Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets released its inaugural study on VDOT's Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS) data of pedestrian and bike crashes in Fairfax, Alexandria, and ...

Firefighters mark 26 years of toy donations. Firefighters mark 26 years of toy donations.

Police Officer Dylan Ignacio helps a child pick out a Christmas toy at the Firefighters and Friends toy drive Dec. 14 at ...

Two top administrators in Fairfax City’s government are leaving, and the chief of police is retiring. Deputy City Manager Valmarie Turner is heading for a more prestigious job in Roanoke, Police ...

Cornerstones, the nonprofit organization and contracted provider based in Reston has “purposely worked to strengthen the local community and help individuals and families living in crisis.” ...

>Local student performers, part of the NextStop Theatre Company’s The Festive Follies, add a bit of nostalgia dressed in their costumes and awaiting their moment at the 2024 Herndon Holiday Tree ...

Alexandria was founded in 1749 by Scottish merchants and was named after Scotsman John Alexander who owned the land that became Alexandria. Today, the city continues celebrating its heritage with ...

The end of November's Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board Budget Committee Meeting on the FY 2026 Budget Forecast did not bring holiday cheer. Held on Nov. 26, Chairman Jeff McKay ...

At the new Springfield Commuter Parking Garage, the facility’s first event was underway. Holiday-theme wrapped buses, decorated inside and out, provide convenient service for Santa Claus and Mrs ...

Throughout the years, the Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail has been keeping the trail in pristine condition, with tools, know-how and more than a little elbow grease to shave off the root bumps ...

Fairfax County is updating and combining its Bicycle Master Plan and Countywide Trails Plan into one: the ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan. Visit to provide feedback on a very brief county survey; ...