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Trick or Treat?

Candy treats for kids who brave the path through seasonal ghouls

Glass and Light Pollution Threaten Birds

Mad Science Expo inspires STEAM learning.

‘Lafayette’ Is Back, Retracing His 1824 Visit

Tour de Mount Vernon Celebrates Biking under Blue Skies and Sunshine

Free Safe Rides for Would-be Drunk Drivers

Free safe rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington-metropolitan area during Halloween celebration time, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 and until 4 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27.

Police Fatally Shoot Woman During Welfare Check

Welfare check went deadly in three minutes. What happened?

For 459 days, the Fairfax County Police Department maintained a record free from incidents involving the shooting and killing of an individual by one of their officers. On Monday, Oct. 14, the department released the body-worn camera (BWC) video footage from a police wellness check in Reston conducted on mid-morning Sept. 16, which escalated into a fatal police shooting of a woman within three minutes.

Stepping Up

Hundreds help raise $88k for ALIVE!

More than 450 participants took to the streets of Alexandria in the 43rd annual StepALIVE! Walk-a-thon, helping the nonprofit raise more than $88,000 to serve at-risk communities.

Aw Shucks

Fish Market repeats as oyster shucking champs.

The competition was fierce, but in the end it was the Fish Market that took top honors for the second year in a row at the 5th annual Oyster Week Oyster Shucking contest Oct. 12 in Old Town.