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Covers:  Local and national politics, weather, sports, entertainment for the New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. northeast region.
Northeast Regional Digital Content Director @fox5ny, @fox5dc & @fox29philly | Alabama native; Roll Tide

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Haley Townsend’s Biography

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Haley Townsend is a career journalist with over a decade of leading content teams. Most recently, she’s worked with local TV stations and their digital teams to develop their audience strategies for some of the largest markets and websites in the country.

Haley was born and raised in Birmingham, Ala. where she got her start in local media in college, eventually heading the university newspaper the Kaleidoscope while pursuing a degree in English, professional writing with a minor in business ad…

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What we know about the Highland Park Parade shooting suspect

What we know about the Highland Park Parade shooting suspect

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Virginia US Senate Republican primary 2026: Live results

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By Haley Townsend Verified
| WTTG-TV (Bethesda, MD) Verified
Published August 4, 2026 6:18 PM EDT ARLINGTON, Va. - FOX 5 is tracking live results in Virginia's 2026 Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Polls close at 7 p.m. Follow results below. Live Election Results: Dig deeper: Farington is a CPA and former federal chief financial officer running on federal spending and economic accountability. Mizusawa is a retired Army major general and former Pentagon official leaning on national security. Williams is a businessman and veteran.
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Virginia US House primary 2026: Live results

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By Haley Townsend Verified
| WTTG-TV (Bethesda, MD) Verified
Published August 4, 2026 6:15 PM EDT ARLINGTON, Va. -  FOX 5 is tracking live results in Virginia's 2026 U.S. House primaries. Polls close at 7 p.m. Use the results below to follow every district as votes are reported. Jump to: All US House Virginia Primary Races | Key races to watch – VA-08 | VA-07 | VA-01 | VA-02 Live Election Results: Why you should care: Rep.
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Virginia Primary Election 2026: Live results

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By Haley Townsend Verified
| WTTG-TV (Bethesda, MD) Verified
Live Now Published August 4, 2026 6:12 PM EDT ARLINGTON, Va. - Track live results from Virginia's 2026 primary election. Virginia voters are choosing party nominees for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and local offices ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Polls are open 6 a.m.–7 p.m. Use the widgets below to follow results as they are reported. JUMP TO: U.S. House - All races | U.S. Senate | The Source: FOX 5 DC and the Associated Press reporting; Virginia Department of Elections; candidate campaigns.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Copy editor at the student newspaper in college. And I never looked back!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lois Lane

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Everything. It’s a responsibility and an honor to be a trusted source of news for the public that I never take for granted.