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Bridge construction to disrupt traffic on I-495 in McLean into September

Published August 19, 2024 at 2:30PM

Traffic heading northbound on I-495 toward Old Dominion Drive in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Traffic on the Capital Beltway (I-495) in McLean might be even more stop-and-start than usual for the next few weeks, though the latest lane closures will at least happen outside rush hours.

Starting tonight (Monday), three northbound and southbound lanes of I-495 will close overnight between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Dulles Toll Road interchange to accommodate construction work on a new Old Dominion Drive bridge, the Virginia Department of Transportation recently announced.

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Senior living community now open at The Boro in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 19, 2024 at 1:30PM

The Trillium Tysons, a senior living apartment building in The Boro (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The first building in The Boro’s expansion has arrived.

The Trillium, a 15-story senior living community, celebrated its opening at 1620 Boro Place in Tysons on Aug. 1, delivering 181 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments.

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Reston man’s ‘suspicious’ death in Alexandria under investigation

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 19, 2024 at 11:15AM | Updated August 19, 2024 at 1:31PM

A Virginia State Police vehicle (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Virginia State Police are investigating the recent death of a Reston man that has been deemed “suspicious” following an autopsy.

According to police, the man was found in a silver 2005 BMW sedan that had stopped on the northbound shoulder of I-395 near Seminary Road in Alexandria around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 8. VSP troopers responded to the vehicle after getting a call for a medical emergency.

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Police: Reston man arrested for multiple business burglaries

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 19, 2024 at 10:30AM

Halalway Supermarket in Fairfax City (via Google Maps)

A Reston man was arrested late last week for allegedly breaking into and stealing from several businesses around Fairfax City.

According to the City of Fairfax Police Department, officers were first called to Halalway International Supermarket at 4072 Jermantown Road around 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 8. Overnight, an “unknown” man had forced his way into the business and stolen money, investigators found.

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Fairfax County reveals next 10 schools to get speed cameras

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 19, 2024 at 9:30AM

A speed camera on Kirby Road outside Chesterbrook Elementary School (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

With students officially back in class, Fairfax County is expanding its use of speed cameras to enforce the 25-mph limit in school zones.

Over the next few months, the county will roll out cameras to 10 additional locations near public schools for the first phase of its speed camera program, building on a pilot program that launched in February 2023 with eight sites.

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Cancer-treating Fairfax teenager named Time’s 2024 Kid of the Year

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 16, 2024 at 1:30PM

Fairfax resident and Woodson High School Heman Bekele has been named Time's 2024 Kid of the Year (courtesy Time)

Heman Bekele has another title to go along with his status as America’s reigning Top Young Scientist.

The 15-year-old Fairfax resident has been chosen as the 2024 Kid of the Year by Time for his efforts to create a soap that could help treat skin cancers. The magazine’s issue recognizing Heman and five other “Kid of the Year” honorees hit newsstands today (Friday).

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JUST IN: Virginia lifts drought warnings, including for Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 16, 2024 at 12:15PM

Wolftrap Creek in Vienna on Aug. 11 after the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is no longer at high risk of experiencing a drought, thanks to the rain brought last week by Tropical Storm Debby.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced today (Friday) that it has lifted its drought advisories for almost all of the state, including Northern Virginia, which has been under a drought warning since late June.

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FCPD makes arrests in ‘organized’ thefts at ABC stores, Tysons retailers

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 16, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated August 22, 2024 at 11:51AM

The Virginia ABC store on Leesburg Pike in Dunn Loring (via Google Maps)

The Fairfax County Police Department is continuing to crack down on retail store thefts with the assistance of local businesses, Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control and other law enforcement agencies.

Recent investigations have yielded arrests in several cases that targeted “high-end” retailers, particularly in Tysons, and Virginia ABC stores around the region, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis announced at a press conference yesterday.

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The Alden in McLean announces new season of music, magic and theater

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 15, 2024 at 3:00PM

The Alden theater in McLean will host the Dia de los Muertos-themed musical "Sugar Skull!" on Oct. 30, 2024 (photo by Dave Titensor)

The schedule for The Alden’s next season has arrived.

Highlights of the McLean performing arts theater’s 2024-2025 Professional Series will include the world premiere of “The Remember Balloons,” a hybrid dance/theater production based on a picture book of the same name.

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‘Whooping cough’ cases on the rise in Fairfax County, health dept says

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 15, 2024 at 2:15PM

Guy coughing into fist (via Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash)

The illness popularly known as “whooping cough” is on the rise in Fairfax County, according to local health officials.

The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) shared yesterday (Wednesday) that it’s seeing an increase in pertussis throughout the Fairfax Health District, which also includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church. Cases are also up statewide and nationally.