Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Opioid Ripples Entry Credit: Randy Rieland, Sawyer Guinn, Kenneth Garrett , Robin Earl, Karen Chaffraix, Annamaria Ward Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Loudoun Times-Mirror Entry Title: Lynching in Loudoun from the Loudoun Times-Mirror Entry Credit: Nathaniel Cline, John Battiston, Stacy Taylor Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Mechanicsville Local Entry Title: Deadly Practice: Heat Still Stalks Athletes Entry Credit: David Lawrence, Rob Witham, Joel Klein, Nick Liberante, Nick Vandeloecht Judge Comment: None
