1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (162+ words) A 16-year-old girl died and 21-year-old man was wounded in a shooting during an event that police said drew thousands of people to Old Town Manassas, Virginia, on Friday. The City of Manassas police said it happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. near…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (182+ words) Dumfries Town Council pumped the brakes this week on its rollout of Flock license plate readers, voting 4-2 on Tuesday to remove the controversial devices. The move came amid community concerns over privacy and transparency. Flock Safety’s Falcon camera is an…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (338+ words) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said calls to ban automatic license plate reading cameras, such as Flock devices, are “overly simplistic,” instead vowing to work with lawmakers on a solution to protect privacy while also maintaining the ability for law enforcement…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (421+ words) An office site often called the “Darth Vader” building near Fairfax County’s Mosaic District is being transformed into affordable apartment units scheduled to begin welcoming residents next year. Gov. Abigail Spanberger and several elected officials from the Northern Virginia suburb…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (742+ words) The Appalachian Trail Conservancy defines a thru-hike as completing all of the trail’s sections in any order within a year, allowing for pauses. Sanders started Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hopscotched around with some brief breaks and finished Monday atop Maine’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (134+ words) A 27-year-old man is dead and a family member is charged with murder after a stabbing Sunday morning in Woodbridge, Virginia. Prince William County Police said officers were called to a home in the 4600 block of Whitaker Place around 6 a.m. for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (339+ words) Cardiologists at UVA Health are using a new type of leadless pacemaker in an ongoing clinical trial that could help patients with slow heart rhythms while preserving the natural timing between the heart’s upper and lower chambers. Pacemakers are used…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (520+ words) August 25, 2026, 9:24 AM In the so-called “data center capital of the world,” Algonkian District Supervisor Juli Briskman told WTOP she will run for chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in Virginia next year, with a top priority of “stopping…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) LOCAL UPDATE: Anacostia River closer to being safe for swimming, report says August 21, 2026, 9:09 PM This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. The wheels on the bus will soon be going round and round again in Fairfax County,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (232+ words) August 17, 2026, 6:17 PM Drivers in Virginia’s second-most populous county will have their vehicles towed if they have at least three unpaid parking tickets as part of a new initiative launching this fall. Prince William County’s police department said the towing will…...