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UPDATED: Man dies after getting shot at Gold’s Gym in Reston

Published August 20, 2024 at 2:10PM | Updated August 21, 2024 at 5:26PM

Gold's Gym at 11830 Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston (via Google Maps)

Updated at 9:05 p.m. — An arrest has been made in this afternoon’s fatal shooting at Gold’s Gym in Reston, Fairfax County police announced on Twitter, stating that additional information will be shared tomorrow (Wednesday).

Earlier: A man was killed in a shooting this afternoon at the Gold’s Gym in Reston.

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Report: French fashion brand, pasta eatery coming to Tysons Galleria

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 20, 2024 at 11:30AM

Inside Tysons Galleria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Some more retail changes are in the works at Tysons Galleria.

The mall will feature the first D.C.-area store for Chloé, a Paris, France-based fashion designer that sells clothes, shoes, bags and other accessories, the Washington Business Journal reported on Friday (Aug. 16).

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Ice Cream Jubilee to celebrate grand opening in Reston this week

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 20, 2024 at 10:30AM

Customers check out at Ice Cream Jubilee in Reston Town Center (courtesy Alexis Bredeau/Ice Cream Jubilee)

Ice Cream Jubilee will dole out discounted scoops and free hats this Friday (Aug. 23) to celebrate its grand opening in Reston.

After an extended delay related to permitting challenges, the ice cream chain opened its first Fairfax County location at 11990 Market Street, Suite D, in Reston Town Center on Aug. 2.

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

By Angela Woolsey

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.