Dems Sweep N. Va. House Seats — “Democratic candidates won all 30 of Northern Virginia’s seats in the Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday as the party seemed likely to significantly expand its 51-49 majority in the state’s lower chamber. As of 9 p.m. Democrats had already picked up four seats statewide, according to the Virginia Public Access Project.” [Inside NoVA]
Virginia Launches Statewide Food Drive — “Building on a temporary state-level version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) announced last week, state agencies are collaborating on a food drive effort to further bolster food-insecure communities around Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday morning.” [Virginia Mercury]
DCA Flight Evacuated for Bomb Threat — “All flights were grounded at Reagan National Airport midday Tuesday while a United Airlines jet was evacuated over a reported security threat … The main runway reopened at 12:50 p.m. but many flights were delayed by about an hour ‘due to security,’ according to the FAA.” [ARLnow]
Bus Driver Crashes on Dulles Toll Road — “Crews with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to a crash involving a bus at around 6 a.m. on Route 267, just before the Wiehle Avenue exit.” The Fairfax Connector bus had hit a guardrail, and the trapped driver had to be extracted before getting taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No passengers were on board, as the bus wasn’t in service at the time. [DC News Now]
Former Va. Rep. Weighs in on Shutdown — Former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis, “a Republican who served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and preceded the late Rep. Gerry Connolly in Congress, said the House of Representatives has done its part to try and end the shutdown by passing a continuing resolution. But, he said, the Senate needs to take action, which would require ‘bipartisan buy-in, and at this point, we don’t have it.'” [WTOP]
Fairfax City Names New Schools Head — “At Monday night’s regular meeting, the City of Fairfax School Board announced that it will be appointing Dr. Dustin Wright as the new superintendent, effective Dec. 1. He will succeed former Superintendent Jeff Platenberg, who retired in July.” [Patch]
Algae Bloom Spotted at Reston Lake — “Lake Thoreau is experiencing a minor algae bloom impacting cove areas in the areas surrounding South Lakes shopping center. RA Environmental staff members are testing the area and advise people and animals avoid contact with the water at this time.” [Reston Association]
McLean Student Tests Drinking Water — “Virginia high schooler Hera Lu-Yang set out in the spring to determine how safe drinking water is in Northern Virginia by conducting tests in numerous localities, including Alexandria, for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, also called PFAS.” The BASIS Independent School student found “that Alexandria’s water contains a high level of PFAS chemicals — almost three times that of neighboring localities.” [Alexandria Times]
It’s Wednesday — Expect sunny skies and a high near 70, accompanied by a southwest wind of 7 to 16 mph, with gusts reaching up to 32 mph. Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to around 45. The southwest wind will blow at 13 to 16 mph but will shift to the northwest after midnight, with potential gusts as high as 43 mph. [NWS]
