Students organized a walkout on Tuesday in protest of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s new proposed policies regarding transgender students and “parent rights.” The “2022 Model Policies on the Privacy,...

Every year, the Madison library participates in their own version of March Madness but with books. Librarians Alice Pleasants and Liz Liebman hold the competitions for months throughout the school year.  Book...

Every spring, Madison sophomores taking Honors Chemistry are presented with the opportunity to compete in the Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair. The competition begins here, where Madison teachers...

All disposable plastic bags at grocery, convenience and drug stores in Fairfax County now come with a five-cent tax. The tax, which went into place on Jan. 1, 2022, will not apply to bags used to wrap,...

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) sent out an email on Feb. 18, recognizing their legal obligations to follow Governor Youngkin’s Senate Bill 739, which eliminates mask mandates for all Virginia schools.  Senate...

Liza Lindholt was driving home from her night job, listening to the radio, as she always does on her commute. But suddenly, an announcement came on. It confirmed Lindholt’s greatest fear. Tears began...

The new and highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19, first detected in November 2021 in Botswana and South Africa and first recorded in the U.S. in December, has spread rapidly over the past several...

The stage is set for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and athletes are preparing to take part in one of the biggest competitions for winter sports. Here are some of the highlights for the upcoming games. Shaun...

As global warming becomes an increasingly prevalent issue in society, polar bears have been migrating to Russia from Alaska in search of more suitable living conditions due to a lack of summer sea ice. Polar...

Superintendent Dr. Scott Brabrand hosted a virtual town hall Monday night to discuss the county’s decision to continue enforcing universal masking requirements and take questions from the FCPS community.  The...

Former members of the Christian youth group Young Life accused the organization of failing to protect employees from sexual misconduct in its programs earlier this fall.  According to its website,...

Low-wage worker strikes have swept across the nation in order to advocate for equal workers’ rights.   Worker strikes are a mass refusal by employees to work due to criticism about the workplace,...