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Gunshot fired at Tysons senior living apartments under police investigation

Published November 27, 2024 at 1:30PM

The Tysons Towers Apartments at 8500 Tyspring Street (via Google Maps)

At least one gunshot was reportedly fired at apartments in Tysons Towers, a senior living community off of Gosnell Road near the Greensboro Metro station.

Police officers responded to the 8500 block of Tyspring Street in Tysons at 7:58 p.m. last Friday (Nov. 22) after receiving a call for a “missile” fired into an occupied dwelling, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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NEW: Whole Foods will relocate Idylwood store to Falls Church

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 27, 2024 at 9:45AM

Whole Foods Market at Idylwood Plaza (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The clock is ticking on Whole Foods Market’s time in Idylwood.

The grocery store has rolled out signs at its Idylwood Plaza location (7511 Leesburg Pike) announcing that it will relocate “soon” to Falls Church City, where it will anchor the new Broad and Washington development at 103 E. Broad Street.

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Fairfax property manager will go to prison for embezzling funds from local HOAs

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 27, 2024 at 9:00AM | Updated December 9, 2024 at 12:39PM

The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (file photo)

A former Fairfax City property manager will serve two years in prison for embezzling money from the 70-plus homeowners’ associations she served.

Rose Kasande Bailey, a 60-year-old Warrenton resident, was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday (Tuesday) after pleading guilty in August to wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.

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Police: Teen arrested for shooting 16-year-old outside Herndon home

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 26, 2024 at 11:30AM

Herndon Police Department (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A 17-year-old boy from Alexandria has been arrested after allegedly shooting another teen in Herndon’s Cavalier Park neighborhood last night (Monday).

The Herndon Police Department received multiple 911 calls around 8:33 p.m. yesterday for shots fired in the 1000 block of Cavalier Drive. While investigating, officers got a call from a hospital that said a teen had come in with “multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body,” according to a news release.

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Planned Lincoln Street in Tysons raises concerns about impacts on Scott’s Run Trail

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 26, 2024 at 10:00AM

An overview of the preliminary design for Lincoln Street in Tysons (via FCDOT)

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is making progress on the design of a street that will provide a new connection between Tysons East and Pimmit Hills.

Building on a concept presented in 2022, county staff shared a more detailed “30% design” plan for Lincoln Street between Old Meadow Road and Magarity Road at a virtual community meeting on Nov. 13. Feedback on the proposal is being accepted through an online survey until Dec. 6.

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Construction takes off on United Airlines flight attendant training center in Chantilly

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 26, 2024 at 9:15AM

A United Airlines flight attendant (via United Airlines)

United Airlines is building a new facility to train its flight attendants based at Dulles International Airport and elsewhere in the D.C. region.

Construction is now underway on the 20,000-square-foot Inflight Training Center, a $16 million investment that’s expected to open sometime next year, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) announced yesterday (Monday).

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Multiple people hospitalized after police pursuit, crashes on Route 1

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 26, 2024 at 8:40AM | Updated November 26, 2024 at 8:12PM

A Hyundai Elantra reported as stolen caught fire after a police pursuit and crash on Richmond Highway near Fort Hunt Road (via Statter911/Twitter)

Several people have been hospitalized following a police pursuit that turned into a three-vehicle crash on Richmond Highway in Belle Haven, police say.

Virginia State Police (VSP) troopers were called at 11:19 p.m. yesterday (Monday) to assist Alexandria Police with a Hyundai Elantra that had been reported stolen in Prince George’s County, Maryland, according to a news release.

Countywide

UPDATED: Hayfield pulls football team from playoffs as calls for outside investigation grow

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 25, 2024 at 3:45PM | Updated November 25, 2024 at 7:34PM

Hayfield Secondary School (staff photo)

Hayfield Secondary School has withdrawn its football team from playoff contention, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid announced tonight (Monday).

According to Reid, the decision was made by Hayfield principal Darin Thompson as questions continue to mount about the recruiting practices used by head coach Darryl Overton and his staff and how FCPS has responded to the allegations.

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McLean Holiday Homes Tour set for post-pandemic return

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 25, 2024 at 2:30PM

The Women's Club of McLean hosts a wine and cheese event to kick off its 54th annual Holiday Home Tour (courtesy McLean Volunteer Fire Department)

McLean’s Holiday Homes Tour is coming back.

The previously annual fundraiser organzied by the Women’s Club of McLean will return on Dec. 5, inviting community members to visit local houses decked out for the winter holidays for the first time since 2019.

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Reston Association board approves new budget, raising assessment fee

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 25, 2024 at 1:15PM

Reston Association headquarters building sign (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Reston Association members will once again see an uptick in the annual assessment that they pay for the services and facilities provided by the homeowners’ organization.

The RA Board of Directors voted at its meeting on Thursday (Nov. 21) to adopt a $23 million budget for 2025 and implement a $848 assessment fee — a $31 or 3.8% increase from the current rate of $817, according to a memo from RA staff to the board.