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Dual-sport court coming to Reston park with Volkswagen’s help

Published August 2, 2024 at 10:30AM

A futsal court similar in style to the proposed Stratton Woods Park facility (courtesy Fairfax County Park Authority)

Reston is getting a combined basketball and futsal court, but it’ll be at a different site than what the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) previously proposed.

After seeking public input this spring on upgrades at South Lakes Drive Park, the park authority has teamed up with the Volkswagen Group of America and the Great Outdoor Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to recreational amenities, to instead build the dual-purpose court at Stratton Woods Park (2431 Fox Mill Road).

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Olympics update: McLean’s Claire Collins qualifies for rowing finals

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 1, 2024 at 4:00PM | Updated August 1, 2024 at 4:24PM

The U.S. women's eight team wins a repechage at the Paris Olympics (courtesy row2k.com)

McLean rower Claire Collins has made it to the final round of the women’s eight event at the Paris Olympics.

Collins and the rest of the American women’s eight team will compete for a medal on Saturday (Aug. 3) after they won a repechage or trial heat this morning (Thursday), racing against four other teams at the Nautical Stadium-Flatwater in France.

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Another Heat Advisory issued for D.C. area as record-hot summer continues

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 1, 2024 at 1:30PM

A hot summer continues in Fairfax County (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Prepare for more hot, humid weather tomorrow (Friday) as the D.C. area endures its fifth heat wave of 2024.

The National Weather Service has already issued a new Heat Advisory for tomorrow that’s scheduled to take effect from noon to 8 p.m. across the region, including Fairfax County. A similar advisory is now in effect for today (Thursday), prompting the county to activate its heat plan.

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Silver Line construction firm to expand Reston Town Center HQ

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 1, 2024 at 10:30AM

Bechtel's corporate headquarters at One Reston Overlook in Reston Town Center (courtesy Bechtel)

An engineering company that helped build Metro’s Silver Line extension will continue calling Reston Town Center its home.

Bechtel announced yesterday (Wednesday) that it has signed a lease to expand its corporate headquarters at One Reston Overlook (12011 Sunset Hills Road). The engineering and construction firm will now occupy 11 floors in the 12-story, 320,000-square-foot office building with an additional 289,000 square feet of space.

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Park Police officers who fatally shot McLean man file lawsuit over ‘indefinite leave’

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 31, 2024 at 3:30PM

U.S. Park Police (file photo)

The U.S. Park Police officers who shot and killed McLean resident Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 are seeking to get out of the employment limbo they’ve been stuck in since the shooting almost seven years ago.

Officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard filed a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior (DOI) in the U.S. District Court for D.C. on July 10, seeking to force their employer to make a final decision on their job status.

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FCPD: Fair Oaks man charged with murder after stabbing wife

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 31, 2024 at 11:45AM | Updated July 31, 2024 at 1:14PM

Behruze Dorbayan has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing his wife (via FCPD)

A 77-year-old Fair Oaks man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly stabbing and killing his wife at their home in the Highland Oaks neighborhood.

Officers were called to the 3900 block of Highland Oaks Drive in Fair Oaks for a report of a stabbing at 6:18 p.m. on Monday (July 29), according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Pedestrian improvements added at The Boro in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 31, 2024 at 10:30AM

A pedestrian crosses Westpark Drive in Tysons using a new HAWK ((High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk) beacon near The Boro (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Pedestrians can now cross Westpark Drive to get to and from The Boro without having to walk over to the Greensboro Drive or Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) intersections.

A new High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) pedestrian beacon was installed at Boro Place, just outside Whole Foods, in June, one of a handful of accessibility improvements that The Boro’s developer promised to deliver with its expansion of the Tysons neighborhood.

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Reston woman dies after crashing on Baron Cameron Avenue

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 31, 2024 at 9:30AM

The northbound Fairfax County Parkway exit to Baron Cameron Avenue in Reston (via Google Maps)

A driver who was hospitalized after crashing at the Baron Cameron Avenue and Fairfax County Parkway intersection in Reston on Monday (July 29) has died, police say.

Marjorie Fox, a 77-year-old woman from Reston, died at a hospital from life-threatening injuries she sustained in the single-vehicle crash, which occurred around 9:40 a.m., the Fairfax County Police Department announced last night (Tuesday) in a press release.

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NOW: Overturned tractor-trailer dumps debris, gas on Nutley Street

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 30, 2024 at 12:50PM

A flipped tractor trailer dumped debris on Nutley Street, closing the road between Route 29 and Saintsbury Drive (via FCPD/Twitter)

A truck carrying metal debris crashed on Nutley Street near the Pan Am Shopping Center in Merrifield this morning (Tuesday), requiring an extended closure for clean-up.

Fairfax County police officers and Fire and Rescue units, including a hazmat team, were dispatched to Nutley Street at Route 29 around 11:20 a.m. for a report of a flipped tractor-trailer, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Custom home builder offers new million-dollar houses in Great Falls

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 30, 2024 at 11:30AM

Artisan Builders' model home for its new Falls Farm neighborhood in Great Falls (photo by Peak Visuals)

Some more multi-million-dollar homes are taking shape in Great Falls.

The McLean-based company Artisan Builders announced last Tuesday (July 23) that it’s developing a new residential subdivision off of Georgetown Pike called Falls Farm. The neighborhood along Falls Farm Court will consist of 14 custom-built houses on lots that average two acres in size.