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NVSO Elects New Chairman, Reveals Dates for 2025 Events

The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) committee recently elected Rod Hupp of Falls Church 2025 Chairman.

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67 Dead After Airplane Collides with Army Helicopter

Wreckage and passengers plunge into the Potomac River.

Wreckage and passengers plunge into the Potomac River.


IG Report: Process for Picking New FBI Headquarters Was Flawed

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Superintendent addresses immigrant enforcement.

Superintendent addresses immigrant enforcement.


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Flu Season and Winter Preparedness

Flu season poses its own challenges, with the risk of catching the influenza virus.

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Vienna Delays Vote on Meals Tax Again

At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Vienna Town Council voted to temporarily defer the proposal to raise the meals tax from 3 to 4 percent.

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Casino Bill for Tysons Advances

Opponents make repeated trips to Richmond to testify against the bill.

The subcommittee pushed SB982, introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), to the Senate General Laws and Technology Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9 a.m. The bill proposes to allow Fairfax County residents to vote in a referendum on a casino in Tysons.


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$4 Billion for School Budget

State shortfall in funding for local schools creates expanding needs.

Division Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid presented what she called the “needs-based” Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget at the Fairfax County School Board meeting on Thursday evening, Jan. 23.

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ASC Honors Student-Athletes

High school basketball coaches featured in roundtable.

Student-athletes from across the city were honored as Athletes of the Month by the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club on Jan. 15 at the Old Dominion Boat Club.

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Dr. F.J. Pepper

Memorial service set for Jan. 26.

Pepper died Jan. 6 at his West End home following a long illness. He was 89.


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Nancy Van Gulick Cooper Dies at 78

Celebration of life set for Jan. 25.

Nancy Van Gulick Cooper, a longtime Alexandria resident and community humanitarian, died Dec. 14, 2024, at her home in Oxford, Md., following a year-long battle with cancer.

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Obituary: Gerald “Gerry” W. Hyland, 88

Gerald “Gerry” W. Hyland (Colonel, USAF, Ret.), 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2025.

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Helping Hearts Dance

Seniors take the stage in dance recital.

Seniors take the stage in dance recital.


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Something Rotten! JR

ACCT musical runs through Jan. 26.

ACCT musical runs through Jan. 26.

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Retired Supervisor Gerry Hyland Remembered

Retired Supervisor Gerry Hyland Remembered

Man Arrested After Reports of Gunshots

Man Arrested After Reports of Gunshots


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‘I Have a Dream’

Honoring the legacy of Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

Honoring the legacy of Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.

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Inauguration Day Celebration

Inauguration Day Celebration