Burke and Herbert Bank has survived the Union Army’s Civil War occupation, the 1930s Great Depression, toughened federal regulations, the computer revolution, superbank-merger mania, economic ...

Fairfax County police have charged a Fairfax man with murdering an Alexandria resident who’d been reported missing on Jan. 17. Now behind bars is 20-year-old Joel Antonio Sarabia. A 17-year-old ...

They came from places like California, Chicago and New York, descendants of West Ford, the founder of the historic Gum Springs community in 1833 in southeastern Fairfax County. A crescendo of oohs and ...

Alexandria will mark Memorial Day 2026 with a series of ceremonies and community events honoring the service members who gave their lives in defense of the United States. Originally known as ...

Swimming is the most forgiving sport as we get older. Thanks to U.S. Masters Swimming, swimmers aged 18 to 100+ can enjoy self improvement, team life, and competition as much as the youth do. Readers ...

For years, the stretch of Richmond Highway by Fort Belvoir was occupied by Woodlawn Stables, a fixture on the Mount Vernon scene for years until the highway was widened and the stables relocated to ...

To those driving on Interstate 395 over South Glebe Road, “Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge” might seem like just another name. Someone briefly commuting through Arlington might not know ...

Some 50 acres of formerly-vacant land along Route 28 and Stonecroft and Westfields boulevards in Chantilly are undergoing a transformation. Called The Preserve at Westfields, this spot will eventually ...

The new, mixed-use development, Scout on the Circle, has transformed its section of Fairfax Boulevard in Fairfax City. The Giant grocery store has opened, and the first residents have moved into the ...

On Sept. 15, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) held Community Meeting #5 to bring the public up to date and continue soliciting feedback on its studies to improve traffic flow ...

The outbreak of the coronavirus at the Homeless Services Center (HSC) in Arlington is “organized chaos,” said Kasia Shaw, nurse practitioner and Senior Director of Medical Services. “There is no ...

Out behind the Pohick Church Parish House on Saturday and Sunday, they stirred and stirred and stirred some more. Brenna Berger clocked two-and-a-half miles on her step tracker while slowly moving ...