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Illegally Passing School Buses About to Get Expensive

New cameras on school bus arms will catch violators; $250 fines start May 12.

Illegally Passing School Buses About to Get Expensive

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Fairfax County Man Ran Away to the Circus

The John Lewis High School alum found his calling with The Greatest Show on Earth

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Former FCPD Sergeant Sentenced to Five Years

Mother of fatal police shooting victim, Timothy McCree Johnson, speaks out.

Former Fairfax County Police Sergeant Wesley Shifflett was processed into the county jail Friday evening, Feb. 28. At his sentencing hearing earlier that day, Fairfax County Circuit Judge Randy I. Bellows sentenced Shifflett, 36, to five years in prison with two years suspended.

Youngkin Commutes Shifflett’s Sentence

Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney: “Insult to all Virginians who value an untainted justice system.”

In a statement Sunday night, March 2, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) said he commuted the sentence of Wesley Shifflett.

Opinion: Oppose Release of PFAS in Virginia Waters

Join Wild Virginia for an online program this Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. to oppose permits drafted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that would allow releases of dangerous per- and polyfluoroalky substances (PFAS) to state waters.