Starting in the school year 2024–25, W. T. Woodson High School will be officially known as the Carter G. Woodson High School, named in honor of the distinguished Black author, educator and journalist ...

Kimberly Shay Ruffner pleaded guilty last May to raping and murdering 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton in Essex, Md., in 1984. It was Kirk Bloodsworth, however, who served nine years in prison – two on death ...

Seniors Helping Seniors® home care recently opened a Bethesda-based franchise and is now providing non-medical services throughout Potomac and the surrounding areas ...

The Fairfax County School Board held a hybrid regular meeting on Jan. 21. Jeffrey K. Platenberg, assistant superintendent, Facilities and Transportation Services, brought forward a new informational ...

Following a national search, Reston-based Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (Tephra ICA) today announced the appointment of Jonell Jaime Logan as the Institute's new Executive Director & Curator.

Many high-school theater students aspire to become professional actors, but few actually make it. Jade Jones, a 2008 Westfield High grad, is an exception – and her latest triumph is portraying Belle ...

For Leslie Lautenslager, it started as an interest in protocol and diplomacy ultimately landing her as a first-time author recalling her years as Colin Powell’s assistant. “I don’t think of myself as ...

“We wanted young boys in the community to see that they could be role models for each other.” —Untouchables co-founder James “Chucky” Moore The Parker-Gray neighborhood was a different place 30 years ...

In a recent ceremony, the medical staff of Reston Hospital Center (RHC) awarded scholarships to seventeen seniors from area high schools. Among the honored recipients were two members of the Herndon ...

The color burgundy filled the floor of Eagle Bank Arena at George Mason on June 15. Oakton High School students gathered for the 2017 graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. The graduating class of 587 students ...

A coyote spotted in Lee District Park caused some alarm amongst nearby residents that coyotes possibly pose a threat to pets that are left unattended. “Coyotes differ from most other wildlife species ...

Virginia is a battleground state within itself. State legislators are fiercely divided concerning proposed legislation, SB 280. If passed, it would allow an eligible adult diagnosed with a terminal ...