Look at the contents of an average gym bag. Sweat towel, check. Workout clothes, check. But five-inch platform, rhinestone-studded high heels?

But to the ladies at DivaFit, a pole fitness studio with four locations in the Northern Virginia area, it’s just as essential as water bottles when they head to their weekly workout.

An all-volunteer civilian force comprised of 108 men and women, APOs play a vital role in supplementing the sworn personnel in essential public safety operations.

Graffiti left in a bathroom stall at the school indicated someone was going to bring a gun to school today.

Fairfax County Police are investigating reports of cars being stolen while their owners left them running in their driveways in Lorton.

The U.S. Marines of Marine Corps Base Quantico will be conducting a full-scale exercise Wednesday, March 14 from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., to test their readiness and response…

Bridge demolition is scheduled to start on an old southwest ramp over the Capital Beltway’s Inner Loop/ I-495 west-north at the Springfield Interchange, on or about March 12. A full closure of the Inner Loop/I-495 west-north at I-395 will be put into place during demolition.

Interning in the nation’s capital among thousands of other workers means that you have to get used to the extensive use of political jargon. It is especially important for me since many of my responsibilities at the public relations firm Howard Consulting Group involve keeping track of numerous lawmakers for the clients.

Five students were studying and playing video games when they saw two men with guns yelling at them and demanding their money and valuables.

Ever wonder how households with many visitors, most unexpected due to lack of advanced communication, cooked for more people than one typically sees at Thanksgiving dinner without a refrigerator, microwave or running water?

“Sofia, you are going to write an op-ed.”

As I am processing these words in my head, my first immediate thought is to do a cartwheel.

Luckily, my senses quickly come back to me as I realize that acrobatics might be frowned upon in an American business setting. But what do I know – I am only an exchange student from Sweden.