On April 14, 250 high school students in Fairfax County staged walkouts and protests at multiple schools, including Westfield, McLean, Oakton, and Mount Vernon high schools organized by the Pride ...

When the city started, it was a couple blocks along the waterfront of 700 acres. Two hundred years later, it would grow to nearly 10,000 acres. How did Alexandria gain this much land over time? It ...

To a hungry black bear, food particles in the trash can or a bird feeder full of seeds is the perfect reason to venture into a backyard in Fairfax County to have a feast. With winter coming, and their ...

Virginia State Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-38) has been disciplined for speaking out against Senate Bill 982, Fairfax Casino bill. Boysko lost her positions as a budget conferee, chair of the Senate ...

A project that impacts thousands of commuters a day is the Fairfax County Parkway Widening Project on the northbound lanes in the Fairfax Station area. The project adds another lane each way for about ...

A community in Springfield is removing invasive trees and vines, and planting native trees, shrubs and wildflowers in their common area. Not only does it create a pleasant natural space, it also helps ...

It was supposed to be a happy day for Donald Fitzpatrick and Tim Keenan. Monday was the day the two co-founders of High Performance Technologies Inc. (HPTi) were to cut the ribbon on their new Reston ...

The 40th annual Valor Awards was held on Friday, March 9, at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner honoring men and women who have shown valor, courage, and service to others. Every year the Northern ...

Two of the Alexandria Police Department’s law enforcement officers are now safer on the job thanks to charitable donations made through the nonprofit Vested Interest in K9s and facilitated by the ...

As of Aug. 11, Fairfax City’s Fairfax Police Department will have a new person at the helm. Following the City’s nationwide search, Raul Pedroso will become its new chief of police. Already familiar ...

* Restructures SNAP benefits, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid, which will experience significant reductions in federal funding allocations. “The passage of ...

The Virginia Tech shooting was transformative, not only for impacted families, survivors and the university, but also for U.S. higher education. Improving safety quickly became a priority on campuses ...