Man Behind Connolly Staff Assault Enters Insanity Plea — “Xuan-Kha Tran Pham appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after the attack in [Rep. Gerry] Connolly’s district office in Fairfax on May 15, 2023…The judge accepted Pham’s plea and said two doctors who evaluated him concluded he was insane at the time of the attacks.” [NBC4]
Murder Suspect Arrested at Dulles Airport — “A 15-year-old Silver Spring teen has been arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with a double homicide that occurred over Memorial Day weekend. Onyx Santana Austin was arrested on Monday, August 26, 2024, at Dulles International Airport.” [MoCo Show]
Air Quality Alert Issued — “Code Orange Air Quality day for the region today. Air pollution concentrations may become unhealthy for children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and the elderly. Avoid strenuous activity and exercising outdoors.” [Ready Fairfax/Twitter]
Trump Campaign Stops by Eden Center — Yesterday, former president and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “made an appearance at Truong Tien Restaurant at the Eden Center, alongside Vietnamese-American U.S. Senate candidate Hung Cao (R).” Trump ordered about $60 worth of food, a consultant for the restaurant told the Washington Post. [ARLnow]
Inova LGBTQ Clinic Reports Growth — “A little more than two years after opening its doors, a Northern Virginia clinic for LGBTQ+ patients is seeing its client list and services expand, outpacing projected growth goals. So far, doctors at the Inova Pride Clinic have treated more than 1,100 patients, which is well beyond what they initially expected.” [WTOP]
Company Gives Tours of Annandale’s Korean Cuisine — “Soomin Kim’s Korean restaurant tours in Annandale have been selling out since she launched Virginialicious earlier this year. The tours bring people to four to six restaurants within walking distance of one another, where they can sample different kinds of Korean specialties while learning about Korean cuisine and culinary history.” [Annandale Today]
Oakton Volleyball Team to Defend State Title — “The Flint Hill Huskies begin the 2024 volleyball in a position the girls high-school team has been in for a long time now — defending state champions. The Huskies won last season’s Division I private-school state championship for the 12th time in program history and the sixth time overall.” [Gazette Leader]
It’s Tuesday — Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 91 and light, variable winds during the day. In contrast, Tuesday night will be partly cloudy with a low temperature around 74 degrees and a gentle south wind at approximately 5 mph. [NWS]
