Virginia school district to allow students one excused absence to protest

One of the largest school districts in the United States has announced that it will allow students one excused absence per school year to participate civic activities such as protests.

States are on front lines of 2020 election-security efforts

Local officials once had limited responsibilities on election days. Now they're on the front lines of efforts to defend U.S. elections from an attack by Russia, China or other foreign threats.

Virginia biochemist crowned Miss America

 Organizers wanted to make it clear the 99th Miss America competition isn't your grandmother's beauty pageant, and their winner did just that on Thursday.

Quick-thinking teen fights off attacker in Arlington

A 14-year-old Arlington girl fought back when a man attacked her in the street Tuesday night. 

Virginia woman accused of hanging ex-boyfriend’s puppy from tree

A Virginia woman faces a felony animal cruelty charge after authorities say she admitted to hanging her ex-boyfriend’s puppy from a tree.

Adopt a Highway sign shows love for President Trump in Fairfax County

You would hardly call this Trump country. In fact, in Fairfax County in 2016 President Trump collected just over 28 percent of the vote.  

Former ‘American Idol’ contestant sentenced to nearly 4 years in Virginia fentanyl case

Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Antonella Barba has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for carrying nearly two pounds of fentanyl in Virginia’s Hampton Roads area.

Virginia man loses 176 pounds to join police department

A man in Virginia lost an incredible 176 pounds in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer.

Virginia woman who gave the finger to President Trump's motorcade wins election

The woman who lost her job after displaying her middle finger at President Donald Trump's motorcade has won a seat on a county board of supervisors in Virginia.

Amber Alert canceled after missing VA teen found

Authorities in Virginia are looking for a missing teen they believe to be endangered. Isabel Shae Hicks, 14, was last seen at her home in Bumpass, Virginia early on the morning of Oct. 21, according to the FBI.