By Brian Trompeter
McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members on April 3 approved a resolution urging Fairfax County officials to limit spending increases for at least the next five years.
Author: GazetteLeader
By Brian Trompeter
McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members on April 3 approved a resolution urging the Fairfax County School Board to provide adequate data justifying its planned construction of Dunn Loring Elementary School.
By Brian Trompeter
Local Virginia State Senate members this year continued the long-standing tradition of lauding esteemed residents, athletic teams, business people, former government officials and others with honorary resolutions.
By Brian Trompeter
It was productive while it lasted, but Chris Rich’s tenure as Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) president ended April 4 after just less than a year.
By Brian Trompeter
There was no shortage of enthusiasm April 8 when at least 200 people of all ages trekked out to Turner Farm Park Observatory in Great Falls to view a solar eclipse.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County police officer who fatally shot McLean resident Jasper Aaron Lynch in July 2022 “acted in an objectively reasonable manner” under the chaotic circumstances and will not face criminal charges, Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said in an April 5 decision that drew a rebuke from Lynch’s family.
By Brian Trompeter
This year’s Women Center Leadership Conference kicked off not with a pep talk or career advice, but with a longtime journalist’s worried observations about the current state of the country.
By Brian Trompeter
Sports teams, former elected officials, non-profit groups, a Scout troop and several late notables were among dozens lauded by local House of Delegates members with resolutions passed during this year’s General Assembly session.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County police mostly were vindicated in the independent police auditor’s recent review of seven incidents between 2017 and 2020 in which officers pointed firearms at people, but an officer violated policy in one case and others failed significantly in another.
By Brian Trompeter
Small-town skullduggery, eccentric characters, humor and a gritty tone are staples of Southern crime fiction and former Great Falls resident Peter Malone Elliott was happy to indulge in them all in his debut novel, “Blue Ridge.”