Virginia

Firefighter killed, several injured in blast that leveled house in Sterling More than a year after a house explosion killed a volunteer firefighter and injured several others, that firefighter’s family, colleagues and the homeowner are suing the utility company and two of its employees. Volunteer firefighter Trevor Brown, 45, was killed in the explosion that leveled a Sterling, Virginia, home…

More than a year after a house explosion killed a volunteer firefighter and injured several others that firefighter’s family, colleagues and the homeowner are suing the utility company. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

The governor of Virginia asked the attorney general to investigate Loudoun County Public Schools over its handling of an alleged incident involving a transgender student in a boys’ locker room. According to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, three boys at Stone Bridge High School expressed concern about a transgender boy in the locker room in March, and that transgender student allegedly recorded…

The governor of Virginia is asking the attorney general to investigate Loudoun County Public Schools over its handling of an alleged incident involving a transgender student in a boys’ locker room. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

“This is crazy,” said a man who lined up at a DMV in Northern Virginia to get his Real ID ahead of a deadline. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.  

A homeowner was arrested on a murder charge after authorities say he shot and killed an 18-year-old in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The teen’s friends told investigators the man opened fire as the teens recorded themselves pulling a prank for a TikTok video.

An 18-year-old Virginia high school senior died in a shooting early Saturday that may have resulted from a TikTok prank.

A high school senior shot to death in Spotsylvania County over the weekend was participating in a ding-dong-ditch prank, according to two teenagers who say they were with the victim. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains.

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Virginia is known as the “data center capital of the world.” As technology continues to evolve, many are concerned about the effects of those facilities on local communities, including neighborhoods and environmental resources. “For those who have lived in the shadow of these facilities, they understand completely what this means,” said Kathryn Kulick, an HOA Roundtable representative in Virginia....

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bipartisan bill designed to regulate data centers. News4’s Arielle Hixson reports.

It’s strawberry picking season and Wegmeyer Farms in Loudoun County are offering visitors to do just that at their second annual Lincoln Strawberry Festival. News4’s Molette Green and Adam Tuss talk to the organizers about their book program and strawberry themed baked goods. 

Virginia Republicans are dealing with a bit of an identity crisis that’s stirring up controversy. As first reported by Brandon Jarvis at the Virginia Scope, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate for governor, hand wrote a note opposing same-sex marriage on anti-marriage-discrimination legislation that passed the General Assembly and was signed by Gov. Youngking last year. “I haven’t...

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is trimming Virginia’s budget by $900 million through line-item vetoes based on tax-revenue projections for next year that spur economic uncertainty in the state. He is signing the updated budget bill after lawmakers backed the latest version of the legislation in April. Youngkin says his cuts are for funding on capital projects and other proposals that...

Surprise! Lauryn Ricketts is back on air just in time for the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. 

An openly gay state lawmaker in Virginia responded to news that the Republican candidate for governor hand wrote a note on a bill that passed the General Assembly, implying she’s morally opposed to same sex marriage.

News4’s Tommy McFly asked our contestants, Michael and Jennifer, about the Beltway, unearthed recordings and mascots.

Early voting is underway in Virginia’s primary election, and the contest will set up what’s to come in November. Races on the primary ballot for statewide office are Democratic candidates for Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor. The Republican nominees have already been chosen in those races. Some voters will also be casting ballots in the races for the Virginia...

Early voting is underway in Virginia’s primary election. News4’s Megan McGrath breaks down the key dates.

Construction vehicles hitting bridges and overpasses has been such an issue that a new warning system was recently put in place to stop it. News4’s Adam Tuss explains how it works.