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Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Exit from RGGI
Legal action calls for Virginia to remain in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and continue participation; challenging Youngkin administration action.
Greenhouse gas
GRCC Presents 2022 Awards for Excellence
Announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors.
Announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors.
Mosaic ES Named 2022 National Blue Ribbon School
One of only seven schools in Virginia recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Mosaic
Share Inc. of McLean Request the Community's Help
Gift cards and more needed for clients this holiday season.
Share Inc
Police Challenge Some Professional Recommendations
Chief gives status implementation to supervisors.
Police
Casino Bill is Dead for 2024
Carried it over until 2025.
Sen. Marsden’s SB 675 Casino Bill Carried Over: Opponents react; Marsden touts benefits.
Are Pedestrians and Bicyclists Safe?
Crashes involving pedestrians have been increasing over the last three years, up from 144 in 2021 to 191 in 2022 to 233 in 2023.
bikes and peds
Go Vote
More than 64,000 voters have already voted, but more than 650,000 active voters have not voted.
A slight shift in the vote in Fairfax County's midterm elections on Nov. 7 could determine which party controls Virginia and what legislation is passed. The potential ramifications could be far-reaching, positioning the 2024 election on abortion and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) national prospects.
Oak Hill Youth Wins Poetry Contest
Sagar Gupta, an eighth-grader at Rachel Carson Middle School, receives recognition.
Round and Round for House Concert Zoning in Herndon
Town of Herndon and aggrieved citizens file to reverse BZA’s decision.
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Preschool Mail Carriers Deliver Valentines
FCPS teacher broadens students' learning and social skills through play.
Valentines
Preventing Light Pollution in Great Falls
Supervisors approve resolution toward Urban Night Sky Place at Observatory Park.
Light Pollution
Groundbreaking Surgery Performed in Reston
Reston Hospital Center site of the first-in-the-world robotic spine surgery.
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Democrats May Call Firehouse Primary for 86th District Seat
Four contenders lineup ready to vie for the possible vacancy.
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Fairfax County Supervisors Approve Budget Plan, Fairfax RISE
Highlights of May 12 Board of Supervisors meeting.
Some of the first words Chairman Jeffrey C. McKay Fairfax County Board of Supervisors said at the May 12 Board of Supervisors meeting were for county families; in particular, those who lost loved ones or had family members hospitalized with the coronavirus. "If we could keep them and their entire families in our thoughts and prayers," McKay said. "As a reminder, our County flag continues to fly at half-staff, throughout the County at our facilities, in honor of the residents who sadly died as a result of COVID-19 and in recognition of our many essential workers who are responding to the pandemic," he said.
Herndon, Reston Communities Protest Against Racial Injustice and Police Brutality
Thousands take to local streets and sidewalks in solidarity.
"We need to take this moment and make it our moment. We need to use our breath for those who have no breath," said Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner of Unitarian Universalist Church in Reston.