Some teachers at Lake Braddock Secondary School are pushing back against a relatively new job duty: weapons detection. The staff members say that they are not qualified nor the appropriate personnel t...

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has issued an executive order creating a new "accountability framework" that aims to increase transparency around proposed data center projects, establishes checkpoint...

A man convicted as a teen in a Fairfax County court for allegedly shooting a person in the face during a drug deal had his conviction reversed this summer due to violations of his right to a speedy tr...

As the first anniversary of the Annunciation school shooting approaches, four families take us inside their lives in the year following the tragedy.

Congressional Democrats representing Northern Virginia are launching an investigation into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents' conduct after an officer pointed a gun at a local woman in ...

Previous Image 1/2 Next Image A Herndon man was sentenced in Fairfax County Circuit Court today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his wife and a stranger he lured t...

A Muslim civil rights group is suing Fairfax County Public Schools for suspending several students after they created a “kidnapping” video for social media to promote their chapter of the Muslim Stude...

A federal judge has dismissed a Centreville High School teacher’s lawsuit alleging retaliation and violations of whistleblower protection laws by Fairfax County Public Schools after she claimed that s...

Previous Image 1/2 Next Image By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major...

Abigail Spanberger blocked a bill to bar prosecutors from pressuring Virginians to waive protections against unreasonable police searches as a condition of pleas.

Business is slowing down. Time to tempt new palates

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military service.

If you’re going to eat on the internet, you’d better do it a certain way.

There is only one road in and out of Oakridge, a small town tucked deep in the Willamette National Forest. There is also only one newspaper — and it may not exist for much longer. As news deserts expa...

A special Sunday event: our tenth-annual photo collection celebrating these magnificent birds of prey. If you have some time before the big game (or are skipping the event entirely), we invite you to have a look.

John L. Allen Jr. was a force of nature, certainly as a journalist who was not only our principal but also a model for us, whose counsel and whose company we already and forever shall sorely miss.

How I acquired an anxious new hobby

This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.

We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.

Previous Image 1/4 Next Image It all started with a picture of a kitten sitting on an empty shelf. On Nov. 3, the Fairfax County Animal Shelter posted a plea for donations to its pet pantry, citing an...

Wondering if The Old Farmer’s Almanac is discontinued? It’s still publishing and growing, with trusted forecasts, tools, and seasonal guidance since 1792. Learn more and see what's new.

Previous Image 1/2 Next Image An $18.4 million project to reduce congestion and improve safety on a nearly mile-long portion of Jermantown Road has been more than half a decade in the making. Now, an ...

Fairfax City is considering transforming its CUE bus system by offering more frequent and direct connections between the most popular stops, as well as speeding up routes -- but also cut service for s...

The Economist’s data and visual journalists share the tools, techniques and ideas behind their award-winning stories. Click to read The Economist: Off the Charts, a Substack publication.

Silviano Mora Vera's U visa should have insulated him from detention.

Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.

New documents obtained by 404 Media show how a data broker owned by American Airlines, United, Delta, and many other airlines is selling masses of passenger data to the U.S. government.

In the first week of school, gunfire erupted at Annunciation Catholic School in south Minneapolis. Massive police and federal response descends on neighborhood. The gunman was reported to be dead.

In this western Minnesota county of 9,900 people, three independent, print-focused publications keep the news flowing.

What lies beneath the pumice in the ancient city is magnificent