Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill presented his proposed FY 2026 Advertised Budget Plan on Tuesday. Hill suggested a 1.5-cent real estate tax rate increase to $1.14 per $100 assessed value.

Fairfax County is considering reductions in the FY26 budget. Ambulance 441 at Fire Station 441 (Crosspointe) is threatened with elimination, as is Medic 439, North Point’s lifeline.

Other regional Ideal Food Baskets operate in Reading; Hazleton, Luzerne County; and Lebanon, Lebanon County.

The Cabarrus County commission seat battle reveals deep division and legal wrangling. One article captures the tension as newly appointed commissioner Jeffrey Jones votes for himself as chair ...