FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Academic Excellence - Class of 2025 Overperforms State and Global SAT Averages * In an exam taken by high schoolers across the nation and around the world, Fairfax County Public School students continued to show the power and promise of public education by surpassing state and global averages on the SAT. The Class of 2025 Fairfax County SAT average (1183) was higher than the Virginia total scor  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release: * * * Alexandria Mails 2025 Second Half Real Estate Tax Bills Due November 17 The City of Alexandria has mailed bills for the second half 2025 Real Estate tax, Refuse fee, and Stormwater Utility fee to all property owners and/or mortgage companies. The calendar year 2025 Real Estate tax rate is $1.135 per $100 of assessed value. Unlike the Real Estate tax, the Refuse fee and Stormwater Utility fee are b  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * City and Hilton Officials Commemorate Milestone as Signia by Hilton Indianapolis Tops Off at 38 Stories Indianapolis' first Signia by Hilton property transforms the skyline * INDIANAPOLIS - Just more than a year after the City's largest concrete pour took place at the foundation level of Signia by Hilton Indianapolis' hotel construction site, the project has reached its highest structural concrete  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 30 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Emory Nursing $3.9 million grant to study home dialysis patient, caregiver quality of life Mi-Kyung Song, professor at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has been awarded a $3.9 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to lead a longitudinal study on home dialysis patients and their family caregivers. The multisit  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS To Host Operational Career Fair and Networking Event on Tuesday, October 28 * The FCPS Office of Talent and Acquisition Management (TAM) will host an Operational Career Fair and Networking Event on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 (4 - 7 p.m.) at the Fairfax County Government Center. Our school division is collaborating with Fairfax County Government to showcase FCPS operational job opportunities  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- George Mason University issued the following research news: * * * Four George Mason faculty members inducted into the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine By Tracy Mason Four George Mason University faculty members have been elected to the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (VASEM) and were recognized at the 2025 VASEM's annual summit held at the Virginia Tech Institute for Advanced Computing in Alexandria, Virginia. Since   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * No Response From Youngkin As John Reid Faces Backlash Over Social Media Account That Engaged With Slave Fetish And Nazi Porn Accounts * # WWBT : "12 On Your Side did reach back out to the governor's office to ask if Youngkin will continue supporting Reid. So far there has been no response." Virginians Deserve Answers From Gov. Youngkin After New Report Details The "Disturbingry" In The So  more

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 4 -- Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, issued the following news release: * * * Potomac Edison Substation Brings Improved Reliability to Morgan County Customers Project to reduce outages for 1,900 customers in West Virginia and Maryland * WILLIAMSPORT, Md., Oct. 3, 2025 -- A new substation in Morgan County, West Virginia, is boosting power reliability for nearly 2,000 residents and businesses served by Potomac Edison, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric comp  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Sears' Extreme Record Attacking Reproductive Rights Earns Her Endorsement from Oldest Anti-Abortion Group in the United States * # Sears in her own words is "morally opposed" to protecting reproductive rights VIRGINIA - New reporting from the Virginia Independent details how Winsome Earle-Sears' extreme record attacking reproductive rights earned her the endorsement of the National Right  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The Republican Party of Virginia posted the following statement on Oct. 3, 2025, by Chair Mark Peake: * * * "As every attorney knows, it is crucially important to keep detailed records of hours logged on cases - both from a billable hours standpoint and to uphold basic standards of honesty and integrity. That's why it is so alarming that Democrat Attorney General nominee Jay Jones has failed to provide any accounting of how he spent 500 hours of community service  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Student adaptive sports group kicks into gear with Amputee Soccer Clinic The event at VCU brought together seasoned athletes and newcomers. By Haley Tenore The sound of indoor soccer - and the sight of inclusive sports - filled Virginia Commonwealth University's Cary Street Gym. With whistles chirping and the ball bouncing across the floor, the Richmond Amputee Soccer Clinic on A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Will Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman Rescind Their Endorsement of John Reid After "Nazi Porn" Scandal? * They say you are the company you keep. Both Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman have endorsed John Reid for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. But recent reporting revealed that Reid has been linked to a social media account " that fetishized Nazism and sexual violence." Will Kiggans and W  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Will Trump Campaign for Sears When He's in Virginia This Weekend? * Donald Trump is expected to visit Norfolk on Sunday as he threatens to gut Virginia's workforce, and the question of whether he will campaign for Winsome Sears is once again in the spotlight. A month out from Election Day, Trump still refuses to endorse Sears -- even though she went to the White House to beg for his support and has   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * WINSOME, LOSE SOME: With Less Than a Week Until the Debate, Sears (and Her Bus) Are Nowhere to Be Found * # VIRGINIA - With less than a week until the debate, Winsome Earle-Sears is nowhere to be found, and neither is her campaign bus. This week as Sears refused to stand up to Donald Trump for threatening to fire Virginians and shutting the government down, it's even more clear she'll alway  more