Many Old Town Alexandrians are protective of their city. For some, that defensiveness continues beyond the grave. With 267 years of history, Alexandria is a city fraught with supernatural hauntings.

Virginia’s Drought Monitoring Task Force updated the state’s drought status on July 31: “The recent rain has prevented drought conditions from worsening, although severe drought continues in many ...

It has been over three years since Fairfax County initiated its pilot co-responder program intended to help police respond to mental health emergency calls. Some county residents are raising multiple ...

In late May, Springfield Town Center lost JC Penney as the once retail giant closed, leaving a void that will be tough to fill. They didn’t have a strong Christmas this year, which is a big time for ...

When Fairfax County Public Schools open on Aug. 21, there will be nearly a 30 percent increase in the number of schools participating in a U.S. Department of Agriculture program called the Community ...

Back in 1979, the competition to become Alexandria's next commonwealth's attorney was fierce. Prompted by the resignation of William Cowhig in a Bingo-and-sex scandal, a heated special election ...

With her halo of salt and pepper hair and a calm voice, Lillian Stanton Patterson has an air of someone who has seen it all. When it comes to Alexandria history, there’s some truth to that. Patterson ...

Many of the 650 participants in the Brain Aneurysm Race for Awareness, held in honor of Tim Susco, a 1999 South Lakes graduate who died suddenly in 2007 at the age of 25 from a brain aneurysm, ...

Deloris Evans remembers the excitement of riding the bus with students from The Madeira School. She was thrilled because they were going to see Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 inauguration parade. She ...

There’s a new lawman in town. The 1865 term “lawman” is not used often in modern policing; now we usually say police officer or law-enforcement officer, or even policeman, harking back to the days ...

Without a media announcement, the Fairfax County Police Department released its revised General Order 604, February 21, 2025, titled "Immigration Status, Citizenship, and National Origin," effective ...

Vice Chair Kathy Smith – Voted Yes. “I wish we didn’t have to have a reserve for economic uncertainty … this isn’t like regular budgeting.” Supervisor Walter Alcorn – Voted No. “I cannot support a ...