National Museum of the US Army in Virginia to open on Veterans Day
The U.S. Army’s new National Museum of the United States Army is set to open in Virginia on Veterans Day.
Fairfax County police chief Roessler retiring, effective February 2021
Fairfax County police chief Edwin Roessler Jr. is retiring effective February 2021, the department announced on Thursday.
Absentee ballots collected on Election Day in Fairfax County to be counted Wednesday
In Northern Virginia, new video shows elections precinct workers arriving at the Fairfax County Government Center with sealed boxes after polls closed Tuesday. FOX 5’s Tisha Lewis reports the ballots in those boxes will be counted Wednesday.
City of Fairfax School Board renames Lanier Middle School after 'Hidden Figures' Katherine Johnson
The City of Fairfax School Board voted unanimously Monday to rename Lanier Middle School after "Hidden Figures" Dr. Katherine Johnson.
Fairfax County police investigating double homicide in Centreville home
Fairfax County police are investigating after finding two people dead Sunday morning in a Centreville home.
Registered sex offender poses as Snapchat employee to gain access to teens' accounts, authorities say
Don’t talk to strangers — an old adage that still rings true especially after what Fairfax County police revealed Wednesday.
Union urges Fairfax County teachers to take 'mental health day' on Wednesday
A teachers' union in Virginia's largest school district is urging members to call in sick Wednesday for a “mental health day” as they ponder how they will respond to a gradual return to in-person learning.
Fairfax County adds 2 extra hours to vote early on Thursday and Friday
Officials in Fairfax County say they have added two extra hours to vote early on Thursday and Friday.
Three men stabbed, fourth beaten with baseball bat in Fairfax County
Police say three men were stabbed and a fourth was beaten with a baseball bat after a violent melee early Saturday in Fairfax County.
Fairfax County Public Schools students to return to in-person instruction in November
Fairfax County Public Schools will begin to bring back groups of students for in-person instruction in November, school officials announced Friday.
Fairfax County man charged with murder in connection with father's stabbing in Falls Church
A Fairfax County man has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of his father.
Fairfax County police investigating death of 11-year-old child in McLean
Fairfax County police detectives are investigating the death of an 11-year-old child who they say was critically injured in McLean on Tuesday evening.
Major fiber cut causing service disruption for Arlington Public Schools
A major fiber that was cut in Vienna Tuesday is causing a service disruption for Arlington Public Schools.
Fairfax County educators union wants schools to stay closed for remainder of school year
One of the two largest educators’ unions in Fairfax County says schools should remain closed for the remainder of the academic year.
US Park Police charged in Bijan Ghaisar killing released after arraignment
Two U.S. Park Police officers who were charged in connection with the shooting death of Bijan Ghaisar were released on their own recognizance following their arraignment in Fairfax County on Monday.
US Park Police officers charged in shooting of Bijan Ghaisar still not in custody
A day after two park police officers were charged with manslaughter in the killing of Bijan Ghaisar, neither one of them has turned themselves into police in Fairfax County.
Fairfax County prosecutor discusses charges in Bijan Ghaisar case
Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano talks to FOX 5 about the charges two park police officers are facing in connection with the shooting death of Bijan Ghaisar in 2017.
US Park Police officers charged with manslaughter in shooting of Bijan Ghaisar
Nine months after Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano opened a criminal investigation into the 2017 police-involved shooting of Bijan Ghaisar, he announced Thursday that two U.S. Park Police officers have been charged.
Fairfax County expands early voting sites
Fourteen early voting sites are now open in Fairfax County – including the county’s Government Center.
Personal info appears on dark web after Fairfax County schools hack
Officials at Fairfax County Public Schools say that personal information gleaned from a ransomware attack last month has now been posted online.