On the weekend, we review the top stories and headlines from across Virginia. Here's a roundup of some of the biggest stories across the state. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on those stories by clicking here.
Virginia health officials are investigating potential measles exposures at four businesses in Reston after an infected person traveled through the area while contagious.
A former federal employee from Woodbridge admitted to secretly recording children inside his home's bathroom for years and possessing thousands of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse, federal prosecutors said.
An Arlington man who suffered a traumatic brain injury during an arrest by federal immigration officers asked county police Friday to investigate whether the agents or the driver of a government vehicle committed a crime.
Virginia students made modest gains in math and reading during the 2025-26 academic year as schools continued a yearslong recovery from pandemic-era learning losses, according to Standards of Learning test results released Tuesday.
A California man was arrested Tuesday after U.S. Capitol Police officers found a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol, authorities said.
Detectives arrested a Lorton man after watching him put on a "Scream"-inspired Ghostface costume, retrieve bricks and run toward a community center that had been vandalized six times since July, according to Fairfax County police.
Northern Virginia leaders said federal immigration enforcement is making their communities less safe by driving residents into hiding, weakening trust in police and discouraging families from seeking public services.
Four of Northern Virginia's top elected officials called for greater regional cooperation Wednesday as they confronted the intertwined challenges of data center growth, transportation funding and a shortage of affordable housing.
A Richmond doctor thought she was dreaming about a mouse trying to crawl into her mouth. Then she reached toward her face and felt something "slimy and a little hairy and cool." It was a bat.
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