3+ week, 5+ day ago   (167+ words) August 17, 2026, 1:13 PM A woman who had apparently been stabbed to death was found in the area of Great Falls, Virginia, Monday morning, Fairfax County police said. A community member out for a morning run noticed the woman lying outside her…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (177+ words) A pregnant woman, who was struck by a hit-and-run driver Thursday night in Woodbridge, Virginia, delivered her child, who died hours later, according to Prince William County Police. A 24-year-old woman, in the third trimester of her pregnancy, and a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1027+ words) Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury August 19, 2026, 1:30 PM On Tuesday, Virginia lawmakers heard from utility regulation experts on the potential impact of the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy. If approved, the merger would create the largest electric utility in…...

1+ week, 12+ 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…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (289+ words) August 16, 2026, 3:09 PM More than 75 restaurants are participating in the Alexandria Restaurant Week in Virginia, bringing a variety of options to residents wanting to expand their taste buds. The event, which features new participating restaurant, runs until Aug. 23. “We have a…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (208+ words) Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are investigating after a husband and wife were found shot to death inside a Centreville home. Officers were called to the 6300 block of Sharps Drive around 5:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting, according to authorities....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (330+ words) Six people, including three teenagers, have been charged in connection with a fire that caused more than $1 million in damage to a search-and-rescue training facility in Lorton, Virginia, earlier this summer, Fairfax County police said. The fire was reported around…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (160+ words) An Alexandria, Virginia, woman who worked at a McLean daycare center has been charged after police said she assaulted two 2-year-old children while teaching at the facility. Wafa Abdelhafiz Abdalla, 61, was a teacher at Faz Creative Education Learning Center when…...

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, 6+ day ago   (93+ words) A pedestrian was struck and killed on Route 7 in Sterling, Virginia, Saturday night. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Shawneil Clarke Alexander, 24, on Sunday. The deadly crash occurred Saturday near the intersection of Route 7 and Palisades Parkway....