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All news →Body cam footage shows police-involved shooting in Annandale
The Fairfax County Police Department on Aug. 26 released the body-worn camera footage from the non-fatal officer-involved shooting in Annandale last month. Watch the foot…
🗞️As deaths rise in Nepal floods, Northern Virginia vigil honors victims and those still missing
A few dozen people gathered Sunday in the parking lot of the Fairfax County Government Center for a candlelight vigil hosted by PKP Tender Hearts Foundation — an area gro…
Undercover online operation leads to 9 arrests in Fairfax County
Undercover online operation leads to 9 arrests in Fairfax County DC News Now…
9 men busted in Fairfax County sting after police pose as underage kids online
9 men busted in Fairfax County sting after police pose as underage kids online WJLA…
Spanberger demands answers after man in Fairfax murder case obtains passport, leaves US
Spanberger demands answers after man in Fairfax murder case obtains passport, leaves US WJLA…
Former LCPS teacher sentenced for child porn; 3 of 9 men charged in sex crime sting in US illegally
Former LCPS teacher sentenced for child porn; 3 of 9 men charged in sex crime sting in US illegally FOX 5 DC…
BWC: Man hiding in bushes grabs Va. officer’s gun before OIS
BWC: Man hiding in bushes grabs Va. officer’s gun before OIS Police1…
🗞️Man allegedly injured by ICE in Arlington seeks ACPD investigation
A man who says he was badly injured during an immigration arrest on Columbia Pike is demanding a criminal investigation. Protesters gathered outside the Arlington County …
🗞️Housing Alexandria residents advised to stay indoors as ICE reports arrests in city, region
As a number of undocumented immigrants have been arrested in Alexandria this month, nonprofit affordable housing developer Housing Alexandria recently advised its residen…
Swiss police say shooting at event killed one and injured five
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say shooting at event killed one and injured five.…
Swiss police a shooting at a rave party in Aargau left ‘several victims’
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police a shooting at a rave party in Aargau left ‘several victims.’…
🗞️Man who admitted to Ballston shooting in 2025 is arrested on murder charge in D.C.
A man who pleaded guilty to a shooting at a Ballston apartment building in 2025 was arrested late last month in a D.C. homicide. Malachi Rawlings, 23, faces a charge [ ]…