CASA Hosts Info Session for Volunteers in Falls Church

2026-08-09 6:48 PM

CASA Hosts Info Session for Volunteers in Falls Church

The Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is hosting an information session for prospective volunteers at Thomas Jefferson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church) on Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. – noon. Fairfax CASA trains volunteers to advocate for abused children. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Elisa Kosarin at 703-273-3526, ext. 22.

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

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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

Wide Beyer Margin Still Short of Past Efforts

The biggest news out of this week’s primary elections in five states across the U.S., including Virginia, came from Falls Church’s own rep, Don Beyer, who told the News-Press in

Senator Saddam Salim 7-23-2026

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