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Obituary: Joe Shumard 2020-10-23 07:26:53No name is more synonymous with Alexandria’s signature events than Joe Shumard.

Opinion: Commentary: Special Session: Budget Plus Robust Health, 2020-10-23 07:08:35After two months of hard work by legislators and our staff, the historic 2020 Special General Assembly Session has recessed until we finalize the budg

Appetite: Off the Menu: Restaurant Notes From Around 2020-10-23 07:01:57Though the Covid-19 pandemic marches on, there are signs of life across the city’s restaurants as new enterprises launch and old favorites re-em

Breakfast, Balloons, Live Music and Fun in Fairfax 2020-10-23 06:44:36Fairfax City recently held its second annual Park(ing) Day, turning a Fair City Mall parking lot into a space for outdoor fun.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Pledge to Count 2020-10-23 06:26:32In this anxious time, the vast majority of citizens hope to maintain the stability of a civil society, free from violent rhetoric and violent acts.

Pohick Bay Park Celebrates Expansion 2020-10-23 06:09:11NOVA Parks held a ribbon cutting ceremony at Pohick Bay Park on Oct. 17 to celebrate additions to its land holding there.

‘We’re Sort of God’s Emergency Room’ in Fairfax 2020-10-23 05:46:29This year’s fundraiser for The Lamb Center (TLC) was called “Hope and a Future,” and it was aptly named because that’s exactly

‘A Diagnosis of Cancer Changes Everything’ 2020-10-23 01:56:52Led by Chantilly High grad Nikki Ferraro, Bite Me Cancer just celebrated its 10-year anniversary.

‘Though Things Were Hard, He Persevered’: Memorial Brick 2020-10-23 01:43:31Juwaan Espinal’s life was cut short at age 22, but he left a lasting impact upon all who knew and loved him.

Arlington Schools Set to Reopen in Stages 2020-10-23 01:08:26Newspaper headlines on March 13 broadcast “Breaking News: Arlington Public Schools Closing Monday Through Spring Break.”

Shovels to Ribbons Signals Completion of Culpepper Garden 2020-10-23 00:47:49A bevy of shovels signaled the groundbreaking of Culpepper Garden 1 Renovation on April 11, 2018.

Obituary: Bernard ‘Bernie’ Cohen 2020-10-22 23:42:07In 1963, Bernie Cohen was barely out of law school, practicing on King Street in Alexandria and doing pro bono work for the American Civil Liberties U

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AstraZeneca, J&J resuming US tests of COVID-19 vaccines 2020-10-23 18:30:44Two drugmakers announced Friday the resumption of U.S. testing of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

Hospitals in crisis as US nears high for 2020-10-23 18:15:00The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease's grip on the na

The Latest: UNGA head concerned NY mayor won't 2020-10-23 18:10:53UNITED NATIONS — The president of the United Nations General Assembly has expressed concern that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio rejected a meetin

Montana files court action to enforcement of mask 2020-10-23 18:10:05KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — State and county health officials have started cracking down on businesses that aren't enforcing Gov. Steve Bullock's

Ballots can't be tossed out over voter signature, 2020-10-23 18:04:59HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday on a key concern surrounding an avalanche of mailed ballots, prohi

Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway 2020-10-23 18:04:43U.S. Postal Service records show delivery delays have persisted across the country as millions of Americans are voting by mail, raising the possibilit

Ohio files complaint on ex-House speaker's campaign spending 2020-10-23 18:02:23CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a complaint Friday with the state Elections Commission over the former Ohio House speaker

Problems with his health? McConnell says 'of course 2020-10-23 18:01:20WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there’s nothing the public needs to know about his health after photos taken

WCSO: Man wanted on rape charges arrested in 2020-10-23 18:00:00A Honduran man who is wanted in Washington County Virginia for the forcible rape of a minor was arrested Thursday in Oklahoma by the U.S. Marshals Ser

Dispute over Ohio drop box limit ends as 2020-10-23 17:58:56COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A coalition of voter advocacy groups dropped a lawsuit Friday against Ohio's strict rule limiting ballot drop boxes to on

Ex-top aide to Texas AG: 'Shocked' at his 2020-10-23 17:57:13AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former aid to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday spoke out for the first time since he stepped down after accusi

Judge moves criminal case against Texas attorney general 2020-10-23 17:56:14DALLAS (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered the long-running criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton returned to his home county in

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Opinion: Commentary: Marathon is Over – Virginia Special 2020-10-22 04:41:35The 2020 General Assembly Special Session, which first convened on Aug. 18, recessed at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 16.

Opinion: Commentary: Make a Plan and Vote 2020 2020-10-22 01:02:47Voting is a fundamental American right and the basis of our democracy.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: We Are Not 2020-10-22 00:51:53Regarding this 2020 election… never mind that President Trump took children away from their parents at our southern border.

Opinion: Commentary: Project Community Connect Supports Those Struggling 2020-10-22 00:45:49The impact of COVID-19 has deepened the economic hardship for residents in the DMV area.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Voters: Heroes of 2020-10-22 00:33:54I am just short of 88 years of age and have voted in sixteen elections for president.

National Book Month 2020-10-22 00:25:36It’s a line from the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, that is at the heart of the literary philosophy of Anne Briggs, web

U.S. Park Police Charged in Killing of McLean 2020-10-21 04:25:48Latest: Police Officers Turn Themselves In

Opinion: Column: “I’ll Think About That Tomorrow” 2020-10-21 04:01:21What I'm thinking about – and being thankful for, today, is the disappearance of all the side effects I've been experiencing during the last f

Opinion: Commentary: Special Session Summary #1: Criminal Justice 2020-10-20 04:19:48First of three parts.

More Ways to Vote in Fairfax County 2020-10-17 02:10:27Fairfax County opened thirteen new early voting locations, giving voters more opportunities to cast their early votes ahead.

Opinion: Column: “And Awaaay We Go!” 2020-10-15 05:46:09As Jackie Gleason would say as he segued from his monologue into the sketch comedy that followed on his Saturday night entertainment hour on CBS.