Virginia

Virginia’s lieutenant governor kicked off her campaign for governor and is the first Republican to enter the race. News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

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

Dozens of families in Northern Virginia were allowed back into their homes after they were forced to evacuate over concerns of hazardous chemicals on Friday.

A hazmat evacuation is in effect in Herndon, Virginia after police issued a search and arrest warrant. Herndon Police Captain Steve Pihonak spoke to News4 about the developing story.

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia’s long history, has officially set her sights on the state’s top political office. The Virginia Department of Elections on Wednesday accepted the necessary documents for Earle-Sears to run for governor next year. Earle-Sears is the first Republican to officially enter the race for the party’s nomination...

News4’s Adam Tuss is taking a look at the end-of-summer slowdown in the DMV. Here’s why part of the Beltway in Virginia is a major bottleneck.

A new bus route for the Fairfax Connector will link Tysons, Virginia, to Bethesda, Maryland, providing an alternate to Metro’s long train ride between the two locations.

Commuters around the DMV know that traveling between Bethesda, Maryland, and Tysons, Virginia, can seem like an impossible task. A new bus service will soon do most of the hard work. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

A judge in Loudoun County, Virginia, was arrested over Labor Day weekend and charged with public intoxication, police say.

Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the economic backbone of the nation’s capital and its suburbs. Some federal workers already have experienced efforts to move federal workers to other parts of the country during former President Donald Trump’s administration. Now, with Trump proposing the relocation of...

Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia the first week of September.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a young Israeli-American man, was one of the six hostages found dead by Israel military in Gaza. The 23-year-old was seized by militants at a music festival in Israel on Oct.7 last year. Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks shared their condolences to his friends and family. 

The Department of Public Works are expanding safety efforts on the roads as more dangerous driving is spotted on the road, especially from Virginia and Maryland drivers. DPW are finding and towing cars who are racking up D.C. traffic violations and not paying them off. News4’s Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports. 

Officials suspended the tour, which had been criticized for mentioning Thomas Jefferson’s ties to slavery, saying attendance from volunteer student guides and tour content was inconsistent.

The eight recipients of this year’s NBCU Local Impact Grants serve D.C., Maryland and Virginia, providing services that range from youth empowerment to community engagement.

Aliyah Majeed-Hall, a high school junior, started an organization called One Word Reading Initiative where she gives away high-quality books to children in vulnerable communities. She started the organization after meeting kids at a volunteer literacy program and saw a need for kids to be passionate about reading. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the suspect or suspects who shot them. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Check your air quality forecast in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, plus see safety tips.

A freight train stopped on the tracks in Burke, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon after a rail car caught on fire.

A freight train caught fire in Burke, Virginia. NewsChopper4 was over the scene of the smoking car an hour after firefighter arrived at the scene.