A Virginia woman who posed as a psychologist and treated dozens of children was convicted Wednesday in Stafford County. Sharonda Avery entered pleas to nine felony counts and could serve decades in prison. She dodged News4’s cameras and offered silence in response to questions angry parents want answered. “Why did you present yourself as a psychologist when you never...

A Virginia woman who claimed to be a psychologist though she never graduated from college entered pleas to nine felony counts Wednesday. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

A Virginia state delegate is asking police to file charges against a gun rights activist who protested outside the delegate’s home in Alexandria on Saturday with a long gun.

An activist says he was exercising his right to protest peacefully. A Virginia state delegate says the man published his address with the intention of intimidating him. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

A health care executive in Alexandria is accused of animal cruelty. Experts say animal abuse cases are important in part because they can be indicators of abuse against humans. News4’s Julie Carey reports. 

A man who tried to rob a drug dealer was shot to death, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

For more than three decades, Sharon Bulova helped lead Fairfax County during its growth in population and diversity. Now, after a decade as Board Chair — she’s headed into retirement. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey was there as Bulova presided over her last meeting and reflected on her tenure.

A young cadet visiting home for Thanksgiving died when his SUV hit a tree in Stafford County, Virginia, over the weekend. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Virginia’s longest-serving commonwealth’s attorney is not running for reelection.

President Donald Trump weighed in on controversy in Virginia over a state lawmaker’s failed bill related to late-term abortion.

Some Virginians are pushing a law that would allow undocumented immigrants to get driver privilege cards, ensuring they can travel the roads legally. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

The Zahr family went to a Northern Virginia hospital for a joyous reason: the birth of a baby. But they say they were humiliated by hospital staff who called their Muslim dress “scary.” News4’s Julie Carey reports.

A Muslim family went to a hospital in Northern Virginia to celebrate a joyous occasion: the birth of a newborn baby. But they say hospital staff humiliated them by telling them they looked “scary,” and threatened to kick them out.

A Virginia mother and daughter are terrified a killer or killers could be looking for them after a father and son were killed in a Fauquier County home in November.

Two months since a father and son were mysteriously shot to death in their Fauquier County home, the mother and daughter are telling their story In hopes it will prompt new clues for investigators. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on their plea for help.

The owner of a Virginia construction company that specializes in luxury homes faces criminal charges after a 16-year-old boy working on a job site died this summer.

County leaders in rural areas of Virginia say they will refuse to enforce any gun reform laws enacted by the newly elected Democratic majority.

A Virginia middle school teacher accused of committing sex acts with a student is now facing charges connected to a second teen, police say.

Capt. James Adamouski, a West Point grad, died in Iraq in 2003 when a Blackhawk helicopter went down. Now, a school building in Loudoun County bears his name. News4’s Julie Carey was at the special ceremony.

A Virginia middle school teacher accused of committing sex acts with a student was caught by the boy’s mother, evidence shows.