Photo by Jama Green for Virginia Tech.
A team of Virginia Tech researchers and students is preparing to deliver a 3U CubeSat for space-launch-qualification testing.
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By Brian Trompeter
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is taking “steps in the right direction” with its proposed fiscal 2024 budget, five-year capital-improvement plan and changes to some fees and services, Fairfax County supervisors said Feb. 21.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County employees, as well as ones working for the school system, would receive healthy pay raises under County Executive Bryan Hill’s proposed fiscal 2024 budget – but this would come largely at the expense of homeowners.
By Brian Trompeter
Wrong-Way Crash on I-495 Express Lanes Kills Driver of Stolen Maserati: Virginia State Police are asking the public’s help in identifying the driver of a stolen Maserati who died Feb. 24 after striking a Jersey wall in the Vienna area.
By Brian Trompeter
As had been rumored for months, Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-McLean-Great Falls-Loudoun) announced Feb. 24 she would not be seeking a fifth term in November.
By Brian Trompeter
Northern Virginia members of the House of Delegates have introduced resolutions this year honoring outstanding local organizations, sports teams and residents.
By Brian Trompeter
Engineering work for a planned sidewalk on the even-numbered side of Melody Lane, S.W., will continue, all but one Vienna Town Council member concurred Feb. 27.
Several locations linked to African American history in Fairfax County could be eligible to be designated as historic places.
Those buildings and neighborhoods include the Louise Archer School, the Tinner Hill neighborhood and Clifton Primitive Baptist Church. Along with other candidates, they appear in a draft African American Historic Resources Survey Report, which was released on Feb. 23.
State Sen. Janet Howell will retire from the Virginia General Assembly after representing a significant swath of northern Fairfax County for over 30 years.
Rumors that Howell wasn’t planning to pursue another term began circulating during Virginia’s 2021 redistricting process, which paired her with Sen. Jennifer Boysko — a more junior Democrat currently representing the 33rd District — in the newly created 38th Senate District.
The days of saving up loose change to pay the Dulles Toll Road’s fees are officially in the past.
Effective today (Wednesday), the 14-mile highway also known as Route 237 has converted to an all-electronic, cashless payment system, joining the network of express lanes that criss-cross Northern Virginia.