Fairfax County Police Department cadets approach adults in parking lots and ask them to purchase alcohol for them.

Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred near the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College.

Police are investigating a burglary and assault that occurred Monday, September 19. Around 9:30 a.m. a 29-year-old woman was entering her residence in the 13200 block of Leafcrest Lane when a teen approached from behind and forced his way into the residence with her.

For customers of all demographics, there are perks and benefits to shopping in-store that you may not have taken advantage of — possibly not even realizing these perks existed.

Countless shoppers have signed up for these monthly style subscription retailing sites, only to find after not reading the fine print that they have accrued hidden fees charged to their credit cards.

George Washington University President Steven Knapp, GWU Provost Dr. Steven Lerman and Northern Virginia Community College President Robert G. Templin Jr., formally announced a partnership between GWU’s College of Professional Studies and NOVA.

Free food, internships and late night study sessions comprise the genetic make-up of many college students’ lives. But singer Graham Colton, who will be playing Oct. 1 at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, pursued a decidedly different college legacy.

Sinkholes, road cave-ins and bridge damage present a continued danger to pedestrians and drivers.

A lot of what I heard that morning didn’t quite register. I had emigrated from Saudi Arabia just two years before, and I was still struggling with English.