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Herndon's Malaria Meltdown

Local teen educates peers on the disease.

Kritika Singh wants to eradicate malaria for good - one mosquito at a time. The 16-year-old McLean resident and CEO of Malaria-Free World hosted the inaugural Malaria Meltdown conference at Nysmith School of the Gifted on Sunday to educate her generation on the dangers third world countries face with the disease.

Veterans Day: Alexandria Honors Veterans Week

Nov. 9-16 schedule of events

Alexandria Honors Veterans Week will kick off a series of events to honor and celebrate the service of local veterans.

Veterans Day: Leading the Charge

McMahan spearheads veterans business unit.

In June of 2001, Emily McMahan was a newly commissioned military police officer and recent graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Column: November Is Adoption Month

Here’s how to help find a forever family for children and teens waiting in foster care.

If you are lucky, you don't know what it's like to live in the precarious limbo that defines foster care in this country.

Remembering Hannah

Hannah Graham honored by candlelight and silence.

A young boy walked the eight-sided labyrinth with steady, assured steps following a well-traveled path to the center. He had done this before. The low clicking of his high-tops on the smooth dark concrete mingled in the air with guitar and flute music, wind buffeting branches outside the church and the occasional tearful sigh.

Twas the Night Before Retirement

Tom Bailey aka Santa Claus leaves Post Office after 30 years.

Wendy Kilpatrick used to mail her packages with help from Santa. The Hollin Hills resident would often joke with the Christmas icon while purchasing postage at the Belle View Post Office.

Knopf To Lead 55+ Travel Office

Christine Knopf has been named supervisor of Arlington County’s 55+ Travel Office. An Arlington resident, she has been a county employee for nine years in the Department of Parks and Recreation, Sports and Recreation Division.

Surviving a Real-Life Disaster Film

Vienna mom and her son shopping at Oakton gift store when 87-year-old motorist plows SUV through the store.

What started out as a routine after school trip to the Oakton Library last week turned into a real-life disaster film for one Vienna mom and her son. Monday, Oct. 29, was pleasant fall afternoon, so Shadi Peikari and her son, Bayan, 13, made a last-minute decision to walk to Abbey’s Hallmark store in the Oakton Shopping Center.

Vienna Halloween Parade Takes Over Town

Flashing emergency lights, blaring fire and police sirens, and roaring Vienna and Fairfax County police motorcycles kicked off the 68th Annual Vienna Halloween Parade on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

‘Light and Color’ Exhibit of Fine Art by Joan S. Kelly

Fine works in acrylic by Joan S. Kelly will be the featured exhibit titled “Light and Color,“ on display from Nov. 7- Dec. 7 at Reston Art Gallery & Studios (RAGS), 11400 Washington Plaza, Reston, on the waterfront of Lake Anne Plaza.

Honored at Mason

McLean resident and former Rector of George Mason University C. Daniel Clemente receives Mason Medal.

This past Wednesday, Oct. 29, dozens of notable people at George Mason University and in Northern Virginia community gathered at the Mathy House to honor former Rector C. Daniel Clemente and former Board of Visitors members Steven Mullins and Anthony Jimenez for their years of service at the university.

Yoga and Knitting Fundraiser Held in McLean

On Saturday, Oct.25, Pengu Studios brought together yogis and knitters alike to host the successful “Yarn Over Yoga” fundraiser benefiting local nonprofit, Project Knitwell.

Focus on Stopping Street Harassment

Catcalls, sexual and sexist comments, following, flashing, and groping. Most women in the world have experienced unwanted sexual harassment in public spaces by strangers, or “street harassment.” More than half of harassed women say it began when they were a teenager.

Local Foundation Promotes Campus Safety, Discusses Commemorative Quilt

The VTV Family Outreach Foundation, a Centreville-based national nonprofit campus safety advocacy organization, held their 2014 annual meeting last weekend at the Sheraton Reston Hotel. VTV was formed by the families of victims and survivors of the April 16, 2007 mass shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech.

Sarah Marie Wood, 27, of Herndon, Dies

Sarah Wood, a security specialist working as a contractor for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami, Fla., died unexpectedly on Oct. 21, 2014, at the age of 27 from a pulmonary embolism.

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