Virginia

A Virginia police officer charged in the storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington earlier this month says he and a fellow officer who accompanied him are being fired from their jobs

Thousands of people in Arlington learned that their appointments to get COVID-19 vaccines were canceled at Virginia Hospital Center. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Local advocates want to keep momentum going in racial justice movements. One Virginia woman, Kimberly Lovell, is using her unique personal background to inform her podcast “Killing It Softly.” News4’s Molette Green reports.

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As News4’s Derrick Ward reports, people who are registered to get their shot are hearing back from Fairfax County that there aren’t enough vaccines to schedule them.

Two COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have received emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, allowing front-line health care workers to be inoculated against the virus. As of Thursday, more than 9.3 million vaccine doses have been administered across the U.S., out of a total 27.6 million doses distributed. As of Friday, 436,993 people in our region have received their first...

The FBI has warned of the potential for armed protests in all 50 states, as well as in Washington, D.C., in the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Biden.

In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and national security threats, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking Americans to watch the inauguration virtually from their home states.

The U.S. government has executed a drug trafficker for a series of slayings in Virginia in 1992, despite his recent COVID-19 infection

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains the expansion of people now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccination in Virginia.

A new year means new laws. Read on for some of the changes beginning Jan. 1, 2021 around the D.C. area.

Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is outlining his plans to legalize marijuana and announcing his intention to give teachers a raise

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on priorities as Virginia’s General Assembly convenes.

The Virginia State Police canceled an Amber Alert on behalf of the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office after a missing baby was found safe. The seven-month-old baby went missing Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, police announced he was found safe and the suspected abductor was in custody. Police believe the baby was taken by a woman named Lauren Lloyd. She is...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday afternoon to welcome and thank Guard troops deployed to D.C. from the commonwealth ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Virginia is ramping up distribution of COVID vaccinations. Some communities are expanding the shots to the next group in line, group 1b. That group includes teachers, essential workers, jail and prison inmates and people age 75 and older. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Teachers, grocery workers, police and firefighters are among those who can get COVID-19 vaccinations in some parts of Virginia, including much of Northern Virginia, starting Monday.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced senior citizens are now able to register to get their vaccine. News4’s Mark Segraves explains that there’s only a limited number of doses set aside.

Those in Group 1b, which also includes seniors age 75+ and grocery workers, may begin getting vaccinated for COVID-19 on Monday in many areas of Northern Virginia.

A Virginia town put two officers on leave after they went off-duty to events in Washington that led to a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol