Animal shelters across the country have recently been hit hard with lost and abandoned pets that never get reclaimed by their owners. These waves of displaced animals aren’t slowing down.

As someone who has lived in our area for 54 years, I view the George Washington Memorial Parkway (the “Parkway”) as one of our community’s crown jewels. After the U.S. Army relocated 15,000 ...

For 459 days, the Fairfax County Police Department maintained a record free from incidents involving the shooting and killing of an individual by one of their officers. On Monday, Oct. 14, the ...

More than 450 participants took to the streets of Alexandria in the 43rd annual StepALIVE! Walk-a-thon, helping the nonprofit raise more than $88,000 to serve at-risk communities. “Not only is ...

Fairfax City’s last Rock the Block of the season will be held Friday, Oct. 25, from 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Old Town Square, 10415 North St. There’ll be food and beer vendors, and performing will ...

The competition was fierce, but in the end it was the Fish Market that took top honors for the second year in a row at the 5th annual Oyster Week Oyster Shucking contest Oct. 12 in Old Town.

Two hundred years to the day, Major General Marquis de Lafayette was again honored by admirers when Mount Vernon Estate held a re-enactment of his Oct. 17, 1824, return to George Washington’s home.

The trash along Jeff Todd Way seems to be relentless, and so have the efforts of his family and friends who have been behind “Clean Up Jeff Todd Way,” between Telegraph Road and Richmond ...

On Sept. 30, 1974, the doors of Orange Hunt Elementary School in Springfield opened to students from the surrounding communities in Burke, Hunt Valley and Keene Mill to a school that featured the ...

The Humane Society Legislative Fund recently released their 2024 Virginia Humane Scorecard, which grades sitting lawmakers’ votes on animal protection issues. It comes as no surprise that ...

On the ballot this year, Virginians will have the opportunity to vote for a constitutional amendment to provide equitable tax relief to surviving spouses of military service members who died in ...

Pumpkins are everywhere as the leaves fall and the cool air settles in. They loom large at farmers' markets and overflow down porch steps. Some display eerie features, illuminated and sculpted.