Man charged with leaving fake bomb at Virginia mosque
Authorities say the fake explosive device was found at the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in the Falls Church section of Fairfax County
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Va. mayor rejects Syrian refugees, refers to Japanese internment camps
Roanoke Mayor David Bowers says threat to U.S. from ISIS "is just as real and serious as that from our enemies" after Pearl Harbor attack
Cops: Men steal car, take boy in backseat to school
Car thieves make unexpected stop after stealing vehicle, discovering 8-year-old boy in backseat
Sandwich De-generation: Arrest for hurling hoagie
Man hurls a hoagie in a Fairfax, Va. pizza place, gets arrested
Man arrested after fatal stabbing at Va. barbershop
A witness said two employees at the Virginia Beach barber shop started fighting for no obvious reason
Cops: Man threw baby down stairs in home invasion
Wash., D.C. police say baby girl suffered a serious leg injury injury in violent fall
Critics say Smithfield Foods takeover threatens U.S. food safety
Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in America, is set to be sold to its Chinese equivalent, Shaunghui. Supporters of the deal say it would increase U.S. exports to China, while critics say it could threaten America's food safety. Wyatt Andrews reports.
Arlington, VA fire department hosts firefighter camp for teenage girls
Teenage girls were granted the opportunity to participate in a firefighter training camp, put on by the Arlington County Fire Department in Virginia. Although men make up the vast majority of America's firefighters -- nationwide, only about 4 out of every 10 firefighters are women -- Arlington leads the nation in female firefighters. CBS News correspondent Chip Reid reports.
Saving TV moments: Efforts to preserve iconic American moments under way
In rural Virginia, a group of federal workers are collecting footage from classic American television shows and newscasts
Powering the Future: Dusting up power from sawmill scraps
Virginia's Longwood University heats its 62-acre campus with sawdust that would otherwise end up in landfills
Award-winning sex researcher Virginia Johnson dies
Award-winning sex researcher Virginia Johnson has died at age 88
2 Virginia students arrested in alleged school shooting plot
Authorities say teens planned to call in a bomb threat at high school in Fredericksburg, then shoot students and staff as they evacuated
Obamacare exchanges an "embarrassment," Cuccinelli says
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, also the Republican candidate for governor, criticizes the president's healthcare law
Police: Man arrested for living in church attic
42-year-old man had been living in the attic of a Virginia church for three years, police say
$10K dog found after being reported stolen
Adoons, a South African Mastif, was allegedly taken from a Virginia backyard
One in 8 children in the U.S. at risk for measles
Researchers warn if vaccination rates drop, outbreaks may become more common
Prosecutors: Man killed 3 in Va. to get revenge
The trial of Charles Severance, charged in the shooting deaths of three people in Alexandria over a decade, launched Thursday
Report: High winds helped foil kidnapping
Authorities say the wind triggered an unusual chain of events that helped them rescue a Maryland woman who was being kidnapped; the improbable scenario involves surf boards
Adorable besties: Cheetah cub and rescue puppy
Mom couldn't care for the baby cheetah, so zoo staff bottle-fed him and curbed his loneliness with a new friend: rescue puppy, Kago
Amid threats, kids pulled out of Va. school near gun shop
Some parents who protested opening of gun store near elementary school say they've been the target of intimidation
Jesse Matthew gets 3 life terms in 2005 sex assault
The man accused of murdering Virginia college students Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington was sentenced for a 2005 sexual assault
Convicted serial killer put to death in Virginia
A last-minute appeal to delay the execution of Alfredo Prieto over safety concerns about one of the lethal injection drugs was rejected
Former Virginia Gov. McDonnell faces aggressive cross examination
The prosecution is expected to continue poking holes in one of McDonnell's central claims, which is that he couldn't have conspired with his wife to accept gifts because the two were barely on speaking terms most of the time he was in office
Va. State Sen. Deeds on need for changes to mental health system
Deeds' effort comes after suffering the personal tragedy of being stabbed by his 24-year-old son, who then took his own life
Former Virginia governor and wife plead not guilty to corruption charges
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen, have told a federal judge they’re innocent of charges they swapped influence for tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans
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House passes bill to end shutdown in 222-209 vote, sending it to Trump's desk
The House passed a funding package to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, sending it to President Trump's desk. Follow live updates here.
Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in 7 weeks after winning House election
Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as a member of Congress on Wednesday afternoon, seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona.
Epstein petition secures final signature to force House vote on releasing files
An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday.
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Jeffries names surprise GOP ally during shutdown: "Three words: Marjorie Taylor Greene"
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CBS News that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was his ally during the government shutdown, after she spent weeks blasting her fellow Republicans.
Epstein said Trump "knew about the girls" in 2019 email, House Democrats say
The three emails appear to be exchanges between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as the author Michael Wolff and Epstein.
UPS plane crash victims include a man and his 3-year-old granddaughter
The full list of victims in the UPS plane crash has been identified. Mayor Craig Greenberg said the final death toll was 14.
Judge orders hundreds detained by ICE in Chicago released over next week
A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by ICE be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court order.
Fetterman defends his voting record: "Maybe our party has a bigger problem"
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman defended his voting record and addressed the criticism he's received from some in his own party for meeting and sometimes voting with President Trump.
Israeli president says he can't pardon Netanyahu on Trump's request alone
Israel's president says Trump sent him a letter asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's on trial in three separate corruption cases.