A petition garnered 700 signatures to block proposed boundary changes that would transfer students in certain Fairfax County communities.

Democrats and Republicans prepare to pick candidates in a special election to fill the late Rep. Gerry Connolly for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District seat.

Fairfax County has a growing divide between its affordable housing supply and the number of seniors living on a fixed income.

Dulles International Airport is preparing for major growth — laying the groundwork for a sweeping 25-year overhaul that ...

Polls officially closed on Saturday in Fairfax County as voters on both sides of the aisle turned out to see who would represent them on the hill.

Voters in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District cast their ballots for the Republican and Democratic nominees who will replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly.

James R. Walkinshaw, the Braddock district representative on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, was born and raised in Northern Virginia and lives in Fairfax County with his wife and son.

WASHINGTON — Its a Virginia election phenomenon and, despite its name, a firehouse primary doesn't need to take place in a fire station. Firehouse primaries also called a "canvass" is when ...

Voters packed polls across Fairfax County as Republicans and Democrats chose nominees for Virginia’s 11th District special election in September.

The extreme rain has exited east out of Montgomery County, D.C. and Prince George’s County. Flash flood warnings remain in ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including budget reconciliation and ...

Happening now: The threat of flooding rain and severe storms has ended for most of the D.C. area (outside of Southern Maryland where intense storms are possible through 10 p.m. or so). But some ...