The city isn’t giving away flu and COVID-19 vaccines and tests anymore. Here’s where residents can go and what each place charges.
With over a million residents and a traditionally high voter turnout, the county is critical in deciding the state’s 13 electoral votes.
The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch for parts of Northern Virginia this afternoon. Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax are among those jurisdictions impacted by the fire weather watch. In Northern...
Republicans in Fairfax County are urging voters to reject issuing $435 million in new school bonds, citing financial woes and misuse.
With nearly 3,200 students, the college at George Mason University is the first of its kind in Virginia, where no other university has created a formal public health college.
Woman rescued from car with "jaws of life" after being trapped following a head-on collision.
Herndon police is the second department in the country after the New York Police Department to participate in a pilot program that teaches cops how to meditate. The department wants to use mantras to better community...
Catherine Read is claiming to have clinched the Fairfax City mayoral election Tuesday in a tight race against Sang Yi, a slim win for Democrats. As of the morning of Nov. 9, Read snagged about 50 percent of the vote...
The Town of Vienna’s 76th Halloween Parade is coming up this Wednesday. With costumes, floats and candy-filled goodie bags, parade-goers are in for a spooktacular time.
Officials are trying to help the community protect their vehicles amid the surge of catalytic converter thefts in Fairfax County. Here’s why these thefts may be surging, and the steps locals are taking to help keep your...
Fairfax County Public Schools will host six workshops this fall in different languages for non-English speaking parents — including tonight, where officials will give a gang-violence prevention presentation in Spanish.
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