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2,351 stories since December 22, 2020.
Monday, August 25, 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025
Mount Olive Baptist Church's Back-to-School Festival
Free initiative tackles financial burdens caused by systemic issues.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
5 Northern Virginia school districts placed on high-risk status after not changing bathroom policies
Five Northern Virginia school divisions that refused to change their gender policies over the use of bathrooms and locker rooms have been placed on “high-risk status” by the U.S. Department of Education and will have their federal…
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
D.C. region ranks second nationally in ‘mansion’-sized homes, new data finds
The D.C. area is the sixth or seventh largest metropolitan area in the nation any given year, but when it comes to the number of mansions dotting its landscape, it ranks second.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Fifer named next executive director of Northern Virginia Regional Commission
The Northern Virginia Regional Commission unanimously appointed Craig T. Fifer its next executive director at a special meeting Tuesday.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Arlington woman drowns in Lake Anna
A 19-year-old Arlington woman drowned in Lake Anna over the weekend.
Friday, August 8, 2025
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Live like a Mars: Iconic Arlington residence hits the market for $3.85 million
For a cool $3.85 million, you too can live like a member of the Mars family.
Monday, August 4, 2025
Counting What Matters in Reston
Somehow, we missed the annual Reston Butter fl y Count this summer. But thanks to a helpful Reston Association press release, we learned that while volunteers spotted plenty of di ff erent species, overall numbers were down. Sightings…
Friday, August 1, 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025
We Don't Have a Checklist - Middleburg Town Council Report
July brought a would-be successor to the Mille Miglia. It also brought a goodbye to the woman who scooped Middleburg's ice cream for 37 years, and, after three months of work, a water rationing law.…
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Code Orange air quality day, heat advisory in effect for Northern Virginia
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments has forecast a Code Orange air day Wednesday for D.C., Northern Virginia and parts of southern Maryland.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
H.R. 1’s Key Components and Impacts
Eight key aspects of the bill, accompanied by comments and impact statements leaning toward Fairfax County.
H.R. 1: One ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Act is Law
Virginia’s two Democratic U.S.Senators, Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, released a statement after they voted against the Republican budget megabill.
The Background: Drugs, Money, Murder, Misconduct
When 21-year-old, Centreville High grad Danny Petrole was slain in his car in front of his Bristow townhouse, March 15, 2001, it stunned the community and devastated his family. It also led police to discover a drug ring of major…
Pathway to Freedom for Justin Wolfe?
Chantilly High grad Justin Wolfe has spent the past 24 years in prison – 13 of them on death row – for a crime he always said he didn’t do.
H.R. 1’s Key Components and Impacts
Eight key aspects of the bill, accompanied by comments and impact statements leaning toward Fairfax County.
H.R. 1: One ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Act is Law
Virginia’s two Democratic U.S.Senators, Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, released a statement after they voted against the Republican budget megabill.
The Background: Drugs, Money, Murder, Misconduct
When 21-year-old, Centreville High grad Danny Petrole was slain in his car in front of his Bristow townhouse, March 15, 2001, it stunned the community and devastated his family. It also led police to discover a drug ring of major…