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.
A former principal in the Fairfax County Public Schools district has been arrested and charged with embezzlement, Fairfax police announced Wednesday.
Another 65 pounds of khat, an illegal stimulant, was seized by authorities at Dulles International Airport on Wednesday.
Several Virginia schools rank among the best high schools in the country, according to a ranking Niche released Monday.
A former Stafford County Sheriff's Office sergeant who was arrested in July on a federal child exploitation charge has been indicted on two felony counts, including a new possession charge involving images and videos investigators said were found on his cellphone.
Justin Wolfe, a Centreville man who has been appealing his 2002 murder conviction for the past two decades, was released on Monday night after a court once again vacated his prior convictions and Prince William County prosecutors struck a deal with him.
Police say a Virginia woman was seriously injured after falling from an eighth-floor window in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday.
Two victims of a shooting that occurred Wednesday morning in Manassas have died, Police Chief Douglas Keen confirmed. The accused shooter was also found dead.
A Gainesville homeowners' association has paid $425,000 to resolve federal allegations that it made false statements to obtain a pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program loan, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Three teenagers were killed and a fourth remained hospitalized after a stolen vehicle fleeing a Virginia State Police trooper crashed Sunday morning on an Interstate 395 exit ramp in Arlington, according to an update from state police.
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