Following Fairfax City’s Memorial Day ceremony, May 26, American Legion Post 177 Commander Eric Parkhurst laid a wreath on ...

“Alexandria’s fallen heroes are not forgotten.” Gold Star family members of Alexandria’s fallen Vietnam veterans were among ...

He and his family did likewise in many local communities where they lived and served across America. Common to them all, he ...

Barbara Cheryl Terio-Simon died Friday, April 25, at the age of 81. Born in Washington, D.C. in March of 1944, Terio-Simon moved to Reston in 1969. She was a community activist and philanthropist ...

Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. announced his resignation last week, effective February 2021. His resignation drew praise from many for his 30-plus years of service to the county through his ...

In November, Stacey Hardy-Chandler became the first Black woman ever elected to the Fairfax City Council. And prior to her official swearing in on Dec. 20, that fact was honored during a special ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that $206 million in funding will be allocated for projects aimed at continuing the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. The historic ...

The 2024 Cappies winners for the National Capital Area were announced Monday night, June 10, at the Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. * West Springfield High won eight ...

Heading into the grocery store, without remembering to bring your reusable bags, you may be forced to pay the 5 cent per bag tax for that forgetfulness. As you rack up your bag use tally, you may ...

Fairfax County police have charged a Fairfax man with murdering an Alexandria resident who’d been reported missing on Jan. 17. Now behind bars is 20-year-old Joel Antonio Sarabia. A 17-year-old ...

Local, county and state elected officials, organizations, faith-based clergy and others across the United States, including those regionally in Virginia, are bracing for a possible surge in ...

It has been over three years since Fairfax County initiated its pilot co-responder program intended to help police respond to mental health emergency calls. Some county residents are raising ...