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‘Rest Easy, K9 Max,’ FCPD’s Got It From Here.

On March 10, the Fairfax County Police Department announced the death of K9 Max, who served the department for eight years, from 2012 to 2020.


Million Dollar Initiative To Help Recently Unemployed Federal Workers

Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) has launched NOVAnext, a $1 million initiative to help recently unemployed federal workers and contractors transition into new careers.

Turn Down the Lights to Help Migrating Birds

In Northern Virginia alone, an estimated 100 to 160 million birds migrate through our skies each spring and fall. Artificial lights can turn their journey into a confusing and dangerous trek.

6 Year Sentence for Tax Crimes, Wire Fraud

A Great Falls man was sentenced March 14 to six years and six months in prison for tax crimes and his wire fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice.


McLean Project for the Arts’ Spring Solos Debut April 10

Featuring work by Jackie Hoysted, Emon Surakitkoson and Heidi Fowler

McLean Project for the Arts will open its spring solo exhibitions — Detrimorphose, by Heidi Fowler; Rudimental, by Jackie Hoysted; and Crossing Culture, by Emon Surakitkoson — on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

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Free Formal Dresses and Accessories for Students

RCC’s 23rd Annual Diva Central Giveaway

Reston Community Center announced it is hosting its 23rd Annual Diva Central Formal and Prom Dress Giveaway at RCC Lake Anne, 609-A Washington Plaza, on Saturday, March 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Fairfax County Teen Job Fair Draws Over 400 Students

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) Hosts Event at Chantilly High

Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) hosted his second 2025 Teen Job Fair on Saturday, March 15.


Alexandrians Rank Biggest Health Issues, Strengths in New Community-Wide Health Survey Results

Alexandria Health Department released the results of the 2024 community-wide health survey, a component of the City’s ongoing Community Health Assessment.

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Expecting Governor Youngkin to Set a New Veto Record

As Governor Glenn Youngkin reviews the legislation we passed during the 2025 General Assembly session, Virginians should prepare for yet another round of partisan obstruction and record-setting vetoes.

ACPD Stands Firm on Immigration Policies

The Arlington immigrant community has reacted with fear of the unknown and the possibility of ICE arrests even when immigrants are in the country legally.


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Beavers Are a Native Keystone Species Here

Humane coexistence tactics can protect trees; beavers benefit. wildlife.

Beavers

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Fairfax County Man Ran Away to the Circus

The John Lewis High School alum found his calling with The Greatest Show on Earth

Step right up

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Potomac Riverkeeper Collected Air Wreckage Debris

Potomac Riverkeeper Collected Air Wreckage Debris


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Uncommon Valor in Arlington

Survivors gather to mark 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima.

Survivors gather to mark 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima.

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City hosts 42nd Saint Patrick’s Day parade.

City hosts 42nd Saint Patrick’s Day parade.

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‘We Are Open’ in Alexandria

VaTech Innovation Campus celebrates grand opening.

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Former FCPD Sergeant Sentenced to Five Years

Mother of fatal police shooting victim, Timothy McCree Johnson, speaks out.

Former Fairfax County Police Sergeant Wesley Shifflett was processed into the county jail Friday evening, Feb. 28. At his sentencing hearing earlier that day, Fairfax County Circuit Judge Randy I. Bellows sentenced Shifflett, 36, to five years in prison with two years suspended.