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2026-08-13 3:54 PM

THE MUSTANGS BASEBALL TEAM had its “road trip” extended after high winds damaged the massive backstop netting on the Mason High baseball field, requiring it to be replaced. The project, which began Tuesday, is expected to be completed by May 7. In the meantime, the Mustangs beat Rappahannock 12-2 Tuesday night at Falls Church High School.

1st F.C. Summer Restaurant Week Begins on Aug. 21

The City of Falls Church has announced its first-ever Summer Restaurant Week, running from Friday of next week, August 21, through August 30. This ten-day culinary celebration follows on from

ICE Assailed For Pulling Gun On Citizen In F.C. Area

Federal immigration enforcement activity reached the immediate Falls Church area this week when an encounter involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and a Northern Virginia woman escalated to

Otakon Convention, a Major Cultural Event in Washington

The annual Otakon Convention held this past weekend was overwhelmingly magnificent! Indeed, the four-day-long event broke the convention’s prior attendance record, surpassing the 46,000 who attended the 2024 celebration of

F.C. Native, Author Ted White Gained National Notoriety

Falls Church-raised author and longtime News-Press copy editor Theodore Edwin “Ted” White died May 24, 2026, at age 88. Born Feb. 4, 1938, in Washington, D.C., White was a prominent