This story was published June 17, 2026 in Fauquier Now. By Edith Mwangi and Zoe Ligairi May 1, 2026 Youthcast Media Group® Heather Devers was 10 when a trip to school on a rural Fauquier County road turned into a scene of shattered glass and screaming. Heather Devers at 10 years old, the year she was in a bus crash (courtesy of Devers). She was sitting with her best friend in the last seat on the left side of the bus when a car smashed into it. She looked outside to see the

Pleas from schools, parents and frustrated residents to implement proven, low-cost infrastructure improvements have gone unanswered This story was published May 5, 2026 in Fairfax Now. By Rossy Soto, Jasmin Dinh and Jeff Plungis April 16, 2026 Youthcast Media Group® In 2022, Justice High School junior Lesly Diaz-Bonilla was struck and killed as she was leaving Barcroft View Apartments, on her way to school. Just four years prior in the same Fairfax County location, a mother

By De'Lonn Howard July 23, 2025 Youthcast Media Group® This story was published Aug. 25, 2025 in Black News & Views . Donald Smith can remember riding on the back of a motorcycle when he was four years old. He recalls how it felt to go fast on the highway, and how different it was than driving in a car. “Having the wind blow on your face,” he said. “Wow! A motorcycle was way cooler.” Donald Smith, who grew up riding bikes in D.C., hasn’t been riding as much since the pandemic

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February 26, 2024 By Anthany Chiem and Elyana Rodriguez Youthcast Media Group® Jesse Cohen ended a state trooper’s life and nearly ruined...

February 26, 2024 By Hannah Henderson Youthcast Media Group ® This story was published on Mindsite News's online publication on October...