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Why upcoming grads aren’t looking for a job yet (and where those who have one found it) 05/05/2025 09:45am • Three in four college students graduating this spring do not have a job lined up yet, and 34% of soon-to-be grads in a Resume Templates survey haven’t even started looking for one. Experts say now is when they should be actively looking for their first post-college job. Getting the jump in toda 'Cult following': Why automakers are still making wagons in the SUV era 05/04/2025 08:00am • (NEW YORK) -- Think your giant sport-utility vehicle is cooler than the middling station wagon? Think again. German automaker BMW recently entered the U.S. "super wagon" category with its high performance M5 Touring, a ludicrously fast family hauler (starting price $121,500) that can smoke a two- Parents arrested after toddler dies of apparent fentanyl overdose at Dumfries hotel 05/03/2025 08:18am • The parents of a 2-year-old girl found dead at the Red Roof Inn in Dumfries, Virginia, last month have been charged with felony murder in her death. Police were called to the hotel at 17113 Dumfries Road just before 4:30 p.m. on April 16 to investigate a death. Officers were informed by rescue cr Apple Federal Credit Union and Fairfax EDA team up to prepare youth for financial and career success 05/02/2025 01:02pm • This content is sponsored by Apple Federal Credit Union. A financially responsible population is crucial to a thriving regional economy. Apple Federal Credit Union and the Fairfax Economic Development Authority (FEDA) recognize this and are committed to fostering financial literacy from a you Freedom-Woodbridge grad Josh Fuga receives ‘greatest call’ of his life 05/02/2025 10:53am • Midway through the seventh and final round of the NFL Draft April 26, agent Chris Martin called his client, Josh Fuga, with a potentially life-changing question. The Los Angeles Chargers wanted to sign the former Freedom-Woodbridge standout as an undrafted rookie free agent. “Do you want to Outrage pours as funding for special advocates of DC area foster children cut by DOJ 05/02/2025 05:40am • Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, are individuals who give a voice to foster children. But, cuts in grant funding at the Department of Justice have made the future of these programs in the D.C. region and nationwide uncertain. The National CASA/GAL, which helps to operate the programs 'Be smart, be safe': Warnings on underage drinking as prom season gets into full swing 05/01/2025 08:33pm • When Michele Mirowicz Hobart thinks about her daughter who was killed in a crash on Interstate 270 in Maryland, the memories come with tears and a sad smile. The smile comes from the jumbled memories of a holiday in which 19-year-old Amelia tried and failed to bake bread from scratch or serve up How a Virginia school is empowering the next generation of financially literate adults 04/30/2025 04:16am • On a rainy day at Hayfield Secondary School in Virginia, a group of students took turns standing up and sitting down. Some would stand if they preferred Skittles over Jolly Ranchers or sit if they liked Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups over Snickers. But what did these all have to do with each other, A look at the 'districts' that would come with the new Commanders stadium at RFK site 04/29/2025 08:17pm • If the $3.7 billion deal to bring the Washington Commanders back to the District gets the green light from the D.C. Council, it will bring five new and distinct districts to the 180-acre RFK Stadium campus. The districts would become housing, restaurants, retail and more, according to City Ad All Va. school divisions signed federal anti-discrimination certification forms, except for 2 04/29/2025 11:45am • All of Virginia’s educational divisions, except two, have signed Title VI certifications pledging their commitment to treating all students equally regardless of their race, following a mandate by the state education department that builds on President Donald Trump administration’s campaign to d Boomer buyers dominate DC’s housing market now 04/28/2025 10:45am • The share of baby boomer-age homebuyers has surpassed millennial buyers, and boomers are now dominating the D.C.-area housing market too. Nationally, baby boomers accounted for 42% of sales in March, while millennials accounted for 29%, in what the National Association of Realtors calls “a plot Arrest made in the theft of Kristi Noem’s purse and thousands in cash, source says 04/27/2025 08:22am • (CNN) — An arrest has been made in the investigation of the theft of a high-end Gucci bag belonging to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation tells CNN. One person is in custody and multiple additional arrests are expected in a theft ring recently ta Fairfax Co. community members speak out about proposed cuts to education programs, law enforcement 04/25/2025 01:15am • Dozens of Fairfax County community members spoke in a series of budget public hearings this week, urging leaders in the Northern Virginia suburb to reject proposed tax hikes and cuts to law enforcement agencies and education programs. The county is facing a nearly $300 million budget deficit and Fairfax Co. school board members call for extra security after stabbing at West Potomac High 04/24/2025 05:19pm • Fairfax County, Virginia, parents, community and school board members are calling for extra security and school resource officers, after a stabbing at West Potomac High School on Wednesday sent a student to the hospital. In a joint statement, Board Members Mateo Dunne, Ilryong Moon and Ryan McElv Police: Student faces charge after stabbing teen at West Potomac High School 04/23/2025 01:08pm • A 16-year-old is in the hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing at West Potomac High School in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Virginia, on Wednesday morning. A school resource officer rushed to help the teen who was stabbed just before 10 a.m., police said. Officers with Fairfa