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Fast Moving Storm Leads to Two Fatalities in Mount Vernon

Fast Moving Storm Leads to Two Fatalities in Mount Vernon

Oakton Doctor Sentenced to 13 Years

For running urgent care center as opioid pill mill

Budget

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Celebrating Mom

Families share what makes their mother so special.

Celebrating Mom

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‘History Matters’ in Alexandria

Park cleanup honors slain officer Charlie Hill.

Park cleanup honors slain officer Charlie Hill.

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Play Ball! Miracle League begins 14th season.

Miracle League begins 14th season.

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Meet the Chef Anthony Chittum

Mother’s Day favorites of the staff at Vermilion

Mother’s Day favorites of the staff at Vermilion

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Censoring Students

School Board to consider policy that could shut down investigative reporting by student journalists.

Censoring students

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City remembers victims of Holocaust in Alexandria

City remembers victims of Holocaust.

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Zimmerman celebrates 15 years as Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s conductor.

Zimmerman celebrates 15 years as Fairfax Symphony Orchestra’s conductor.

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Meet the Chef Anthony Chittum

Mother’s Day favorites of the staff at Vermilion

In the Kitchen

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Banding Birds Brings Satisfaction and Data

During spring migration’s height, in April and May, from 6 a.m. to noon, volunteers catch and band birds in the Occoquan National Wildlife Refuge near Marumsco Creek three mornings a week, a project undertaken there every spring since 2001, except 2020, the “covid year.”

Fairfax County Must Stick to Trust Policy

I want to remind our county Sheriff and Board of Supervisors that Fairfax County must stick to our Trust Policy. They must not make any voluntary exceptions to work with ICE because doing so puts innocent people at risk.

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Your Actions, Our Climate: Fairfax Needs You Now

Bold goals for Fairfax County: cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality by 2050.

2024 was the hottest year ever recorded in Fairfax County. Extreme weather and high energy bills are hitting many households hard. From prolonged heatwaves to higher utility costs, it's becoming increasingly clear that climate change and economic strain are affecting us all.

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Censoring Students

School Board to consider policy that could shut down investigative reporting by student journalists.

All that news that's fit to censor. That might be the new policy at Alexandria City Public Schools, where members of the Alexandria School Board are considering a proposal that would allow the principal of Alexandria City High School to spike stories submitted by student journalists.

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