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Herndon High Graduate Jimmy McLaughlin Dies from Fatal Fall

While stationed in South Korea, McLaughlin dies in elevator accident at age 28.

Jimmy McLaughlin, 2006 Herndon High School graduate, died after falling more than 120 feet down an elevator shaft at a South Korean hotel.

Mount Vernon: 24 Graduate from Browne

Browne Academy held its graduation ceremony on Friday, June 10, in the school’s Center for Athletics and Performing Arts.

Arlington: Room for a Human or a Horse?

Film focuses on solitary confinement.

Step into your room. It is 80 square feet, smaller than most horse stables. It has a bed, sink and toilet. This is your solitary confinement cell for weeks, months or years. Your only contact is with prison guards and your food is delivered through a slot in the door.

Arlington Snapshot: Cycling through Crystal City

Nearly 2,000 participants gathered Sunday, June 11, to compete in the second day of competition during the annual Air Force Association Cycling Classic. Day two of events consisted of the race for the Crystal Cup along with a challenge ride for amateur cyclists and a children’s race for the younger competitors.

2016 Vienna Idol Voted by Community on Town Green

Brian Bui pulled the most cash-votes to take the title.

It took 45 auditions, months of preparation and community outreach, and dozens of sponsors and volunteers to come down to this moment: Vienna Idol 2016 finals.

McLean: Crisis Link, Text and Turning Point

McLean-based nonprofit provides services and engagement during crises.

Caryline Kelly, 27, will earn her graduate degree in mental health counseling this summer. Kelly is a recovery support specialist with Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, headquartered in McLean.

Great Falls Teen to Compete in Miss Teen America

Skye Jannery-Barney, a Great Falls resident and rising junior at The Madeira School, will compete for the title of Miss Teen America 2016 this July.

Burke: Shocked by Kidney Disease

Family searching, waiting in line for living donor.

Burke resident Hayden Shock graduated from Gallaudet University May 13 on the dean’s list with a marketing degree. That was expected. Fewer than two months before, he was diagnosed with acute kidney failure. For a healthy college senior -- Shock threw javelin and competed for Gallaudet track and field -- the diagnosis was totally unexpected.

Burke Centre Library Book Fair Fuels Passion for Reading

The public library held a book fair Thursday to Sunday offering great deals on great books.

Commentary: Lifelong Learning, Endless Possibilities

In 1956 the then appointed Fairfax County School Board appropriated fifty dollars per month to be paid as a supplement to a school administrator to start an adult education program.

Inaugural TEDxTysons Event Draws Sell-Out Crowd

TEDx, a nonprofit program that presents local speakers devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading,” made its Tysons debut on Friday, with a lineup featuring nine different speakers and two performers.

McLean Farmers Market In Full Swing

The Farmers Market at Lewinsville Park, Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon.

MCA: Year Ahead

McLean Citizens Association launches new website, continues its century-long advocacy for McLean.

Great Falls: Barn Dance Goes Out with a Bang and Optimism

Annual event benefited the Optimist Club youth fund.

The seven horses that live on Linda Thompson’s White Pines Farm property on Walker Road have shared their barn with the Great Falls Optimist Club for about once a year for the past 10 years.

Alexandria Commentary: Summer Living In Old Town

Trends and tips to keep cool.

Summer living is easy except when it’s not. Trying to beat the heat of a Virginia summer sometimes feels like an effort in futility. This year it doesn’t have to be. The latest trends are guaranteed to make your summer as cool — literally and figuratively — as possible. Summer living is easy except when it’s not. Trying to beat the heat of a Virginia summer sometimes feels like an effort in futility. This year it doesn’t have to be. The latest trends are guaranteed to make your summer as cool — literally and figuratively — as possible.

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