OFFICIALLY MARRIED UNDER Virginia law earlier this month were Falls Church’s Jonathan Harper (left) and Gordon Phelps (right). They opted for no formalities this time after they’d held a “commitment ceremony” seven years ago to which all their family and friends were invited. Harper is a former employee of the News-Press and the author of a newly-published collection of short stories, “Daydreamers.”
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.