Miami International Airport will close if sustained wind...

Florida’s iconic palm trees are under attack from a fatal disease that turns them to dried crisps in months, with no chance for recovery once they become ill.

A Virginia restaurant operator has agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve a lawsuit that claims its employees routinely harassed a gay server with homophobic epithets and taunted him about his sexuality.

Ryan Lochte and his wife Kayla Rae Reid welcomed their second child, a baby girl, on Monday, June 17. The overjoyed parents announced the news on Instagram. In the picture, the Olympic gold-medalist cradles their newborn as their eldest child Caiden Zane Lochte meets his little sister. “Miracle #2 witnessed. Liv Rae Lochte was born today at 10:20am. 7lbs 8oz....

Nearly eight months after a teenager working with his dad was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Gainesville, Prince William County Police have arrested and charged a man with involuntary manslaughter.

One resident in Gainesville, Virginia, knows the feeling after waking up to see that his Nest security camera caught video of a large black bear walking in his front yard.

A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his property in Florida, authorities said Saturday.

Videos show drivers getting stuck in high water throughout the D.C. region. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

A man accused of peeping into a teen girl’s bedroom in South Florida apparently picked the wrong home after he was caught and beaten up by the girl’s father, a former NFL player.

D.C. public and charter schools are required to perform more robust background checks before hiring new teachers under a new law passed by the D.C. Council.

Five children heading to Disney World in a church van from Louisiana died along with two truck drivers in fiery crash on Interstate 75 in north Florida, the Florida Highway Patrol said Friday.

A health scare accelerated a Virginia woman’s plans to install a swimming pool for her son, but more than a year later, she’s still waiting to achieve that dream.

A 17-year-old boy working alongside his dad for his family’s business was killed in a hit-and-run in Northern Virginia on Saturday, and police are still looking for the driver.