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Witnesses Recount Feb. 18 Shooting

Chief Cook offers condolences to Sellers family.

Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook offered his condolences to the family of Taft Sellers in a Feb. 25 press conference that detailed the investigative process in place regarding the city's first police-related shooting since 2009.

Serving More Than a Village

Alisa Cozzens named Rotary Outstanding Citizen of the Year.

The Great Falls Rotary Club named its first Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Alisa Cozzens, executive director of Serve A Village, a Great Falls based nonprofit. Cozzens moved to South Africa as a teenager, and though her travels since have taken her to Northern Virginia, she still continues outreach to the area.

Local Girl Scout Troops Celebrate 100th Anniversary

Last Monday, March 12, was the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting, and that afternoon, seven troops that meet at Virginia Run Elementary gathered to celebrate the centennial together.

Reston Home to $35 Million Stream ‘Bank’

Company to sell "credits" to NV developers.

Reston Home to $35 Million Stream ‘Bank’

Soldier's Best Friend

Vienna pet day care collects donations for military dogs in Iraq.

Soldier's Best Friend

Enter Exit

New real-estate brokerage offers ‘residual sales’ to agents.

Enter Exit

First Look at the AGP

Many seek a more restrictive Annual Growth Policy.

First Look at the AGP

Adopt-A-Chicken

Animal Sanctuary cares for abandoned farm animals

Adopt-A-Chicken

Laura Bush Campaigns in Potomac

First Lady comes to Potomac fundraiser for Connie Morella.

Laura Bush Campaigns in Potomac

'It's a Start'

Stonegate meeting offers hope against gang violence.

'It's a Start'

Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria Celebrates Collaboration

Mayor announces free health clinic to be held Nov. 16.

At Alexandria’s Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria, many volunteers from many backgrounds gave their time and joined forces to solve problems some Alexandrians did not even know they had.

Arlington: Wakefield Boys’ Basketball Enters L.A.D.

Nhial, Treakle return for Warriors.

The Wakefield boys' basketball program will have to adapt to life without Dominique Tham.

Library Has Some Helpful Friends

Everyone needs friends, even a library. And the Friends of the Centreville Regional Library provide an invaluable service by buying items the library needs, but Fairfax County doesn’t fund.

Fairfax’s Barborek Wins 6A North Region Floor Title

Senior qualifies for states on floor, bars, vault.

Fairfax's Rachel Barborek won the region floor title on Feb. 11.

Alexandria Commentary: Improving Academic Achievement

Academic achievement is not accidental but rather the result of a sustained focus on rigor, relevance, engagement and coherence. At its best, academic achievement reflects a relentless determination to reach and teach all students.

2014 in Great Falls: A Year in Review

Groundwater contamination and a swell in volunteerism.

In the past year, the village has gone through changes that will impact the future of the community. 2014 in Great Falls saw an uptick of volunteer support, walkability in the village center and a corrective action plan for the Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) groundwater contamination.

Steady Voter Turnout at Fairfax's Greenbriar East

More than a third of those registered there voted Tuesday.

Most voters at Greenbriar East Elementary (GBE) didn’t want to reveal specifics about which candidates they voted for on Tuesday, but they did share their reasons for casting their ballots, in general.

U.S. 1 Multimodal Study Is Done

Now it’s time for action.

Last week, a long-standing debate in our community was finally resolved — what should the U.S. 1 Corridor look like? It was a long time coming.

Woodson Football Trying to Get ‘Back on the Map’

New head coach Dougherty brings up-tempo spread offense.

Woodson football opens the 2014 season on Aug. 29 at Oakton.

Residents Learn the Ins and Outs of Fairfax County

Supervisor Cook’s Neighborhood College Program helps citizens navigate County.

Braddock District residents came to Supervisor John Cook’s Neighborhood College Program for a variety of reasons, from wanting to be better leaders of their civic associations to looking to refresh their knowledge of local government, but all will be better informed and more able to navigate Fairfax County after graduating from the class.

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