State Senators Ralph Northam (Norfolk) and Mark Herring (Loudoun) won the statewide Democratic primary for lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively, Tuesday. In the City of Falls Church, where the voter turnout was 7.6 percent, Northam’s opponent Aneesh Chopra carried two of the City’s three wards and the total vote [...]

The Fairfax County Emergency Information Center issued a statement Wednesday cautioning citizens that “potentially dangerous thunderstorms are possible in our area Thursday,” with the National Weather Service calling for “possible heavy rains, flooding, tornadoes and strong winds that could pose numerous challenges.” It urged citizens to “take this threat seriously” [...]

As the clock struck 7 p.m. Tuesday night, marking the deadline to file for seats on the Falls Church City Council and School Board in the November election, six City Council candidates had filed and were certified for the ballot to compete for four seats by the City’s voter registrar, and five School Board candidates had filed and were certified to fill five vacant seats on the School Board.

As the clock struck 7 p,m. tonight, marking the deadline to file for seats on the Falls Church City Council and School Board in the November election, six City Council candidates had filed and were certified for the ballot to compete for four seats by the City’s voter registrar, and [...]

Last weekend, the 20th annual Tinner Hill Blues Festival brought a three-day celebration of all things blues music to the City of Falls Church. The main event of the festival was a set of open-air performances representing a range of blues music that filled Cherry Hill Park with music and [...]

Adding to the announcement made earlier today that Falls Church City Council members Johannah Barry and Ira Kaylin will not seek election to second terms this fall, Councilman Ron Peppe also confirmed at the City Council meeting tonight that he will not seek re-election. It means that three of the [...]

While giving unanimous preliminary approval to an ordinance designed to ensure that the City of Falls Church’s 220 contiguous “substandard” residential lots “be considered combined” for purposes of zoning rulings, the F.C. City Council tonight extended for over a year the date when such a policy would become legally binding. [...]

The National Weather Service limited the tornado watch over the Falls Church region from midnight to 10 p.m. but announced a flash flood warning in effect until 10:45 p.m. with a flash food watch continuing to midnight. As much as two inches of rain expected to fall on the region [...]

The Falls Church City Voter Registrar confirmed this afternoon that former Falls Church School Board chair Joan Wodiska has been certified to run for the Falls Church City Council with one day remaining before the filing deadline. In another development today, a web blog post by former F.C. Vice Mayor [...]

Regional Differences Cited, 2 Also Bidding For Attorney General CORRECTION: For attorney general, the Washington Post endorsed Justin Fairfax, not Mark Herring as erroneous reported here. Aneesh Chopra and State Sen. Ralph Northam have pulled out the stops in the final days of their campaign for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, [...]