Virginia

Fairfax County crews are working amid black ice to repair a broken water main on Fort Hunt Road following Monday’s snowstorm. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports. 

Voters in Loudoun County cast ballots Tuesday in a crucial special election that could shift the balance of power in the Virginia General Assembly. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey spoke to voters at an Ashburn polling place.

The zoo says it received 116,000 online and in-person votes from people in 165 countries.

Monday’s snowstorm was one for the books! It was our biggest snowstorm in three years and Storm Team4 has been tracking snow totals since it first touched down Monday morning. Reagan National recorded 7.2 inches of snow while Dulles had 5.1 inches and BWI-Marshall had 6.6 inches. Washington D.C. got 8.3 inches of snow and Fort Washington, Maryland in Prince…

Virginia Democrats have preserved their Statehouse majority in special elections. The special elections Tuesday were the first official races in Virginia since November’s general election. President-elect Donald Trump’s win had left many Democrats reckoning with their losses in federal elections. They were able to retain their Statehouse majority when Democratic Del. Kannan Srinivasan defeated Republican Tumay Harding and Democrat JJ...

Karen Porter became NBC4’s first snow stick challenge winner of 2025 as she celebrated her birthday. 

Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Snow days in the D.C. area come with a lot of fun traditions, including the Snow Stick Challenge! News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

The D.C. Snowball Association brought a huge crowd to Meridian Hill Park for a snow day tradition: a giant snowball battle. News4’s Joseph Olmo got caught in the middle of the action.

As officials tell drivers to stay off roads with more snow accumulates, runners and bicyclists still take their chances by exercising along the Key Bridge. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.  

Virginia voters will begin the new year filling state Senate and House vacancies on Tuesday in a trio of special elections that could determine control of the narrowly divided chambers. In Loudoun County, Democratic state Sen. Suhas Subramanyam was elected to Congress in November, triggering a special election for his state Senate District 32 seat. The nominees are Democratic state...

A former Virginia hospital worker was arrested in connection with an incident that left three babies with “unexplainable fractures,” officials said.

The new year brought a few new laws to the D.C. area. Although July 1 and Oct. 1 are generally the big dates for new laws going into effect, here are a few you’ll want to know about whether you live in D.C., Maryland or Virginia.

The prosecutors wrote that this is believed to be “the largest seizure by number of finished explosive devices in FBI history” and said the defendant is being held on a firearms charge with the chance of receiving more explosives charges.

News4’s Tommy McFly sits down with Tracee Wilkins, Erika Gonzalez and Joseph Olmo as they create New Year’s predictions.

Starting Jan. 1, Maryland is enacting a new law targeting speeding in highway work zones. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A wind advisory is in effect for most of the D.C. region as of 7 a.m. on Tuesday,

A D.C. icon lost. Shocking crimes. Joy for panda lovers and a bid year for Commanders fans. Here are some of the biggest stories of 2024.

Events, free things to do, festivals and more fun ideas in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Can News4’s Tracee Wilkins, Erika Gonzalez and Joseph Olmo remember these stories based on a quote? Tommy McFly presents sound bites to see how well our panelists remember what happened in 2024.