Last week special grand jury indicted former Fairfax County police officer Wayne Shifflitt on felony charges for involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon for the fatal shooting of ...

The Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce celebrated and recognized first responders serving in Fairfax County who went above and beyond the call of duty at the 44th Annual Valor Awards held on Thursday, ...

The Alexandria City High School Rowing program christened its new shell, the Lisa Zickar, Saturday, April 23 at the Dee Campbell Boathouse in Old Town. The event, which featured a "row-by" from the ...

Burke resident David Martosko explained his historical research, and the motivation behind his desire to change the name of Burke at an open meeting he called on March 27 at Pohick Regional Library.

In 1861, Union Mill Road was a dirt wagon track used primarily by local farmers. It ran south from Braddock road, and after meandering through the countryside on the east side of Little Rocky Run for ...

Fairfax County Public Schools plans to update the school boundary change scenarios this summer. The division offers an interactive “FCPS Boundary Review Scenario ...

The writing was already on the wall in July when the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors refused to adopt the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s (MWAA) 2019 noise contours for Chantilly’s ...

The pandemic feels a distant memory on the breezy lawn of L’Auberge Chez François: tables dot the restaurant’s spacious outdoor area, conversation floats through the air, and waiters’ masks are the ...

After 15 years of denying that he ordered the killing of Danny Petrole, Justin Wolfe reversed himself last week in a handwritten confession. In it, he admitted giving the go-ahead to the man who ...

Former Fairfax County Police Sergeant Wesley Shifflett was processed into the county jail Friday evening, Feb. 28. At his sentencing hearing earlier that day, Fairfax County Circuit Judge Randy I.

Voters who are readers of the Mount Vernon Gazette, along with others in the surrounding areas and the commonwealth, face a consequential general election on Nov. 4, 2025. Ballot choices will help ...

A dozen or so hardy souls quietly gathered in the drenching rain at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to pay tribute to America's veterans in an ...