Michelle Witte is a patch editor covering Alexandria, Ashburn, Manassas, Vienna and Woodbridge. She's been telling stories from around the world for more than a decade.
The newly formed Western Loudoun Rural Uses and Standards Ad Hoc Committee is scheduled to hold its first meeting August 11.
Every election cycle brings headlines about the lack of voter participation among 18- to 24- year-olds.
A Manassas man is facing multiple charges after police say he got drunk and waved a weapon toward a group of people in a restaurant.
Some important policy changes will be implemented at Loudoun County public schools when the new school year starts this month.
The man, who worked at a Del Ray bakery and restaurant, was arrested in 2025 and charged with illegal filming.
Here are the headlines you might have missed over the weekend in Virginia.
A team of Marines were the winners of an NFL Combine-style drills competition at the Commanders Training Camp in Ashburn.
A fundraiser launched for the family of an officer killed in the line of duty on Thursday has already exceeded its goal.
The Fauquier County Sheriff's Department says it heard continuous gunfire at the party and witnessed one fatal altercation.
A teenager in Richmond is dead after what reports are calling an accidental shooting Saturday morning.
Several people were rescued, two firefighters were injured and about a dozen families were displaced after a major house fire in Woodbridge.
Virginia enacted restrictions on cell phone use in schools in 2025 and tightened rules in 2026.
The county will begin installing public awareness signs later this month at selected intersections where panhandling has been identified.
Loudoun County public schools saw an increase in the number of student violations in the 2025-2026 school year.
A 21-year-old from Alexandria has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Washington, DC, man Wednesday evening.
A firefighter was taken to the hospital after crews responded to commercial building fire Friday afternoon.
A Prince William County farmer is putting her goats to work, hiring them out as gentle, environmentally friendly landscapers.
Prince William County police have reported a new incident of property damage due to gunfire without a reported target or motive.
Republican Tony Sabio released a campaign platform as he challenges Rep. Don Beyer, and Alexandria Democrats announced amendment support.
A former Loudoun County school resource officer has been decertified as a police officer after being accused of harassment, a report said.
