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Motorcyclist dies after crash on Old Keene Mill Road, the road’s third fatality of 2024

Published November 4, 2024 at 4:45PM

Eastbound Old Keene Mill Road at Field Master Drive in Burke (via Google Maps)

A motorcyclist died last week following a crash on Old Keene Mill Road in Burke.

Officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash at the Field Master Drive intersection around 3:53 p.m. on Oct. 30, the Fairfax County Police Department reported today (Monday) in a press release.

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Construction underway on mystery tenant at Fair City Mall

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 4, 2024 at 11:15AM

Construction fencing has been erected around the former Hobby Works space at Fair City Mall in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A retailer is finally moving into the former Hobby Works in Fairfax City, but the shopping center is staying tight-lipped for now about who the newcomer will be.

Work has begun on a buildout of the 2,450-square-foot space at Fair City Mall (9650 Main Street). The sidewalk and drive aisle in front of the storefront have been blocked off by a fence around the construction area.

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Police search for suspect in series of Reston townhome burglaries

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 4, 2024 at 9:00AM

Fairfax County police say these images show a man suspected of burglarizing homes in Reston (courtesy FCPD)

Fairfax County police are turning to the public for help identifying a man who allegedly tried to burglarize several homes in Reston’s Edgewater neighborhood.

Police determined that the incidents were connected after responding to a report of a burglary at a townhome in the 12000 block of Edgemere Circle on Oct. 2, at 6:50 p.m., the Fairfax County Police Department says.

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Construction to advance on Tysons housing project’s second phase

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 1, 2024 at 11:15AM

Construction cranes mark the site of the forthcoming Somos at McLean Metro workforce housing development in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The developer behind Somos at McLean Metro is ready to begin construction on the affordable housing project’s second phase.

SCG Development announced yesterday (Thursday) that it has officially closed on the financing for the 225-unit apartment building, which will be constructed on top of an existing three-level parking garage at 1750 Old Meadow Road in Tysons.

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Local hair salons donate cosmetics to FCPD for domestic violence victims

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 31, 2024 at 11:15AM

Great Clips employees in Reston and Fairfax City donate beauty supplies to the Fairfax County Police Department for domestic violence victims (courtesy Great Clips)

A beauty supply donation drive organized by the Fairfax County Police Department to support individuals who have experienced domestic violence is coming to a close.

Set to end after today (Thursday), the campaign got a boost earlier this week from the Great Clips hair salons in Reston and Fairfax City, which contributed “several hundred dollars” worth of beauty supplies, according to a press release.

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UPDATED: Fairfax County Parkway reopens after three-vehicle crash in Burke

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 31, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated October 31, 2024 at 12:17PM

Fairfax County Parkway closed after a three-vehicle crash at Reservation Drive in Burke (via Google Maps)

Two people have been taken to a hospital following a crash involving three vehicles on Fairfax County Parkway in Burke.

The parkway’s southbound lanes are closed at Lee Chapel Road, while the northbound lanes are closed at Huntsman Blvd in the wake of the crash, the Fairfax County Police Department announced at 9:16 a.m.

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Poll: Are you voting early or on Election Day?

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 31, 2024 at 9:00AM

Early voters line up outside Franconia Government Center for the 2024 general election (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Halloween has arrived, but this year, the real scares might still be lurking around the corner, as Election Day approaches.

Thousands of Fairfax County voters have already cast a ballot, either in person at one of the county’s 16 early voting sites or by mail.

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FCPD: Assistant principal at Burke school charged with not reporting assaults of students

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 31, 2024 at 8:15AM | Updated November 5, 2024 at 5:15PM

White Oaks Elementary School in Burke (via Google Maps)

A new charge has been filed in connection to a teacher’s reported assaults of students at a Burke elementary school.

Dana Chen, an assistant principal at White Oaks Elementary School (6130 Shiplett Blvd), has been charged with failing to report assault allegations against special education teacher Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Wednesday).

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Vienna library and parking garage project secures final approval

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 30, 2024 at 9:00AM

A rendering of the future Vienna-Carter Library seen from Maple Avenue and Center Street (via Town of Vienna)

Plans for an expanded public library paired with a new parking garage in the Town of Vienna have been solidified.

The Vienna Town Council voted unanimously on Monday (Oct. 28) to approve Fairfax County’s site plans for the facility — which will be known as the Vienna-Carter Library — even though it fall short of some code requirements for setbacks, tree coverage and loading areas.

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Cybertruck races Lamborghini on Route 7 in Tysons, as FCPD seeks tougher stunt driving ban

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 29, 2024 at 12:30PM | Updated October 30, 2024 at 9:32AM

A Cybertruck and a Lamborgini set up for a race on Leesburg Pike at Westwood Center Drive in Tysons (via @ccj_media/Instagram)

A Cybertruck and Lamborghini recently took over a block of Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) in Tysons for a brief speed contest.

One video of the race, which only lasted about five seconds, has accumulated over 57 million views on Twitter since it was posted early this morning (Tuesday), drawing the attention of Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk.