Virginia

A Virginia sheriff says a 6-year-old student brought a revolver to school in their bookbag, but there’s no sign that the child intended to use it. Orange County Sheriff Jason C. Smith says an instructional assistant at Orange Elementary School found the gun on Monday afternoon while helping a child who arrived late take items out of their bookbag. The...

Officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they say medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore. Assateague Island National Seashore closed all ocean-facing beaches in Maryland and Virginia to swimming and wading. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says swimming, wading and surfing were banned at Assateague State...

Check out a Taylor Swift-themed corn maze, plus more pumpkin patches, apple orchards and corn mazes near the D.C. area.

Here’s what to know about Virginia’s final guidance for banning students from using cellphones in school.

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.

The deadline to register to vote in the 2024 general election (or update your registration) in D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia is Oct. 15, 2024

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

Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

An 11-year-old boy in Virginia Beach was suspended after he reported another student who brought a bullet to class. According to school administrators, he didn’t report it quickly enough. 

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.

Thousands of golf fans were angry and frustrated after they were stranded in the Jiffy Lube Live parking lot for hours waiting for shuttle buses to take them to the event in Gainesville, Virginia. 

The opening match of the Solheim Cup began in front of half-empty grandstands surrounding the first tee at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, with transportation issues preventing fans from getting to the golf course. Fans posted on social media that they were stuck for hours waiting in lines for buses at Jiffy Lube Live, a concert venue near the course...

Boar’s Head will “indefinitely close” the Jarratt, Virginia, meat plant tied to the listeria outbreak that killed at least nine people.

After a deadly listeria outbreak stretched across 18 states and killed at least nine people, Boar’s Head will “indefinitely close” the Jarratt, Virginia, meat plant tied to the outbreak.

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 12-year-old girl was arrested after police say she posted a TikTok threatening violence toward a middle school in Manassas, Virginia. Prince William County officers got a tip about a threat against Unity Braxton Middle School on Sept. 9, police said. The girl, who police didn’t name due to her age, threatened violence toward the school on TikTok, police said….

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.