Fairfax County adds self-service kiosks for car tax payments

By Will Vitka
August 31, 2026 | 6:31 AM

Courtesy Fairfax County Government Fairfax County has installed four self-service tax payment kiosks at government buildings in Fairfax, Alexandria, Reston and Annandale.

Residents in Fairfax County, Virginia, now have another way to pay their car taxes.

The county has installed four self-service tax payment kiosks at government buildings in Fairfax, Alexandria, Reston and Annandale. The machines accept cash, checks and credit cards. They can also be used to check account balances and print receipts.

The kiosks currently only handle personal property taxes, commonly known as the car tax.

The locations in Reston and Annandale are available 24 hours a day because they are located at government centers that share space with police stations. The other two kiosks are available during normal building hours.

Fairfax County said personal property tax payments are due Oct. 5 to avoid late fees and penalties.

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Breaking the silence around suicide: A Virginia mother shares thoughts on prevention

By Kate Ryan
September 1, 2026 | 4:22 AM

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Betsy Stephenson, an Alexandria, Virginia, resident and a mother who lost her son to suicide, wants people to talk about it. "By not talking about suicide, we are not going to make it go away. In fact, I think that we could inadvertently give it a little more power than it deserves," she told WTOP. One of the things that Stephenson wants families to know is that people who are struggling can appear to be doing well. "You can be very high-functioning as a depressed person or an anxious person," she said. "You can be connected socially. You can be doing well at school or work. You can be making plans, smiling, laughing, engaged, but still be struggling deeply, you know, cosmically, inside."

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