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Residents in Fairfax County have to pay a new 4% meal tax on prepared food from restaurants (Image: Getty Images) As of Jan. 1, 2026, Fairfax County, located in Northern Virginia west of Washington, D.C., rang in the New Year by levying a new 4% tax on the purchase of all prepared food and beverages sold as a meal by...

If you look at a map today, Holland Island is gone. This isn't a myth or a legend. It is the true, heartbreaking story of a Maryland community erased by the sea—and a warning for the islands that remain. The Peak: A Watermen's Paradise. In 1910, Holland Island was...

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police 4th District Patrol Investigations Unit have arrested and charged Dean Steve Bodjona-Ali, 20, of Olney, in connection with a robbery at a Papa John’s location in the 13000 block of Georgia Avenue. According to police, officers responded to the restaurant at...

Meteorologist Dylan Robichaud says heavy snow will move in Saturday night and continue through Sunday, with some areas expected to see up to a foot of accumulation.

A jury returned a guilty verdict for a suspect who was just 16 when prosecutors say he fatally shot a 73-year-old man at an ATM in Fairfax County, Virginia. Winston Nathaniel Lark IV was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder and using a firearm in commission of a felony. The jury also had a choice of a lesser...

See our tips for staying safe, plus how to have some fun, including a local snowball fight, sledding hills, and winter hiking spots. As you probably know by now, a massive winter storm is heading through the region this weekend. Forecasters are predicting anywhere from four inches, closer to Fredericksburg and...

HAYMARKET, Va. - The FBI’s Washington Field Office is conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity at a chicken farm in Haymarket, Virginia. Activity was reported Wednesday night at the Ranchero El Cerrito Farm, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the situation is contained...

A 32-year-old man was arrested after assaulting a police officer during a trespassing investigation, Prince William police said.

A pair of bills have been filed in the General Assembly (SB 111/HB 212) to impose fines of $7/day for up to 60 days for Maryland resident-owned vehicles that are improperly registered in another state. State law requires that vehicles owned by Maryland residents be registered in Maryland within 60 days.

A significant snowstorm is set to hit Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., which could lead to days of risky travel around the area. Ahead of the storm, many are stocking up on groceries. In some cases, shelves have been all but picked clean of essentials, but no matter where you...