Opponents make repeated trips to Richmond to testify against the bill. The subcommittee pushed SB982, introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), to the Senate General Laws and Technology ...

This morning, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted 9-6 to “report out “ SB982, which means it will go to the Senate floor for a vote. That vote could be Thursday or Friday.

As anyone who has walked through Virginia’s beautiful rivers, streams, and hiking trails can attest, there is plastic litter everywhere. It damages our waterways, harms our wildlife, and ...

Unless it’s an uncontested race, most elections pit one side against another. But when the dust settles, and the winners are chosen – especially in local, municipal elections – it’s ...

Jim Wescoat was born on Dec. 7, 1921, in Atlantic City, N.J. Exactly 20 years later, after Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941, he joined the Marine Corps. Now 103, he’s the only Marine ...

McLean Project for the Arts will open its two new winter exhibitions — Pieced Together, We are Whole and Playing with Shadows: Works by Liz Lescault — with an opening exhibition reception on ...

When the Washington Commanders meet the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship game on Sunday, there’s nothing like being at a crowded bar, cheering your team on with a cold one in hand.

A community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Great Falls Grange brought the Georgetown Pike - Great Falls Library ...

Opponents question source of $1.8B casino revenue prediction. More than a casino bill is on the Virginia Senate agenda Tuesday, but one might not know it from the Mount Vernon Town Hall held Saturday, ...

Fairfax City parks and woodlands need your help! Now through March, join the Urban Forestry Stewardship Coordinator for a Forest Rescue to remove non-native, invasive plants from one of three park ...