Northern Virginia

Restaurant workers demonstrated outside the Fairfax County, Virginia, government center Tuesday in opposition to a meals tax being considered by the Board of Supervisors to increase county revenue. A meals tax would be assessed on all prepared foods – including drinks sold along with them – from restaurants, cafeterias, coffee shops, food carts and ready-to-eat grocery items. At 1%, a…

A former northern Virginia police officer went on trial in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses. Wesley Shifflett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon in the killing of 37-year-old Timothy McCree Johnson in February 2023. Two officers chased and opened fire on Johnson, but Shifflett fired the...

Restaurant workers demonstrated outside the Fairfax County, Virginia, government center in opposition to a meals tax being considered by the Board of Supervisors to increase county revenue. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

If it feels like Election Day is still almost two months away, think again: The first day of in-person early voting in Virginia is coming up Friday, Sept. 20.

Early voting begins on Sept. 20 in Virginia. Here’s what to know about early voting dates, ballot request deadlines and more.

A jury indicted a Fairfax County man in connection to the slayings of his wife and another man in an alleged plot with the couple’s au pair. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

A jury indicted a Fairfax County, Virginia, man Monday in connection to the slayings of his wife and another man in an alleged plot with the couple’s au pair. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

The latest development in a complex case comes more than a year and a half after Christine Banfield was found stabbed several times in the couple’s bedroom, while an apparent stranger, Joseph Ryan, was found shot.

A Fairfax County police officer shot and killed a woman inside an apartment building in Reston on Monday after the woman slashed him in the face with a knife, authorities say. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

Naresh Bhatt, the Manassas Park man accused of concealing his missing wife’s body, is set to go to trial before the end of the year. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Naresh Bhatt, the Manassas Park man accused of concealing his missing wife’s body, is set to go to trial before the end of the year.

Police are at the scene after a shooting outside a car wash in Woodbridge, Virginia. News4’s Dominique Moody reports. 

A group of high schoolers in Northern Virginia is using their class time to connect with fellow students who have disabilities. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

A judge ordered prosecutors to turn over two pieces of evidence to attorneys defending Naresh Bhatt, the Manassas Park man accused of concealing his missing wife’s body.

A judge ordered prosecutors to share two pieces of evidence, including surveillance video of a woman picking up Mamta Kafle Bhatt from work two days before she went missing. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

A man was hit by a car and killed in Springfield, Virginia early Friday morning, and police are searching for the driver responsible.

Police are investigating a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a man in Springfield, Virginia on Friday morning.

The husband of Mamta Kafle Bhatt is due in court Friday as investigators continue to search for the missing mother. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports that Naresh Bhatt’s defense is working toward a speedy trial.

Several school districts in the D.C. area are on high alert after threats of potential violence on social media. News4’s Drew Wilder has more on how these treats can damage and stoke fear in our community.

The county’s Board of Supervisors is voting on new guidelines for how and where data centers should be built. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.