Lunar New Year Celebration Fills Sunrise at Hunter Mill in Oakton
Residents learn about the 2026 Year of the Horse
Residents learn about the 2026 Year of the Horse
Great Falls Philharmonic To Present Collaborative Choral-Orchestral Masterworks with Voce Chamber Singers
Philharmonic’s conductor hones skills in unlikely place.
Philharmonic’s conductor hones skills in unlikely place.
Is Tech a Stable, Lifelong Career Path?
Local author of ‘Impossibly Hard: What’s Driving High Turnover in Tech?’ says there are risks.
Author
Peace as Means and End at 2026 Student Peace Awards
Powerful community recognition reaches beyond sports and academic achievements.
2026 Student Peace Awards
Black History Month 2026
Inside the Red-Roofed Gothic Style Former Church on Lewinsville Road
Inside the Red-Roofed Gothic Style Former Church on Lewinsville Road
Winter Storm Fern and the Deep Freeze
Frozen sidewalks and mounds of ‘snow-crete’ block everyday life.
More Snow
Surovell’s Casino Bill Clears Senate Gaming Subcommittee 5-3
State legislators ignore Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ resistance.
Casino bill
Over $4B: FCPS Proposed Budget
Step one of nine for Fiscal Year 2027 budget before school board approval in May.
Budget
School Board Approves Results of Boundary Review
Critics say incremental change at extraordinary cost leaves core problems unsolved.
School Board Approves Results of Boundary Review
Volunteer Fairfax Hosts MLK Day of Service
More than 1,000 registrants, 16 service projects, 500 pounds of food items donated.
MLK Day
Virginia’s Hidden Wins: New Laws in Effect
From protecting primates to ending ‘mystery’ court bills to a bit of help for foster children.
New laws
Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets 2026 Legislative Push
Fighting to expand automated enforcement beyond school and work zones
Fighting to expand automated enforcement beyond school and work zones
Could 2232 Process Cast a Shadow Over Western High School?
Deadline looms for Western High School amid regulatory standoff
Deadline looms for Western High School amid regulatory standoff
Rachna Sizemore Heizer Wins Braddock District Special Election
Secures Fairfax County Board supervisor seat, defeating Kenneth Balbuena by 5,873 votes.
Special election
Langley Senior's Anti-Vaping Campaign on TikTok
3 Million Views, Relatable, Authentic Content.
anti vaping
The Pedestrians Who Never Saw Their Tomorrows
Survivor Leads Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets during International World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
Street safety
Vienna Council Votes No on FCPS Boundary Plan
Officials urge school board to reconsider scenario 4, which would shift some Vienna students from James Madison High School to George C. Marshall High School.
Vienna Boundaries
Police Charge Juvenile in Herndon Student Homicide
Student fatally shot after receiving multiple threats.
Student fatally shot after receiving multiple threats.
Manslaughter Conviction for Westfield High Teen's Fatal Shooting
Shooter, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison.
Shooter, 20, faces up to 10 years in prison.
The High Stakes of the 2025 Virginia General Election
VOTE: Local House of Delegates Elections
Elections
Promise and Oath: 9/11 to Patriot Day 2025
Commitment to ‘never forget’ and a legacy to serve with courage and strength spans generations of first responders.
9-11 remembers
Walkinshaw Sworn into U.S. House of Representatives
Walkinshaw wins by more than 50 points, seeking to fill Gerry Connolly’s big shoes.
Election
Governor Tasks Va. National Guard with ICE Cooperation
Youngkin's immigration policies spark concerns in Northern Virginia.
Youngkin's immigration policies spark concerns in Northern Virginia.
Mount Olive Baptist Church's Back-to-School Festival
Free initiative tackles financial burdens caused by systemic issues.
Free initiative tackles financial burdens caused by systemic issues.
New FCPD General Orders Draw Scrutiny
Members of One Fairfax Community Roundtable question transparency and trust.
Police
Pushing the Boundary Between Quilting and Fine Art
Pushing the Boundary Between Quilting and Fine Art
H.R. 1: One ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Act is Law
VA Gov.says H.R. 1 is ‘Rocket fuel for our economy.’
Virginia’s two Democratic U.S.Senators, Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, released a statement after they voted against the Republican budget megabill.
Rotary Club of Great Falls New Officers
Citizen of the Year and Rotarian of the Year honored.
Citizen of the Year and Rotarian of the Year honored.
Walkinshaw Wins Democratic Nomination
11th Congressional District Race
11th Congressional District Race
2025 VA-11 June 28 Special Primary
<sh>Vying for their party’s nomination, 10 Dems and 7 Republicans
election
Hashmi, Jones Join Spanberger for November
Unofficial Democratic primary results tallied; trio set to face Sears, Reid and Miyares.
The November election is guaranteed to produce the first female governor of Virginia.
Defining Year for NOVA Park’s W&OD Trail
Interview with park authority’s executive director
2025 is shaping up to be a watershed year for the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority's W&OD Trail, also known as the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park and Dominion Energy. It is at a point where the course of events can irrevocably alter the park’s future.
Are Data Centers Driving Dominion’s Power Needs?
On Oct. 15, 2024, Dominion Energy Virginia filed its 2024 Integrated Resource Plan, a comprehensive, long-term regional plan to meet growing power demand, much of it driven by data centers, according to its press release, “Dominion Energy Virginia releases comprehensive long-term plan to meet growing power demand with reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean electricity.”
FCPD Sees Reductions in Most 2024 Year-End Crime
140 new police officers hired in 2024, net gain of 18 officers.
Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis presented the Fairfax County Police Department Crime and Recruiting Data Update during the Board of Supervisors Safety and Security Committee Meeting on Monday, May 20.
Former Supervisor Cathy Hudgins Dies
Effective advocate for affordable housing, transit and human services, Hudgins was first African American woman elected to Board of Supervisors.
Catherine M. Hudgins, who represented the Hunter Mill district on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1999 to 2019, died on Saturday, May 24.
Memorial Day Weekend 2025
A roundup of events in four communities
Residents in Fairfax County observed Memorial Day weekend and the Monday observance with various ceremonies, wreath presentations, musical performances, and other events.
Gerry Connolly Dead at 75
Longtime congressman succumbs to esophageal cancer.
Congressman Gerry Connolly, the longtime Virginia politician and influential Democratic statesman on Capitol Hill, died early Wednesday, May 21.
Five FCPS High School Seniors Awarded Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships
More merit scholarship awardees will be named in coming weeks.
Five academically talented Fairfax County Public High School students are awarded 2025 “Corporate-sponsored Scholarships” from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
FCPS School Boundary Scenario Explorer
Fairfax County Public Schools plans to update the school boundary change scenarios this summer.
Local Details of 2025 Point-In-Time Count
Fairfax County findings of individuals and families experiencing homelessness, vs. other jurisdictions.
Homelessness
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