George Washington’s Mount Vernon Decked Out Holiday Style
Kicking off the holiday season with the annual Christmas Illuminations.
Mount Vernon
Making Spirits Bright in Alexandria
Hundreds of toys given to families in need.
Hundreds of toys given to families in need.
Children’s and Teens’ Connection at Kenmore Middle School
Jennifer Monma's eighth grade class
Jennifer Monma's eighth grade class
Welcome the the Children’s and Teens’ Connection 2023
Welcome the the Children’s and Teens’ Connection 2023
Paying Forward a Christmas Miracle
Springfield woman uses personal experience to provide support for women in need this holiday season.
Onyx
Living Legend: Nelson Greene Jr.
A voice against injustice leaves a legacy of service.
Living Legends
The Ultimate Sacrifice in Alexandria
VFW Post 609 kicks off fundraising campaign for War Dead Monument.
VFW
Christmas in Camp
Fort Ward program highlights Civil War traditions.
Photos by Janet Barnett/Gazette Packet
Man Charged with Murder
News Briefs
New Police Officers Graduate
New Arlington police officers graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy on Dec. 11, 2023.
Franconia Shooting, Woodbridge Man Dead
Detectives from FCPS Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a shooting that left a Woodbridge man dead.
Dementia Care Consortium
37th annual conference supports caregivers.
Hundreds of attendees turned out for the Northern Virginia Dementia Care Consortium’s 37th annual caregivers conference, the largest dementia conference in the region specifically for family members and professional caregivers of those with memory decline.
Looking for Miracles- Public Menorah Lighting
Five oil pots lit commencing the 5th day of Chanukah.
One of the traditions that is widespread among people of faith is celebrating the holidays with light.