UVA Shooting: Former student pleads guilty to killing 3 football players in 2022
A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the Charlottesville campus in 2022.
Virginia teacher discovers $1.5M lottery win one stoplight at a time
A Virginia teacher discovered she had won a $1.5 million lottery jackpot while driving through traffic and checking her Cash 5 with EZ Match ticket at a series of stoplights.
Black Americans report racist text messages nationwide: Details
Just days after Election Day 2024, anonymous text messages have targeted Black Americans across nearly a dozen states, instructing them to “pick cotton" at local plantations.
Virginia must restore 1,600 voter registrations purged ahead of election, judge rules
A federal judge on Friday ordered Virginia to restore more than 1,600 voter registrations that she said were illegally purged in the last two months in an effort to stop noncitizens from voting.
Kamala Harris sign raises concern in Virginia
A political campaign sign in Virginia has raised concerns among residents and prompted a response from the Loudoun County bomb squad.
University of Virginia hit with civil rights complaint, accused of racial discrimination against Whites
The University of Virginia appears to have changed the website description of a mentoring program for BIPOC students after a civil rights complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Education.
RV camper swept away in Virginia river flooded by Helene
A recreational vehicle was captured on video being swept away by a gushing river in Virginia as remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding last month.
Virginia adopts statewide 'bell-to-bell' cell phone ban in public schools
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released its final guidance on a "bell-to-bell" cell phone-free policy for K-12 public schools across the state, in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33.
Boar’s Head to close Virginia plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head said Friday it’s closing the Virginia plant tied to a deadly listeria outbreak.
Students at Virginia high school surprise custodian with dream car
A group of students at James Madison High School in Vienna surprised one of the custodians at their school with a very special birthday gift.
'Don’t store guns in ovens’: Loaded firearm fires multiple rounds after overheating
Police in Virginia are urging residents not to store guns or other items in ovens after a dangerous incident in Chesterfield.
Watch: Massive fireball wows onlookers in four states
A massive fireball stunned onlookers as it streaked across four states. Scientists are now on the hunt for pieces that may have fallen to the ground.
Search for Mamta Kafle Bhatt: police shut down Virginia park to look for her body
Manassas Park Police have confirmed with FOX 5 that they have shut down Signal Hill Park on Signal View Drive in Manassas Park to search for missing mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt's body.
Virginia father gifts his son $1 million lottery ticket as wedding gift
A Virginia father gifted his son a $1 million lottery ticket as a wedding gift.
Keith Lee shares his experience and complaints about the DC food scene
Keith Lee, viral TikToker and food critic Keith Lee has some complaints about the food scene in D.C.
Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s husband accused of murdering her, dragging body from home: court documents
Criminal complaint documents obtained by FOX 5 reveal gruesome details, accusing Naresh Bhatt of murdering his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a missing Virginia mother presumed dead, and dragging her body from their Manassas Park home.
Husband of missing Virginia woman charged with concealing a dead body
The husband of missing Virginia woman Mamta Kafle has officially been charged in connection to her disappearance.
Watch: Mysterious black smoke ring over Eastern Virginia puzzles residents
Residents in Williamsburg, Virginia, were baffled by a large black smoke ring that appeared in the sky on August 13.
Trump campaign office burglarized in Virginia: suspect with criminal history identified
A burglar who was caught on camera inside the Trump for President campaign office in Virginia has been identified as 39-year-old Toby Shane Kessler.
Virginia Amber Alert: 1-year-old girl killed in crash following Amber Alert pursuit
A 1-year-old girl was killed, and her two older siblings were hospitalized, after a domestic stabbing incident involving their father at their Virginia Beach home triggered an Amber Alert that ended in a police pursuit and deadly crash in Maryland.