MOUNT VERNON

A New York district attorney has asked federal authorities to investigate illegal strip searches and other civil rights violations involving the Mount Vernon Police Department

Police say speed contributed to a young man’s death in a motorcycle crash Saturday in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County. He, another motorcyclist and a Camaro driver “rapidly accelerated” when a traffic light turned from red to green, police said. Travis West, of Portsmouth, died after the fiery crash at about 10:15 a.m. on Jeff Todd Way,...

The 16-acre River View Estate, originally part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, is now on the market for $60 million. News4’s Erika Gonzalez shows us the gorgeous property.

The most expensive property to ever list in the Alexandria portion of Fairfax County is a piece of George Washington’s original Mount Vernon estate.  The River View Estate was first deeded to George Washington’s personal secretary. But now, the house, guest house and carriage house could be yours for just $60 million. Visiting the 16-acre estate is reserved for the...

George Washington’s Mount Vernon, once home to enslaved people, reopens amid national discussions on racism and inequality. News4’s Derrick Ward reports on Mt. Vernon’s complex history.

A 23-year-old woman is charged with murder after police say she stabbed her brother to death Friday morning in Fairfax County. Police found the victim, Charles Alvarez, 32, in an apartment in the 3000 block of Furman Lane in the Mount Vernon area at about 8:30 a.m. He was taken to the hospital with trauma to his upper body and…

George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate says it will no longer sell a souvenir depicting the founding father’s false teeth amid criticism that Washington’s dentures were made with teeth pulled from the mouths of people who were enslaved. Critics said selling a souvenir magnet depicting Washington’s famous false teeth trivialized the fact that Washington’s slaves had to lose their own...

Police in Virginia say an arrest has been made in the shooting of two brothers that left one of the men dead. Fairfax County police say the suspect was identified and located in Maryland. He’s accused of shooting a 20-year-old and an 18-year-old. The older brother was found dead inside a home in Mount Vernon. The younger brother was...

The stately mansion that went up in flames Friday in Concord, Massachusetts, was built by a man who served as secretary of the U.S. Navy and was descended from two U.S. presidents, according to historical documents. Charles Francis Adams III built the classical revival home at 240 Fairhaven Hill Rd. that on Friday was consumed by a massive fire...

A colorful mural has taken over the side of the Tenants and Workers United building in Alexandria.

A new mural covering the front of the historic Tenants and Workers United in Alexandria is highlighting the consequences of mass incarceration.

A Virginia teenager who pleaded guilty to killing his ex-girlfriend wants to withdraw that plea.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper has the forecast for August 7, 2019.

Three men were shot in two separate locations in Fairfax County, police say. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

From free to the fancy, here are some of the best Fourth of July watch parties in D.C.

A newly obtained video confession reveals a Virginia teenager told detectives he went into a “blind rage” when he admitted to killing his 16-year-old girlfriend.

A Fairfax County man admitted in court he killed his girlfriend by putting her in a chokehold. With his victim’s mom just feet away 18-year-old Nebiyu Ebrahim said he killed 16-year-old Jholie Moussa last year in an uncontrollable rage. News4’s Chris Gordon reports her mother is demanding justice.

As Jholie Moussa’s mother Syreeta stood just feet away, 18-year-old Nebiyu Ebrahim admitted in court Wednesday that he used a chokehold to strangle her 16-year-old daughter in an uncontrollable rage as if he was “possessed.”

A family expecting to gain a sense of closure instead left the Fairfax County courthouse with fresh wounds. At the last minute, the man charged in the murder of a 16-year-old Mount Vernon High School student declined a plea agreement that had been in the works for some time. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.