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An inside look at Fairfax County police's 'Road Shark' program. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, driving behaviors have gotten a lot worse ever since the pandemic. Locate Almost Anyone By Entering Their Name (This Is Addicting!)TruthFinder|. Statistics reveal year-to-date there have been more traffic citations and distracted driving...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Police said they were investigating a three-car crash Wednesday afternoon that shut down part of Richmond Highway in the Mount Vernon area. The Fairfax County Police Department first tweeted about the incident at 2 p.m. In the tweet, the department said the wreck happened on southbound Richmond Highway […]

WASHINGTON — Calling all DMV residents! Smoke pouring into the region from Canada is causing issues for people all over. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) issued a “Code Red” air quality alert for Washington, D.C. on Wednesday and Thursday.

(Updated at 11:35 a.m.) Smoke drifting south from wildfires in Canada has introduced unhealthy levels of air pollution in the D.C. area. A Code Red Air Quality Alert has been issued for the entire region, including Fairfax County, signaling that the air is unhealthy for everyone today (Wednesday), according to AirNow.

If you saw smoke billowing across Fairfax County overnight, you weren't alone.A massive landfill fire raged for hours, with firefighters at the scene as early as 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 6.The blaze broke out at a landfill in the 9900 block of Richmond Highway in Lorton, and smoke was seen over Ro…

A decade after closing its anchor store at Reston Town Center, Barnes & Noble returns with a new store there. The 28,000-square-foot store replaces a former Office Depot in The Spectrum at Reston Town Center, next to Harris Teeter. It opens June 14, with author Tania James cutting the ribbon...

The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) has received an increasing number of reports of kite string filament and other kite debris causing harm to wildlife, damage to park maintenance equipment, and potential injury risks to parkgoers.

Jun. 7—ANDERSON — The Alexandria Police Department arrested two Madison County women this week on felony drug charges. Mekhi Sho Vonte McWilliams, 23, 2200 block of East 39th Street, Anderson, was arrested on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine, dealing cocaine, three counts of dealing a controlled substance, unlawful carrying of a handgun, possession of marijuana and operating a vehicle while never licensed. His bond was set at $75,000.

A red air quality alert (unhealthy) was issued across Washington, DC and most of Maryland, while parts of Virginia were in the orange (unhealthy for certain groups) and yellow (moderate) zones due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires being pushed into the area. The question on everyone's mind now: When...

A 10-year-old boy was able to break free from a masked man who grabbed him early Wednesday morning, June 7, police in Prince William County said.The man approached the boy from a dark-colored vehicle and grabbed him suddenly on the 2800 block of Gloucester Drive in Woodbridge, according to county p…

The Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery and assault that occurred at a Sterling convenience store early Wednesday morning. According to the report, deputies were called to the Exxon gas station at the Rt. 606/Pacific Boulevard intersection just after 1:30 a.m. The preliminary investigation revealed that a man entered the store, displayed a handgun, and demanded money. He struck the store employee in the head with the gun before fleeing the area. The employee was treated at the scene.

The Fairfax County Park Authority is seeking to fill several seasonal and part-time positions at various park locations for people who enjoy working outdoors. Available positions include maintenance workers, summer camp leaders, historic educators, equestrian assistants, and horticulture/nature programming coordinators.

Fairfax County police are on the hunt to find four suspects responsible for trying to steal an ATM from a 7-Eleven near Fort Belvoir. FOX 5’s Sierra Fox is in Alexandria to explain how this all went down.

The Park Authority in Fairfax County is hosting the Summer Entertainment Series to bring communities together through music. The lineup includes a variety of performances from classical to bluegrass, as well as wine tasting and food trucks.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — The owner of a funeral service company that was providing burial services for the family of a 10-year-old homicide victim from D.C. is now facing charges for shooting two people, killing one, at a Hillcrest Heights cemetery. According to the Prince George's County Police...

Hazy and dangerous fumes from ongoing Canadian wildfires have engulfed the skies over most of the Northeast coast, prompting serious air quality alerts for millions of Americans.

New York City and large parts of the tri-state area have been placed under Code Red air quality alerts as smoke from wildfires in Canada continue to create hazy skies.The city is currently ranked fifth for the worst air quality in the world, following Toronto, Hanoi, Dhaka and New Delhi, as the Air Quality Index on Wednesday reached “unhealthy” levels across New York and other major US cities.The poor air quality is a result of more than 400 wildfires raging in Canada, leading to mass evacuations in the province of Quebec. Meanwhile, schools in New York City and Washington...

Parts of Northern Virginia and the D.C. area are now under a Code Red air-quality alert due to smoke circulating from Canadian wildfires. The air is unhealthy for people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens. Avoid outdoor activities wherever possible. Smoke was heavy through the D.C....

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Dae’Lon Thomas, a missing 24-year-old from Montgomery Village. Dae’Lon was last seen on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in the area of the Thomas Choice...

From the National Park Service: “The NPS is working with the Washington Humane Rescue Alliance and is interviewing witnesses to gather more information about the dog and its owner. Anyone with information about the May 14 incident involving the beaver and the dog is asked to contact [email protected].”