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Victims Tortured In China Appear Before Fairfax City Council

Fairfax City Council passed a resolution at its June 22 meeting in support of efforts to inform city residents and the medical community about the risks of traveling to the People's Republic of China for organ transplants.

National Zoo's Giant Panda Cub Enjoys Fruitsicle On Steamy Days

The Smithsonian National Zoo's 10-month-old giant panda cub, Xiao Qi Ji, is undergoing training with zookeepers and is proving to be a quick learner.

Tanya Snyder Named Co-CEO Of Washington Football Team

Tanya Snyder, the wife of Washington Football Team owner and CEO Dan Snyder, was announced as the franchise's co-CEO on Tuesday. Tanya Snyder will join her husband in leading the organization as it looks forward to unveiling a new name and logo, the team said in a news release.

NoVA Communities Among Nation's Top 5 Healthiest Places

Two Northern Virginia jurisdictions are among the top five healthiest communities in the United Sates, according to a new national ranking.

King Street Trolley Set To Return In Old Town Alexandria

After over a year of the King Street Trolley being suspended, visitors along King Street will soon be able to hop aboard again. The free King Street Trolley will return to service on Monday, July 5.

Podcast: Homeless Man Chooses Life Of Peaceful Activism And Music

Saul Aroha Nui Tea, who goes by "Salty," has chosen to walk a different path than many of the other vendors of the Street Sense newspaper in Washington, D.C.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Bullet Fired Into Window Of South Arlington Home: Police Report
• $20M Surgical Expansion Project Unveiled At Reston Hospital
• Capitol Police Hire Consultants To Study Jan. 6 Police Response
• Fairfax Station Teen Charged In Connection With Sexual Assaults
• Try Six Summer-Appropriate Japanese Noodle Dishes As Tokyo Olympics Approach
• New Public Information Officer Hired In Vienna
• Animal Welfare League Of Alexandria Celebrates 75 Years
• Hazardous Heat Prompts Need For Cooling Centers In Alexandria
• 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint in Dale City, Suspect At Large: Cops
• Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: 25 Violations At One Place
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 7 Locations
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: 11 Violations At 3 Locations
• Sexual Battery, Indecent Exposure Incidents Under Investigation
• What's Open, Closed For 4th Of July 2021 Around Herndon
• What's Open, Closed For 4th Of July 2021 Around Reston
• FDR Memorial Still Not Accessible Almost 25 Years Later: Groups
• What's Open, Closed For 4th Of July 2021 In Fredericksburg
• New Cajun Seafood Restaurant Will Open In Mall At Prince George's
• Fire Caused By Unattended Candle Displaces Herndon Family
• Updated Zoning Ordinance Takes Effect July 1 In Fairfax County
• Taco Rock Seeks To Expand To Fairfax, Loudoun Locations

Across America

• FL Condo Collapse: Grand Jury Investigation, Biden Plans Visit
• LA County Urges Indoor Masking Due To Contagious Delta Variant
• Supreme Court Rejects VA School System's Anti-Transgender Case
• Message In A Bottle From 1926 Found In A Northern Michigan River
• No Mask Mandate For NJ Students This Fall, Gov. Murphy Says