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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Motorcyclist killed at same Braddock Road intersection as fatal 2022 crash

By Angela Woolsey
Eastbound Braddock Road at Kings Park Drive in Burke (via Google Maps)

A motorcyclist died yesterday (Monday) after colliding with a car on Braddock Road near the Kings Park neighborhood in Burke.

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the crash occurred around 9:36 p.m. at the intersection of Braddock Road and Kings Park Drive — the same location where a pedestrian was killed almost four years ago.

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Fairfax County seeks review of strategies for luring conference center to Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
Drivers on I-495 pass the Tysons skyline at night (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County leaders are ready to drill down on what it would take to establish a conference center in Tysons.

At Chairman Jeff McKay’s request, the Board of Supervisors directed County Executive Bryan Hill and his staff on June 23 to work with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Visit Fairfax and other groups “to determine the feasibility of pursuing a conference center in Tysons.”

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Criminal activity suspected in fire at Fairfax County search and rescue training facility

By Angela Woolsey
Surveillance footage of people at Virginia Task Force 1's training site in Lorton before a fire (via FCFRD/X)

While Virginia Task Force 1 remains busy combing through rubble in Venezuela for potential survivors of the earthquakes that devastated the country last week, Fairfax County officials are investigating a fire at its training facility in Lorton.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, which sponsors the federally funded urban search and rescue team, responded to the 9900 block of Furnace Road at around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday (June 27) after receiving reports that “a large column of black smoke” was issuing from the training facility.

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The PARC at Tysons to close after five years of hosting community events

By Angela Woolsey
The PARC at Tysons with a fall-themed outdoor lounge (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The PARC at Tysons will shut down at the end of this month, a few months shy of five years since it transformed a vacant retail building on Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) into a vibrant community events venue.

Announced on June 17, the closure wasn’t planned or requested by events organizer Celebrate Fairfax, which has called the PARC its home since it opened in 2021. But the nonprofit is approaching the news with a positive outlook, using the occasion to reflect on the venue’s impact on local residents, artists and businesses.

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Drive-thru Panda Express eyes summer opening in Herndon

By Angela Woolsey
Panda Express under construction in Herndon (staff photo by Emily Leayman)

Construction is well underway to transform Herndon’s former Burger King into a future Panda Express.

The Chinese American chain is “tentatively” aiming to open at 598 Elden Street in late July, though the timing could be affected by any construction delays, Panda Express public relations representative Brittany Rouse says.

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JUST IN: Fundraiser on Sunday to support Burke families displaced by storm ‘microburst’

By Angela Woolsey
Workers on the roof of a Burke area home on June 23, 2026 in the aftermath of a June 22 storm (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

A fundraiser originally planned to support Alzheimer’s disease research has expanded its mission to include families in Burke affected by Monday’s thunderstorm.

Local resident Kim Pollard has partnered with Bunnyman Brewing in Burke (5583 Guinea Road) to collect donations this Sunday (June 28) for both her Walk to End Alzheimer’s team fundraiser and nine families who lost their homes in the storm on June 22.

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Great Falls Lodge Bar & Grill nears opening, with Merrifield restaurant to follow

By Angela Woolsey
Great Falls Lodge is slated to open soon in Great Falls Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

This summer, Great Falls diners will be able to escape the D.C. region’s heat at a new restaurant designed to mentally transport patrons to a rustic mountain lodge.

Great Falls Lodge Bar & Grill is on track for a soft launch at 9835 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls Center in the first week of July, with a potential opening as soon as Monday, June 29, according to owner and chef Neel Kamal.

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Springfield man convicted after guns, ‘explosive devices’ found during eviction

By Angela Woolsey
Justice statue over the entrance to the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Springfield resident could face more than a decade in federal prison after guns and explosive devices were found in his home while he was being evicted.

A federal jury in Alexandria convicted 42-year-old Amer Taisir Zghailat Qaralleh yesterday (Thursday) of possessing an unregistered firearm and improper storage of explosive materials, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.

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Shipley Donuts now selling hexagonal sweet treats in Vienna

By Angela Woolsey
Shipley Donuts is now open in Vienna (courtesy Shipley Donuts)

With the short-lived mochi donut wars in the rearview mirror, a new contest between more traditional, Southern-style donut chains has officially begun in Vienna.

The Texas-based franchise Shipley Donuts is now selling its signature hexagon-shaped pastries at 256 Maple Avenue East, filling a long-vacant storefront previously occupied by T-Mobile.

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Coyote recently attacked resident and dogs in Great Falls, county says

By Angela Woolsey
A coyote on a road (via John Bell on Unsplash)

Fairfax County officials are warning residents in the Great Falls area to watch out for a potentially rabid coyote.

The coyote reportedly attacked multiple pet dogs and at least one person in and around neighborhoods along Utterback Store Road and Streamview Court during the day last Thursday, June 18, the Fairfax County Health Department said in an advisory issued Tuesday (June 23).

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