A Virginia church’s weekly food giveaway — open to anyone, no questions asked — started during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and is still going strong because of continuing food insecurity throughout the community. A Northern Virginia church’s weekly food giveaway — open to anyone, no questions asked — that started during the COVID pandemic…
A new Amazon Fresh location in Falls Church, Virginia is scheduled to open on Dec. 12. A new Amazon Fresh location in Falls Church, Virginia, is scheduled to open on Dec. 12. The store, replacing a former Safeway, joins other retailers at Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls, Old Navy and…
At a contentious meeting Thursday night, dozens of parents lined up to express frustration over a student athlete recruitment scandal involving an Alexandria high school. At the meeting, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid apologized for the confusing way in which she and the board handled the situation. Dozens of parents lined up…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Today will be breezy and cool under clear skies with afternoon temperatures in the 30s. Breaking news, weather, and sports on your smartphone with the WFXR News app Northwest wind will be gusty to around 25 mph. High pressure will travel to the south of us and help usher in warmer…
Today will be breezy and cool under clear skies with afternoon temperatures in the 30s. Northwest wind will be gusty to around 25 mph. High pressure will travel to the south of us and help to usher in warmer air by the end of the weekend. Weekend highs will be in the 40s Saturday and…
Spotsylvania Schools Superintendent Clint Mitchell, the district’s first African American leader, has received hateful messages following his appointment in August. Mitchell, who had braced for such reactions, has responded politely but condemned the level of bigotry. After a school bus aide was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting students with disabilities in September, Spotsylvania Superintendent…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – Thursday afternoon Virginia Athletics, the Virginia Athletics Foundation, and Cav Futures announced a multi-million anonymous gift in support of the Virginia Cavaliers football program. The anonymous gift marks the largest one-time cash contribution and the largest non-capital gift to Virginia Football in program history. Liberty University is going to the Bahamas…
SALEM, Va. (WFXR) – The Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fall Class of 2025 Inductees were named : Former Houston Astros and New York Mets manager Terry Collins, who played on the 1972 Salem Pirates Carolina League championship team, will be the guest speaker and one of five inductees. Former Northside head baseball Ed Culicerto is…
Authorities in Arlington, Virginia, want the public’s help in finding the owner of an emaciated dog that died on Wednesday. Authorities in Arlington, Virginia, want the public’s help in finding the owner of an emaciated dog that was humanely put to sleep after being found outside in the cold this week. The Animal Welfare League…
One of Virginia’s newest members of the U.S. House, Suhas Subramanyam, is headed straight to a leadership position in the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Virginia Sen. Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat running for Virginia’s 10th House seat, talks with voters outside the Harper Park Middle School polling station at in Leesburg, Va., June 18, 2024….
