1+ week, 1+ day ago   (182+ words) Dumfries Town Council pumped the brakes this week on its rollout of Flock license plate readers, voting 4-2 on Tuesday to remove the controversial devices. The move came amid community concerns over privacy and transparency. Flock Safety’s Falcon camera is an…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (742+ words) The Appalachian Trail Conservancy defines a thru-hike as completing all of the trail’s sections in any order within a year, allowing for pauses. Sanders started Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hopscotched around with some brief breaks and finished Monday atop Maine’s…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (234+ words) A former Department of Energy employee pleaded guilty Thursday to a 17-year scheme of secretly filming and sexually exploiting minors in his Woodbridge home. Beginning at least as early as March 2008, Jackson Quentin Crocker, 54, of Woodbridge, used hidden cameras to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (289+ words) August 16, 2026, 3:09 PM More than 75 restaurants are participating in the Alexandria Restaurant Week in Virginia, bringing a variety of options to residents wanting to expand their taste buds. The event, which features new participating restaurant, runs until Aug. 23. “We have a…...