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Debate over funding for fight against youth substance abuse plays out Arlington Co.

Arlington parents want $2M for afterschool programs after suspected fatal fentanyl overdoses

Parents and community groups in Arlington, Virginia, want more money for afterschool programs after two students died from suspected fentanyl overdoses.

Virginia parents want $2M to fund after-school programs after fentanyl overdoses kill students

Parents in northern Virginia are calling for $2 million to fund after-school programs after at least two children died from suspected fentanyl overdoses.

Arlington groups seek $2 million from county to fight youth fentanyl use

'My son's life mattered' — Arlington advocates demand better after-school programs to fight teen overdoses

Advocates are calling for Arlington County to invest $2 million in additional programs to stop children from dying of drug overdoses.

County Board allocates closeout funds to tackle public safety staffing shortages and teen substance use

Arlington County is doling out leftover funds from the 2024 fiscal year toward tackling youth substance abuse, public safety and behavioral health challenges it is facing. Those are three of several buckets that will benefit from the $46.3 million in discretionary close-out funds -- almost double what the county had to spend after last fiscal

She came to the U.S. to save her kids. Fentanyl may have killed one.

Wakefield High School sees second student death this year

A Wakefield High School freshman named Jorge Chavarria Rodíguez died Thursday evening, according to several sources. The 16-year-old attended Barcroft Elementary School and Kenmore Middle School and had just started his 9th-grade year at Wakefield, per an email from Wakefield Principal Peter Balas to the school community. "Jorge was a beloved member of the Wakefield,

JD Spain: Why you should vote for me

My entire career has been focused on public service because of a sense of duty and service that my parents instilled in me at a very young age.

School Board candidates nab more endorsements as process to select the next Democratic endorsee kicks off

Voting to determine which School Board candidate gets the endorsement of the local Democratic party kicked off yesterday and continues this week. Candidates Angelo Cocchiaro and Miranda Turner are vying to be the Democratic-supported candidate who will run in the general election in November to replace outgoing School Board Chair Reid Goldstein. The winner will