Alexandria VA

The City of Alexandria is proud to announce the launch of the upgraded Alex311 app and portal, just in time for the holidays. The newly designed platform makes connecting with City services more convenient, whether you're at home or out and about in Alexandria. 311 is a non-emergency phone number...

A man has been arrested in Pennsylvania and charged with fatally shooting his mother in their Temple Hills, Maryland, home. Adia Lipscomb Mingo, 45, was found by officers just before 9 a.m. Thursday in her home in the 6900 block of Westchester Court after a reported shooting. According to a news release from the...

As the Jewish community celebrated the second night of Hanukkah, they are also remembering the 15 people killed a day earlier in Sydney, Australia.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A 33-year-old Washington, D.C., man is in a Florida jail after his 20-month-old daughter drowned in his arms in a hot tub while on vacation, according to Osceola County deputies. Deputies responded shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday to a home off Nice Court in Kissimmee. Paramedics...

A Brown University student from Northern Virginia says the hours after reports of a shooting on campus were marked by disbelief and fear. Luca Gwathmey, a graduate of Alexandria City High School and an economics major at Brown, spoke with “The Final 5 with Jim Lokay” about what unfolded as students scrambled for...

BETHESDA, Md. - We’re welcoming a new addition to the FOX 5 family - Robert Burton!. The Emmy award winning news anchor joined the team on Wednesday - just in time for the holidays!. Robert has worked in local news for over a decade and is married to former...

It’s a holiday miracle, Washington! The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) has officially smooched its way into the history books with the National Kiss Under the National Mistletoe event, shattering a Guinness World Record for the most couples kissing simultaneously beneath the mistletoe. On Saturday,...

D.C. police noted that two of the suspects were armed with guns.

WASHINGTON - A D.C. police officer is credited with finding two missing people in just four months, but this is no ordinary officer. K-9 Bubba is a four-year-old bloodhound who loves to play hide-and-seek. "All he wants to do is get out and find people, and he's doing an amazing...

Officials said that the man and his co-defendant were responsible for four bombings that took place at four different businesses in Maryland and D.C.