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Rachna Sizemore Heizer Wins Braddock District Special Election

Secures Fairfax County Board supervisor seat, defeating Kenneth Balbuena by 5,873 votes.

Special election

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Cancer Kicks, Teen’s Nonprofit

Pink shoes inspire action, not inertia.

Cancer nonprofit

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Langley Senior's Anti-Vaping Campaign on TikTok

3 Million Views, Relatable, Authentic Content.

anti vaping

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The Pedestrians Who Never Saw Their Tomorrows

Survivor Leads Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets during International World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Street safety

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Butterflies Lift Late-Summer Spirits

Butterflies Lift Late-Summer Spirits

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Walkinshaw Sworn into U.S. House of Representatives

Walkinshaw wins by more than 50 points, seeking to fill Gerry Connolly’s big shoes.

Election

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Former Courtroom Artist Brings Skills to Senior Community in Fairfax County

Expressions, color and feelings are important to convey.

Senior Living

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Make Raptors Welcome in Your Backyard

Simple tips from to help and protect our avian treasures

Tweety bird beware!

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House Fires in Fairfax County Displace Many

Luckily no fatalities; total price tag is up near $1.5 million in damages.

Fires

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Early Voting Early Voting Begins Friday, July 25, for Connolly’s Seat

Early voting for Sept. 9, 2025, 11th Congressional District Special Election

Early Voting Begins Friday, July 25, for Connolly’s Seat

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ArtsFairfax, Call for Art

Community News at Glance

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Pathway to Freedom for Justin Wolfe?

After decades of ‘vindictive prosecution,’ court orders new hearing.

Chantilly High grad Justin Wolfe has spent the past 24 years in prison – 13 of them on death row – for a crime he always said he didn’t do.

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The Background: Drugs, Money, Murder, Misconduct

Prosecutors, police coerced shooter to implicate another.

When 21-year-old, Centreville High grad Danny Petrole was slain in his car in front of his Bristow townhouse, March 15, 2001, it stunned the community and devastated his family. It also led police to discover a drug ring of major proportions operating in the Centreville/Chantilly area.

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