Author: Angela Woolsey

Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.

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Wendy’s celebrates reopening in Herndon with free food offer

By Angela Woolsey
The newly remodeled Wendy's in Herndon (courtesy Flynn Group)

Wendy’s is back up and running in Herndon.

The fast-food chain temporarily shuttered its restaurant at 2160 Centreville Road, just outside town limits, late last year for a remodeling. After welcoming customers back on March 23, Wendy’s will celebrate its return with a grand reopening celebration this Saturday (April 12).

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Union battle to represent Fairfax County government workers heads to court

By Angela Woolsey
SEIU Virginia 512 and other unions rally in support of collective bargaining for Fairfax County government workers on Oct. 5, 2021 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

More than three years after Fairfax County leaders authorized collective bargaining, a majority of the county government’s workers have yet to choose a representative for future contract negotiations.

That could soon change, as one established union gears up for a potential election this month, while a challenger turns to the courts in an effort to halt the vote.

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Reston resident sentenced to prison for downloading child porn

By Angela Woolsey
The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A man stationed at the German military’s outpost in Reston will serve more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to downloading thousands of images and videos of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia says.

Peter Markus Kuttke, a 49-year-old German national who lives in Reston, was indicted by a grand jury on Nov. 7, 2024 on one count of receiving child pornography, according to court records.

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Pedestrian struck by SUV driver in February has died, FCPD says

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police logo (file photo)

Fairfax County police are investigating an SUV crash that killed a pedestrian in February but was previously not publicly reported.

Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Centreville Road and Parcher Avenue in the Hutchinson area just outside the Town of Herndon at 2:55 p.m. on Feb. 14 for a crash involving a pedestrian, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release today (Wednesday).

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Jewelry stores, cookie shop and more coming to Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey
The common area of Tysons Corner Center's east end has been renovated (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

In the coming months, Tysons Corner Center will shake up its retail lineup with a mix of brand-new stores and existing brands undergoing renovations.

The first newcomer is Mejuri, which will open its 42nd shop on the mall’s second floor near Nordstrom this Friday (April 11). This will be the Canada-based jeweler’s second location in the D.C. region, following a 2023 opening at Bethesda Row in Maryland.

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Fairfax County worker unions fear budget cuts could strain services as demand increases

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Government Center seal (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Public benefits assistance, child care and senior center support services are just a few of the areas where Fairfax County might pull back on funding, as it seeks to close a $292.7 million budget gap.

If approved, the $59.8 million in potential reductions would be the county’s largest funding cut since it slashed over $90 million in 2009 following the Great Recession, County Executive Bryan Hill told the Board of Supervisors when presenting his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget plan on Feb. 18.

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Freeze Warning expected in Fairfax County Wednesday morning

By Angela Woolsey
Ice on tree branches (file photo)

After a pleasantly warm March, a chill has decidedly returned to the D.C. area — a trend expected to continue with temperatures dipping below freezing early tomorrow (Wednesday).

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for the region, including Fairfax County, that’s scheduled to take effect from 2-9 a.m.

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Capital One Hall announces latest season of ‘Broadway in Tysons’

By Angela Woolsey
Jayna Elise as Tina Turner in Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, coming to Capital One Hall in Tysons in March 2026 (photo by Julieta Cervantes)

Good news for anyone turned off by the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Kennedy Center: you don’t have to cross the Potomac River to get a taste of Broadway in the D.C. area.

Yesterday (Monday), Capital One Hall (7750 Capital One Tower Road) unveiled a new slate of shows dominated by 20th-century throwbacks for its fifth “Broadway in Tysons” season.

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Families move into new Fair Ridge homeless shelter after closure of temporary Reston site

By Angela Woolsey
The Fair Ridge Shelter, converted from a former hotel, is now operating at 3997 Fair Ridge Drive (courtesy Fairfax County)

Fairfax County has completed the initial steps of converting a former hotel into a permanent emergency shelter for families experiencing homelessness.

Families began moving into the Fair Ridge Shelter (3997 Fair Ridge Drive) off of West Ox Road in the Fair Oaks area last Wednesday (April 2). The opening came shortly after the county wrapped up its Hypothermia Prevention Program, which provides overnight accommodations throughout the winter, on March 31.

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Reston man dies in motorcycle crash off Loudoun County road

By Angela Woolsey
The 20000 block of Airmont Road in Bluemont (via Google Maps)

A Reston man was killed last week after his motorcycle apparently veered off a rural Loudoun County road.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) responded to the 20000 block of Airmont Road in Bluemont last Thursday (April 3) afternoon for a motorcycle crash, according to a press release.

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