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UPDATED: Teen killed in shooting at hotel in Herndon near Dulles Airport

Published March 20, 2024 at 4:10PM | Updated March 22, 2024 at 2:39PM

Fairfax County Deputy Police Chief Brooke Wright provides an update on a fatal shooting at the Sonesta hotel in McNair (via FCPD/Facebook)

Updated at 2:40 p.m. on 3/22/2024 — An 18-year-old from Herndon has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting in McNair, the Fairfax County Police Department announced.

Earlier: A teen has died after getting shot at a hotel in the McNair area of Herndon near Dulles International Airport.

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Easter egg hunt, new food truck coming to The Perch in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 20, 2024 at 1:30PM

Looking out over The Perch at Capital One Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Capital One Center will bound into spring later this month with an Easter celebration at The Perch (1803 Capital One Drive).

The Tysons skypark is inviting kids and their parents to an Easter egg hunt on March 30. Visitors will have a chance to meet an Easter bunny, along with actual bunnies, alpacas and a baby goat in a petting zoo run by My Pet Alpaca.

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FCPS poised to fund new security tech and summer school programs

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 20, 2024 at 11:00AM

Fairfax County Public Schools (file photo)

Settlement money from vape-maker Juul will help Fairfax County Public Schools bolster security at some high schools.

The Fairfax County School Board is set to vote tomorrow (Thursday) on adjustments to the school system’s fiscal year 2024 budget, including allocations of the $3.2 million it received from Juul after settling a class-action lawsuit over the company’s flavored e-cigarettes last year.

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FCPD removes crossing guards for Herndon, Fort Belvoir and potentially Vienna schools

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 20, 2024 at 10:15AM | Updated March 25, 2024 at 4:22PM

A crossing for Cunningham Park Elementary School in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated at 4:20 p.m. on 3/25/2024) Schools in Vienna, Herndon and Fort Belvoir have or are at risk of losing their crossing guards due to budget constraints facing the Fairfax County Police Department.

The Vienna Town Council and Mayor Linda Colbert were informed at a recent work session that the county will no longer provide crossing guards for any schools in the town’s limits because of a lack of funding, Councilmember Howard Springsteen shared at the council’s meeting on Monday (March 18).

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Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to Tysons Corner Center this Saturday

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 19, 2024 at 2:15PM

The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is set to return to Tysons Corner Center (via Tysons Corner Center)

Spring has officially arrived, and in Tysons, that means the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is on its way.

The popular mobile shop will pull into Tysons Corner Center this Saturday (March 23), setting up on the Plaza near Shake Shack from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Office buildings near Tysons-Pimmit library could be supplanted by townhouses

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 19, 2024 at 10:15AM

The owner of 7600 Leesburg Pike is seeking to redevelop the existing office building with townhouses (via Vika Virginia/Fairfax County)

An official proposal is on the table to redevelop an office complex adjacent to the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library with townhouses.

The owner of 7600 Leesburg Pike submitted plans to Fairfax County on Friday (March 15) for a 165-unit townhouse development that would replace the existing 4-story office buildings. Built in 1986, the 230,620-square-foot property’s current tenants include Westgate Realty Group, Oak Hill Montessori and Standard Healthcare Services’ College of Nursing.

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Fairfax County police home in on traffic safety with return of ‘Road Shark’ campaign

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 19, 2024 at 9:30AM

Fairfax County police and Virginia State Police are partnering on a "Road Shark" traffic safety campaign (courtesy FCPD)

Local and state police are on the prowl once again for dangerous driving behaviors.

The Fairfax County Police Department and Virginia State Police announced yesterday (Monday) that they have launched a “Road Shark” enforcement and education campaign for a second year with the goal of reducing aggressive driving and crashes.

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Driver of allegedly stolen vehicle charged with assaulting Virginia State Police during chase

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 18, 2024 at 3:15PM

The ramp from Richmond Highway (Route 1) ramp to I-95 South (via Google Maps)

A Maryland man who fled police in a reportedly stolen vehicle is facing multiple charges of assault against Virginia state troopers.

According to the Virginia State Police, troopers received an alert around 3:41 a.m. yesterday (Sunday) that a gray sedan reported to have been stolen might be traveling on Richmond Highway (Route 1) in the Huntington area.

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Pimmit Hills man arrested after being found with missing teen, police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 18, 2024 at 2:30PM

Fairfax County police car lights flashing (file photo)

A Pimmit Hills man has been accused of possessing child porn and having sex with a teenager who was reported missing in New York.

Detectives arrested 20-year-old Muammer Steve Demir on Friday (March 15) after they found him with the teen at a house in the 7300 block of Sportsman Drive, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Monday).

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Vienna to celebrate new pedestrian bridge to historic Freeman Store

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 18, 2024 at 11:00AM

A new pedestrian bridge between Vienna's Freeman Store and the W&OD Trail is open (via Town of Vienna/Twitter)

Users of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail can now more directly access the Freeman Store and Museum — and, beyond it, the Town Green — in Vienna.

The town has opened a new pedestrian bridge over Piney Branch that links the regional trail to the historic site. Completed in November, the facility replaces a wooden bridge that collapsed in 2016 due to water damage and general deterioration.