WATCH: Officer nearly hit by teen driver on Fairfax County Parkway
A 17-year-old driver hit an officer's vehicle – and very nearly the officer himself – while the officer was conducting a traffic stop Monday.
Virginia man pleads guilty to illegal turtle trafficking
A Virginia man has pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking turtles.
Virginia wildlife experts investigating spread of 'zombie deer disease'
Wildlife experts in Virginia are investigating the spread of "zombie deer disease," an infection that is contagious and always fatal that has been detected with increasing frequency in Virginia and other states.
Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher arrested in Virginia
The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher inside a classroom earlier this year has been arrested, the Newport News Police Department says.
Supreme Court rules transgender student can run girls track in West Virginia
Becky Pepper-Jackson is in the middle of the outdoor track season.
Woman dead after shootout between suspected abductor, police on I-95 in Virginia
Authorities say a woman they believe was the victim of an abduction is dead after a chase and shootout between police and her suspected kidnapper along Interstate 95 in Virginia.
YouTube creator shot while filming prank in mall food court
The victim's father says he was recording a prank for YouTube when the shooting occurred.
3 Marines hailed as heroes after stopping potential stabbing, police say
The three Marines, whose identities were not revealed, were standing nearby when the incident unfolded.
Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit
The lawsuit accuses school administrators of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood."
Surveillance footage released after deputies charged in Irvo Otieno's death
The video shows a group of sheriff’s deputies and employees at a Virginia mental hospital pinning Irvo Otieno to the floor until he was motionless and limp as they tried to resuscitate him.
Two special kitties in Virginia need to be adopted together: 'Their imperfections make them perfect'
Robinson and Milis became best of friends during their time in foster care and are now healthy and ready for a new home.
2 Virginia inmates escape through hole in wall, captured at IHOP
The inmates utilized tools constructed from a toothbrush and metal object to escape.
Virginia man wins lottery with 2 Powerball tickets in same drawing
Ben Baker bought a total of 10 tickets with two of them having the winning the numbers.
10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at Virginia mental hospital
Video from a state mental hospital shows a Black Virginia man who was handcuffed and shackled being pinned to the ground by deputies who are now facing second-degree murder charges in his death, according to relatives of the man and their attorneys who viewed the footage Thursday.
7 Virginia deputies charged in man's death at mental hospital
Seven Virginia sheriff's office employees have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 28-year-old man at a state mental hospital last week, a local prosecutor said Tuesday.
FBI's new headquarters could be decided by a 1-on-1 basketball game
The battle over where the FBI’s next headquarters will be built could be decided by a 1-on-1 basketball game.
Jennifer McClellan becomes 1st Black woman for Virginia in Congress
Jennifer McClellan, holding the receipt for a poll tax her father once had to pay tucked into the pages of a family Bible, was sworn into the U.S. House on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.
WATCH: North Carolina Women's Lacrosse Team Help Push Bus Unstuck in Fairfax
The Elon University Women’s Lacrosse team warmed up for match day by helping push their bus unstuck in Fairfax, Virginia, on February 22.
Student, 13, dies days after choking on meatball during lunch at school
The seventh grader’s mother says her son was a “good boy” who was “well-educated and loving.”
Feds wants funds seized from man convicted in 2017 Charlottesville car attack
James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted of running over a counter-protestor during the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.