10+ hour, 25+ min ago   (442+ words) One day after the nation marked 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, families and supporters of the Pentagon Memorial gathered in Arlington to take another step toward ensuring future generations understand what happened there. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Saturday…...

14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (314+ words) Residents in Fairfax County, Virginia, can step back in time for free with guided tours of historic sites and a new challenge that lets visitors explore the county’s past at their own pace. The Fairfax County Park Authority announced that…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (330+ words) Six people, including three teenagers, have been charged in connection with a fire that caused more than $1 million in damage to a search-and-rescue training facility in Lorton, Virginia, earlier this summer, Fairfax County police said. The fire was reported around…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (208+ words) Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are investigating after a husband and wife were found shot to death inside a Centreville home. Officers were called to the 6300 block of Sharps Drive around 5:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting, according to authorities....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (392+ words) Days ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, along with the commemorations, a group of runners are honoring the first responders and service members who made the ultimate sacrifice with sweat, sore muscles and hundreds of miles of pounding…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (162+ words) A 16-year-old girl died and 21-year-old man was wounded in a shooting during an event that police said drew thousands of people to Old Town Manassas, Virginia, on Friday. The City of Manassas police said it happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. near…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (328+ words) Members of Arlington’s General Assembly delegation are condemning the actions of federal immigration officers during an August encounter that left a man seriously injured and is now under investigation by county police. Virginia Sens. Barbara Favola and Elizabeth Bennett-Parker and…...

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, 1+ day ago   (588+ words) Maryland voters will get to decide in November on a congressional redistricting amendment being pushed by Democrats as part of a nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House in future elections. The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the proposed…...