CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND -- Kathryn Andrews Hill, 87, of Chincoteague Island went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Nov.

Whether you've got kids, or are their really cool aunt or uncle, chances are they're already bugging you for gifts.

Daughters of the American Revolution unveil a historical marker at the Lorton Workhouse.

Japanese teacher Yayoi Bourne works with Frank Huston and Sydney Bui at Gunston Elementary School in Lorton.

Rose Percy has a long history with the American Red Cross. Complete with an extensive wardrobe and her own Tiffany jewelry, this 23-inch wax doll was first sold for $1,200 back in 1864 to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission - the precursor to one of best-known U.S. charities.

Little Forest Baptist Church will host the Northern Virginia Area Inspirational Gospel Music Awards today at 7 p.m. at the Ebenezer Baptist Church located at 13020 Telegraph Road, Woodbridge.

How do you remake a 2,000-acre former prison site a ' once a model for rehabilitating criminals a ' into a model of adaptive reuse? Very, very carefully.

This blog contains assorted news and commentary on the fundraising profession and philanthropy gathered by the AFP Fundraising Resource Center.

Students at Newington Forest Elementary took time out of their school day on Friday, Oct.

Charlietta Jeffries is the type of person who always votes, no matter how small the election, and the political campaigns know it.

A Woodbridge man was killed at 2:42 a.m. Thursday when he crashed his car into the back of a tractor-trailer in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 just north of the Lorton exit.

Sharon Kees works on technique in the new addition to Turner Farm Park in Great Falls.

Mike DeLoose is chair of the Springfield District Council, a collective of community associations and homeowners groups across southern Fairfax County from Centreville to Lorton.

In addition to choosing elected officials, voters will be asked to sign off on new debt in the amount of $232,580,000 for Fairfax County Public Schoolsa construction projects Nov 3. Residents are able to check a oeyesa or a oenoa on the election ballot regarding whether the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors should borrow money and issue capital ...

Each year more and more "Baby Boomers" are reaching retirement age. If they are anything like my husband and me, they will want to spend at least part of the winter in a warm climate.

Investigators say Milan Boda attacked a 52-year-old woman who was walking on a trail near Furnace Road and Lorton Road about 11 a.m. Boda approached the victim from behind, forced her to the ground and punched her, police said.

LORTON, Va. - An intense ground and air search unfolded Monday afternoon for a suspect authorities say attacked a woman in a rural area of Lorton.

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Police were out in force Wednesday morning cracking down on those who use the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes illegally.

A significant gap lies between consumersa attitudes towards a oegreena initiatives in the hospitality industry and their actual behavior, according to a study by two hospitality and tourism management graduate students at Virginia Techa s Pamplin College of Business.