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McLean A team third in own George Pavlis golf tournament
The A team for the McLean Highlanders had a strong showing with a third-place finish at their annual George Pavlis Invitational golf tournament, posting a 320 team score in the high-school event. With five players scoring in the 70s, the Riverside Rams of Leesburg won the 19-team tourney at Hidden...
Sports: Thursday, August 15, 2024
Birds Shut Down Nats, Commanders Sign Veteran QB, LLWS Continues. Alex Call’s two-bagger drives in the Nats’ lone run in 4-1 loss to O’s. Courtesy Nationals Radio Network…. The River 95.3 serves the Northern Shenandoah Valley with music from the 70’s, 80’s & beyond plus local news...
City Launches Phase One of Smart Cities Program
This Tuesday, the City of Falls Church, in collaboration with Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute (VTTI) Division for Technology Implementation, officially kicked off the first phase of the Smart Cities Program. Smart Cities will leverage advanced technologies to address the City’s and community’s transportation needs. The $10 million...
F.C. Schools Hold 2 Convocation Kick Offs
This Monday, Aug. 19, the new year formally commences for the Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS), as classes at all five campuses in the Little City will commence. “We’re ready,” exclaimed Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan in remarks to the first meeting of the School Board Tuesday night. He said that the two days of events this week held in the auditorium of Meridian High School, constituting a “convocation” of all the system’s employees, was “super fun.”
F.C. Copperheads Finish 5th in Nationwide Little League Tournament
The Falls Church Copperheads, a team of twelve-year-olds from the Falls Church Kiwanis Little League, achieved an impressive 5th place finish out of 104 teams in their final tournament in Cooperstown, NY. Competing against teams from over 30 states and Canada, the Copperheads finished with an outstanding 7-1 record, bowing out in the quarter-finals. The team tallied 19 home runs, a .405 batting average, and 75 hits, while defensively generating 45 strikeouts and holding opponents to a .270 batting average with dominant pitching and spectacular defensive play.
FOCUS summer program marks a decade of engaging middle-school girls in STEM
George Mason University’s popular FOCUS outreach program marks its 10th anniversary this summer and continues to expand its science and tech immersion programs. FOCUS stands for Females of Color and those Underrepresented in STEM, and when the camp is in session, the middle schoolers and their counselors can be seen moving around George Mason’s Fairfax Campus in their brightly colored t-shirts as they immerse themselves in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities from coding and building a robotic arm to viewing distant planets at the Observatory.
Police searching for Food Lion thief
FALLING WATERS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a Food Lion thief. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a series of thefts at the Food Lion in Falling Waters. The suspect has been seen arriving at the store in […]
Whoa! Heaven let your light shine down on Va. as Collective Soul celebrates 30 years at Jiffy Lube Live
Some of the best alternative-rock hits of the ’90s are about to echo across Prince William County. This Saturday, Collective Soul rocks Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, on a triple bill that includes fellow ’90s sensations Edwin McCain and Hootie & The Blowfish. WTOP caught up with...
Virginia State Police reminds residents of safe driving with more school buses on the road
A number of school districts across Central Virginia are preparing for the big first day back to school for the 2024-2025 school year. With this in mind, Virginia State Police is reminding drivers to be on the lookout for more school buses on the road.
A Home Contractor In Virginia Claims A $2.2 Million Lottery Jackpot After A Run Of Bad Luck
A Virginia contractor is smiling his way to the bank after winning almost $2 million in an online lottery game. Brent Butler, a Woodbridge resident, told Lottery officials he was ready to give up after having little luck playing the games, but he decided to give it another shot. Butler’s...
Funding for safety and access projects at Virginia airports
RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Two area airports are getting some money for planning and development projects that aim to enhance the airports’ safety, benefits to the public and access. The Virginia Aviation Board allocated more than $9.5 million for 28 projects at 19 airports across the Commonwealth at...
Kids get their hands on some big machines – all for a good cause
This September, a little boy named Zachary is planning on coming to Ashburn, climbing into the seat of a giant backhoe and operating the very grown-up machinery like a champ. It will be a moment his parents could scarcely have imagined three years ago. In 2021, Jesse and Emily Vizcaino...
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