Nathan Sperry, an eighth-grader at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School, won first place in Chemical Sciences Section C at the Virginia Junior Academy of Science Research Symposium. The symposium was held at Virginia Commonwealth University from May 13 – 15.
Sperry presented his science fair project, entitled, “Does Anthocyanin Really Cause Carrots To Turn Green?” As a section winner, he was invited to give his talk a second time to members of the Virginia Academy of Science.
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
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
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
Affordability was the theme of the 2026 legislative session. The investments Virginia made in healthcare, housing, and energy were all designed to help you navigate today’s high cost of living.