Fairfax: Board Approves 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Program
Five-year plan includes three new elementary schools and one new high school.
This year, Fairfax County Public Schools experienced one of the smallest annual enrollment increases in nearly a decade: 1,368 students, compared to the average of 2,400 since the 2008-09 school year, bringing the total to 187,202.
Anti-Immigration Ban Rallies Held at Dulles
Demonstrators, volunteer attorneys and elected officials welcome travelers, extend help detainees.
Demonstrations sprang up at airports around the United States over the weekend, following an Executive Order by President Donald Trump that blocks travelers from seven largely Muslim countries — Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia — in the interests of more significant vetting and preventing would-be terrorists from entering the country.
Bipartisan Agreement Forged in House Panel on Reducing Suspended Driver’s Licenses
Republicans work with Cabinet officials to craft changes to let more people keep drivers licenses.
After Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe called on lawmakers to find a way to restore driver's licenses to people charged with crimes that had nothing to do with driving, Republicans responded. Now both sides are crafting a compromise that could end up being a hallmark of the 2017 session.
League of Reston Artists Members Share ‘From the Heart’
Members of the League of Reston Artists display paintings, drawings, mixed media, photographs and two-dimensional works suitable for wall hanging from Feb. 2 through Feb. 27 at the Reston Community Center Hunters Woods, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston.
Diversity in the Virginia Legislature
Legislatures are about the serious work of governance even though they are often the brunt of jokes and criticism.
Reston Community Outlook 2017
Revitalization Efforts In The Works
The Reston Association hired Garrett Skinner as director of its new Capital Improvement Planning and Projects Department this month.
Restonians Join March on Washington
The mood was one of joyful camaraderie along with determination to stand up to what marchers saw as a terrible threat to their values and their country.
South Lakes Seahawks Break School and Meet Records
Senior Devyn Jones and junior Olivia Beckner highlighted record-breaking performance for the South Lakes High School indoor track and field team at Day 1 of the VHSL 6A Conference 6 Championship Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md.
Nominations Sought for Scholar-Athlete Honors
The National Capital Region Chapter of the National Football Foundation is accepting nominations for their 2017 Scholar-Athlete banquet.
Mental Illness Takes Center Stage in Richmond
Death of Fairfax County inmate among recent controversies prompting action.
The death of a woman who struggled with mental illness at the Fairfax County jail is among the many recent controversies in Virginia correctional facilities, a reform effort that spans from changing how deaths behind bars are investigated to how law-enforcement officers interact with suspects who suffer from mental illness.
In Session: Virginia Assembly Briefs
In Session: Virginia Assembly Briefs
Police Car Takes Fire while in Pursuit in Great Falls
Suspect first apprehended in Herndon for waving a gun.
Just before midnight on Jan. 22, several shots were fired at a marked police cruiser from another vehicle in the Great Falls area, Fairfax County police said.
Week in Reston
Week in Reston
Road Fund and Service District Proposed For Reston and Herndon Property Owners Near Metrorail Stations
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is seeking permission from the Board of Supervisors to establish a 40-year road fund and a special service district to raise $350 million from people who own residential and commercial property near metrorail stations.
Party-Line Vote Protects Child Labor at Tobacco Farms in Virginia
Republican-led House panel kills effort to craft new protections for kids in unrecorded vote.
In an unrecorded party-line vote, House Republicans killed a bill that would have cracked down on child labor at tobacco farms in Virginia.
South Lakes Secures Narrow Win Over Langley for a Second Time
It was a close and exciting game between the South Lakes Seahawks and the Langley Saxons on Thursday night.
Week in Herndon
Man Shot Across Street From Herndon High School, Police Looking For 2 Suspects
Fire Displaces Herndon Family
A family of six in the town of Herndon was displaced after a fire damaged their home on Friday, Jan. 20.
New Silver Line Stations On Track In Herndon and Reston
New metrorail stations are slowly rising up in Reston and Herndon.