Spotsylvania County

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on a son charged with killing his mother.

A Virginia woman known for her powerful singing voice was found fatally shot outside her home early Friday in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and her own son is charged in her murder.

Kamari Jackson’s mother had to take him to the hospital after school because of the extreme heat and his school bus having no air conditioning. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Students in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, are headed back to school Thursday after a last-minute change to the district’s mask policy. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

The school board voted to remove a religious exemption to mask-wearing from its policy. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on some school districts wrestling with school mask decisions.

The Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy who shot an unarmed Black man eight times has been indicted, but the victim’s family is demanding more. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey spoke to their attorney.

A grand jury has charged a Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy with felony reckless handling of a firearm in the April shooting of Isiah Brown. Deputy David Turbyfill shot 32-year-old Brown eight times outside his home in Spotsylvania County, Brown’s lawyer says. Officials said the charge against Turbyfill is usually a misdemeanor, but he was charged with a felony because of...

Some Spotsylvania County parents want all children to be able to go to school maskless, despite their vaccination status.

Some parents in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, rallied Monday to try to convince the school board to let all students return to school in the fall without masks, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status. Virginia’s health department has indicated it will follow new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that states vaccinated teachers and students don’t need...

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on how family members are calling for Spotsylvania County to release all the 911 tapes linked to the deputy shooting of Isiah Brown.

A Spotsylvania County, Virginia, sheriff’s deputy shot Isiah Brown “at least” 10 times outside his home last week after mistaking a phone in his hand for a gun, the family’s lawyer said Monday.  Brown’s family and attorney David Haynes demanded the release of communication between a 911 dispatcher and the deputy who shot him early Wednesday. Haynes says Brown, 32,…

Isiah Brown, after calling 911 for help, was shot several times while holding a cell phone in his hand. Brown’s sister feels the deputy used excessive force. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Body camera video released Friday evening shows a sheriff’s deputy’s encounter with a Virginia man, who was shot by the deputy multiple times after calling for help early Wednesday.

Body camera video released Friday evening shows a sheriff’s deputy’s encounter with a Virginia man, who was shot by the deputy multiple times after calling for help early Wednesday.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the body camera video to be released in the shooting of a Black man in Spotsylvania County.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on a Spotsylvania County deputy under investigation after shooting an unarmed Black man.

A Virginia man was shot multiple times by a sheriff’s deputy after the deputy gave him a ride home, left and then was called back to the man’s home for help.

A Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy shot a man early Wednesday while investigating a domestic disturbance, authorities said.

A baby and toddler were alone for three days in a Spotsylvania County, Virginia, home where their parents and a teenage boy had been slashed to death, according to horrifying new evidence that emerged during a preliminary hearing for three of the five Philadelphia men charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder.