A man who died in a house explosion six months ago outside the nation’s capital deliberately detonated gasoline canisters in his basement that caused the blast, authorities said Friday.

Authorities say the suspect who fired rounds from a duplex in an Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood before the home exploded is presumed dead.

Police in a Virginia suburb of the nation’s capital are investigating a massive explosion at a house where officers were trying to serve a search warrant.

Amazon has unveiled the first phase of its new headquarters complex in Virginia.

A trial underway in federal court will decide whether the U.S. government must pay up to $21 million to compensate a Virginia county for land taken to expand Arlington National Cemetery.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has issued his first veto, blocking a measure that would have allowed Arlington County’s governing board to hire an independent policing auditor.

A northern Virginia county is paving the way to rename a major highway that currently shares a name with Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Published: October 18, 2020, 11:00 am Updated: October 18, 2020, 11:49 amRICHMOND, Va. – As of October 18, Virginia is now reporting 166,138 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March. [Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]Sunday’s total of 166,138 marks an increase from Saturday’s total of 165,238 cases. of Health reports there have been 2,571,681 total testing encounters. The health department started using this metric on May 1.

Published: September 23, 2020, 10:01 am Updated: September 23, 2020, 10:35 amRICHMOND, Va. – As of September 23, Virginia is now reporting 142,590 cases of the coronavirus across the commonwealth since March. [Where are Virginia’s coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]Wednesday’s total of 142,590 marks an increase from Tuesday’s total of 142,010 cases. of Health reports there have been 2,054,035 total testing encounters. The health department started using this metric on May 1.

Published: August 24, 2020, 9:02 am Updated: August 24, 2020, 10:46 amRICHMOND, Va. There are now 113,630 cases of the coronavirus in Virginia as of August 24. [Where are Virginias coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]Mondays total of 113,630 marks an increase from Sundays total of 112,966 cases. [Interactive map from Johns Hopkins shows how coronavirus is spreading in real-time]As of Monday, the Virginia Dept. of Health reports there have been 1,599,596 total testing encounters.

Published: June 3, 2020, 9:07 am Updated: June 3, 2020, 10:47 amRICHMOND, Va. There are now 46,905 cases of the coronavirus in Virginia as of June 3. [Where are Virginias coronavirus cases? The latest from the health department]Wednesdays total of 46,905 marks an increase from Tuesdays total of 46,239, Mondays total of 45,398 Sundays total of 44,607, Saturdays total of 43,611 cases, Fridays total of 42,533 and Thursdays total of 41,401. of Health reports there have been 381,539 total testing encounters. The health department started using this metric on May 1.

iStock/junialA Virginia county is close to starting a specialized court program to address mental illness. But The Washington Post reports that advocates say they were shut out of developing the plan, which they say is moving too fast and would help too few. Naomi Verdugo, a leader with the Arlington Mental Health and Disability Alliance, says advocates were caught off guard in June when they found out Arlington County was close to finalizing plans for a docket to divert some mentally ill offenders out of the regular court system. Participants could avoid the possibility of a jail sentence if they commit to a treatment plan and to regular court and clinical appearances. A plan is expected to be sent to the Virginia Supreme Court for approval this fall.