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Driver in crash that killed Oakton HS students sentenced to prison

Published September 9, 2024 at 9:30AM

An impromptu memorial for the Oakton High School students killed in a crash at Blake Lane and Five Oaks Road (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The driver responsible for a crash that killed two Oakton High School students in 2022 will serve four years in prison, as recommended by a jury in April.

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows finalized the sentence at a hearing on Friday (Sept. 6) afternoon and ordered that 20-year-old Fairfax resident Usman Shahid also get three years of supervised probation following his release, the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announced.

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UPDATED: Chemicals found in Herndon townhome ‘pose no threat,’ police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 6, 2024 at 2:40PM | Updated September 6, 2024 at 9:21PM

Fortnightly Blvd in Herndon closed for a police investigation (via Herndon Police Department/Twitter)

Residents of a Herndon townhouse neighborhood have been cleared to return home after police determined that chemicals found in one unit during a search were safe.

According to the Herndon Police Department, its officers and detectives went to the 200 block of Herndon Station Square around 11:30 a.m. today (Friday) to arrest 44-year-old Steven Timothy Kyle, who is facing criminal charges in Pennsylvania.

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Tysons Corner Center welcomes fall with festivals, new murals

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 6, 2024 at 1:30PM

Murals have been painted on the pedestrian bridges from one of Tysons Corner Center's parking garages (courtesy Tysons Corner Center)

The local weather may be cooling down, but Tysons Corner Center’s events calendar is heating up this month.

The mall will usher in a new season with its third annual Fall Festival, which will bring food, shopping, live entertainment and more to the Plaza from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.

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Donated ‘learning garden’ unveiled at Centreville elementary school

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 6, 2024 at 11:30AM

Centre Ridge Elementary School students install a learning garden (courtesy Cox Enterprises)

Going forward, Centre Ridge Elementary School will incorporate vegetables into the classroom as well as the cafeteria, thanks to a newly installed garden.

A “learning garden” from the nonprofit Captain Planet Foundation was unveiled at the Centreville school yesterday (Thursday). Built by a group of sixth-grade students and donated by Cox Enterprises, the conglomerate that owns the broadband company Cox Communications, the vegetable and herb garden will serve as an educational tool, while also providing access to produce.

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New Tysons eatery reimagines Korean BBQ for diners on the go

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 6, 2024 at 9:30AM

The Korean rice bowl eatery Cups Pops is nwo open in Tysons West (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The latest restaurant to open in Tysons West aspires to serve up quality Korean barbecue with Chipotle-style convenience.

In a family of self-described foodies, CupsPops manager Brandon Seo and owner David Seo, his father, developed the concept as an answer to the question of what to eat when you crave Korean-style chicken or marinated beef but don’t have the time for the usual tabletop grill set-up.

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Lorton driver charged after tractor trailer crash shuts down highway

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 5, 2024 at 3:30PM

An overhead sign on I-64 sign in Henrico County was downed by the raised bed of a tractor trailer (courtesy Virginia State Police)

A truck driver from Lorton has been charged with reckless driving in the wake of a crash that has blocked I-64 in Henrico County all day.

According to the Virginia State Police, the driver was going west in a tractor trailer on I-64 when the truck’s raised bed struck an overhead traffic sign around 9:36 a.m.

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Japanese restaurant Modan aims for fall opening in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 5, 2024 at 2:30PM | Updated September 5, 2024 at 3:47PM

The Japanese restaurant Modan is slated to open in Scotts Run in fall 2024 (courtesy Collective Architecture)

Modan, a new Japanese restaurant coming to the Scotts Run neighborhood of Tysons, is getting closer to a launch.

The restaurant is on track to open on the ground floor of the Heming apartments at 1788 Chain Bridge Road this fall, according to a press release. While a opening day remains to be determined, the business shared more details about what customers can expect once that date arrives.

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Fairfax Connector sets launch date for Tysons-Bethesda express bus

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 5, 2024 at 10:15AM

Fairfax Connector will offer express bus service from Tysons to Bethesda with a new Route 798 (via FCDOT)

Fairfax Connector will roll out some notable service changes later this month, including the launch of its first-ever direct connection to Montgomery County in Maryland.

The new Express Route 789 between Tysons and Bethesda will begin operating on Sept. 16, providing weekday, rush-hour service to five stops using the Capital Beltway (I-495) and American Legion Bridge.

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D.C. Shorts Film Festival to kick off at Merrifield studio this week

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 4, 2024 at 2:30PM

Attendees of the 20th DC Shorts Film Festival take in a screening at Alamo Drafthouse (courtesy DC Shorts Film Festival)

The D.C. Shorts International Film Festival is coming back to Merrifield.

The four-day festival will kick off its 21st year this Thursday (Sept. 5) with an afternoon of movie screenings and a welcome party at Crescendo Studios, a music school at 8101-A Route 29 that features a recording studio, a Black Box typically used for concerts and other event spaces.

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UPDATED: Reston man charged with unlawfully filming FCPS students

By Angela Woolsey and James Jarvis

Published September 4, 2024 at 1:30PM | Updated September 4, 2024 at 2:43PM

Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid and Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis discuss an investigation into a former FCPS contractor who allegedly filmed students (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County police have filed new charges against a Reston man who was already facing sexual assault and child porn allegations.

Arturo Elmore-Adon, 25, was charged yesterday (Tuesday) with seven counts of unlawful filming after detectives found videos he had allegedly taken of four girls, all of them Fairfax County Public Schools students, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today.