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Three people killed in fiery crash on West Ox Road

Published July 23, 2024 at 9:30AM | Updated July 24, 2024 at 9:21AM

Fairfax County police car lights flashing (file photo)

Three people were killed in a single-vehicle crash on West Ox Road this morning (Tuesday), Fairfax County police say.

Officers were dispatched to the crash on southbound West Ox Road over Route 29 in the Legato area around 3:55 a.m., according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Police: Fairfax City man charged with firing gun into townhome

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 22, 2024 at 3:45PM | Updated July 22, 2024 at 4:04PM

Old Fairfax Mews on Whitehead Street in Fairfax City (via Google Maps)

A Fairfax City man has been charged with reckless use of a firearm after allegedly firing a gun inside his home last week.

The City of Fairfax Police Department says its officers responded to the 10000 block of Whitehead Street in the Old Fairfax Mews townhomes at 12:26 a.m. on July 15 after a resident reported that a gun was fired into their home.

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Two restaurants with Fairfax County locations win RAMMYS awards

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 22, 2024 at 1:30PM

Fava Pot in the Shops at West Falls Church (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

When the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) handed out its annual awards celebrating the D.C. region’s food industry last night (Sunday), the winners included two restaurants that can be found in Fairfax County.

Fava Pot, an Egyptian restaurant in West Falls Church, won an award for Favorite Fast Bites, while Colada Shop, a Caribbean spot with a location in Merrifield’s Mosaic District, was named the area’s Hottest Sandwich Shop at the 42nd Annual RAMMYS Awards Gala, which was held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C.

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Rep. Connolly, Va. senators react to President Biden ending bid for reelection

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 22, 2024 at 10:30AM

The White House (via René DeAnda on Unsplash)

After weeks of speculation and reported angst within the Democratic Party, President Joe Biden announced yesterday (Sunday) that he will no longer seek a second term, instead endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his party’s nominee.

Reps. Gerry Connolly and Don Beyer, who represent parts of Fairfax County in the House, and Virginia senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner quickly expressed support for Biden’s “difficult decision” and joined him in backing Harris.

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FCPD identifies victims in fatal Lorton, Great Falls pedestrian crashes

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 22, 2024 at 9:30AM

Eastbound Lorton Road at Timarand Drive (via Google Maps)

Alcohol and drugs may have played roles in separate vehicle crashes that killed two pedestrians in Fairfax County this past Saturday (July 20), police say.

Yesterday (Sunday), the Fairfax County Police Department identified Giomarie Davila-Ocasio, a 26-year-old Reston resident, as the woman who died after being hit by a driver in the Great Falls area of Route 7 (Leesburg Pike). The department also announced that a teen was arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Lorton.

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Fatal pedestrian crash on Route 7 in Great Falls under investigation

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 20, 2024 at 10:45AM

Westbound Leesburg Pike (Route 7) at Downey Drive in Great Falls (via Google Maps)

A woman died this morning (Saturday) after being hit by a driver in the Great Falls area of Leesburg Pike (Route 7).

Emergency medical services and police were dispatched to Leesburg Pike at Downey Drive around 3:44 a.m. for a crash involving a pedestrian with an injury, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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National Ice Cream Day: Where to find free scoops in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 19, 2024 at 2:30PM

Dolcezza Gelato, which has a location in the Mosaic District, will offer free chocotorta scoops for its 20th anniversary and National Ice Cream Day (courtesy Dolcezza Gelato)

National Ice Cream Day is coming up this Sunday, and several shops around Fairfax County will celebrate with free scoops and other deals.

Like many food-related “holidays,” the occasion originated as essentially a promotion, in this case for the ice cream industry and dairy farmers. The first National Ice Cream Day was set for July 15, 1984 by then-president Ronald Reagan, who also declared July to be National Ice Cream Month.

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New Tysons-Bethesda bus service coming soon to I-495

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 19, 2024 at 1:30PM

Traffic passes construction on I-495 near the Georgetown Pike exit in McLean on March 30, 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Commuters will soon get the option to travel directly between Virginia and Maryland’s most populous counties by bus, though the initial journey likely won’t be swift.

Fairfax County will receive $2 million from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to provide Fairfax Connector bus service between the Tysons West Park Transit Station (8300 Jones Branch Drive) and the Bethesda Metro station (7450 Wisconsin Avenue) in Montgomery County.

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Fairfax County monitoring global IT outage, DMV services halted

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 19, 2024 at 11:15AM | Updated July 19, 2024 at 11:33AM

A Microsoft laptop updating its operating system (via Clint Patterson on Unsplash)

A technical issue stemming from a cybersecurity update has thrown computer systems around the world into chaos, but Fairfax County appears to have been largely spared.

The county government says it’s monitoring the disruptions caused by a deficient software update sent to Microsoft Windows systems by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, though only “a very small number” of its agencies use the platform through third-party vendors.

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JUST IN: Man arrested for alleged sexual assault attempts at Reston apartments

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 18, 2024 at 3:30PM

A sign for the Charter Oak Apartments in Reston (via Google Maps)

A Reston man faces charges in connection to two sexual assault attempts at the same apartment complex, police say.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced today that its officers arrested Hugo Ernesto Argueta Vasquez, a 43-year-old Reston resident, yesterday (Wednesday) after they were called to the Charter Oak Apartments on Charter Oak Court for an attempted sexual assault at 5:26 a.m.