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Hunter Mill District planning commissioner retires after nine years of service

Published July 24, 2026 at 9:15AM

Hunter Mill District Planning Commissioner John Carter announces his retirement at the commission's July 22, 2026 meeting (via Fairfax County)

Residents of Reston and the Vienna area will soon have their interests represented by a new face on the Fairfax County Planning Commission.

Hunter Mill District Commissioner John Carter announced Wednesday (July 22) that he is retiring, making that his last meeting after almost nine years on the body charged with making land use and development-related recommendations to the county’s Board of Supervisors.

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Lego display of Fairfax County landmarks unveiled in Tysons for 250th anniversary

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 24, 2026 at 8:30AM

Northern Virginia Lego User Group made an installation of Fairfax County landmarks for the U.S. 250th anniversary commemorations, now on display at Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

An overview of Fairfax County in Lego form is now on display at Tysons Corner Center.

The installation crafted by the Northern Virginia Lego User Group (NOVA-LUG) was unveiled at the mall near its future Dick’s House of Sport store Wednesday (July 22) as part of the county’s ongoing 250th anniversary celebrations.

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UPDATED: Child riding e-scooter killed in Herndon-area crash

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 23, 2026 at 7:50PM | Updated July 23, 2026 at 9:27PM

Fairfax County Police Department Public Affairs Bureau Commander Capt. Chris Cosgriff briefs media on a crash that killed a boy on an e-scooter in the Herndon area on July 23, 2026 (via FCPD/Facebook)

A child has died after he was struck by a minivan driver while riding an electric scooter in Herndon’s Highland Mews neighborhood just east of Dulles International Airport.

Units with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to the 3000 block of Madden Court near Food Lion at around 5:30 p.m. today (Thursday) for the crash, according to scanner traffic.

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Bailey’s Crossroads pastor accused of sending explicit images to teen

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 23, 2026 at 2:45PM | Updated July 23, 2026 at 4:02PM

A sign for Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey's Crossroads (via Google Maps)

The senior pastor at Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey’s Crossroads was arrested this week in connection with allegations that he sent sexually explicit images to a teen for more than a year.

Kenneth Baldwin, a 46-year-old resident of Lincolnia, has been charged by Pennsylvania State Police with three counts of indecent exposure, six counts of open lewdness, two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, and both felony and misdemeanor counts of corrupting minors, according to court documents.

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FCPS to roll out new student ID cards for school bus tech upgrades

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 23, 2026 at 10:00AM

Fairfax County Public Schools Bus Driver Supervisor Lei Shi demonstrates how students will check in with their ID card (via FCPS/YouTube)

Fairfax County Public Schools’ integration of technology into its operations will extend to its transportation system in the coming academic year.

New identification cards that can be used to track when students get on and off a school bus will be rolled out across the division when the 2026-2027 school year starts on Aug. 24, FCPS announced on Tuesday (July 21).

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Owner seeks help to save Reston’s historic Wiehle House after storm damage

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 23, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated July 23, 2026 at 11:44AM

The Robert Wiehle House in Reston was damaged by a storm on July 5, 2026 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

One of the oldest buildings in Reston is at risk of falling into disrepair after a tree on a neighboring property toppled on its roof during a storm that swept through the area on July 5.

Built in the 1890s, the two-story Robert Wiehle House has endured more than a century of fluctuating weather and suburban development, still standing at 1830 Old Reston Avenue even as condominiums and apartments sprouted up around it.

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State trooper injured after chasing reportedly stolen vehicle on I-95

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 23, 2026 at 8:30AM

A Virginia State Police cruiser stopped on a highway (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Virginia State Police trooper and a teen driver were taken to a hospital yesterday (Wednesday) following a high-speed chase on I-95 across the Fairfax and Prince William county border.

After receiving an alert for a reportedly stolen vehicle heading south on I-395 in Fairfax County at around 1:21 a.m., “several” troopers located the driver on southbound I-95 just south of the Springfield Mixing Bowl and unsuccessfully attempted to pull him over for a traffic stop, according to the VSP.

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BREAKING: Special education teacher at McLean school charged with assaulting student

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 22, 2026 at 9:10PM

Eliseo Perez (courtesy Fairfax County Police Department)

A special education teacher at Cooper Middle School has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a student.

Administrators at the school in McLean (977 Balls Hill Road) were alerted on June 4 to “concerns regarding inappropriate behavior” involving a teacher, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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JUST IN: Eataly officially confirms Tysons Corner Center store

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 22, 2026 at 1:15PM

Construction underway on former American Girl space at Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After months of speculation and silence, Eataly has finally confirmed that it’s coming to Tysons Corner Center.

The New York-based Italian food and retail chain will open its first location in the D.C. region sometime in 2027, taking over the two-story space vacated in January by American Girl.

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Cafe, playground among amenities planned for The Mile’s Signature Park in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 22, 2026 at 11:45AM

A rendering of the proposed Signature Park for The Mile in Tysons (via VIKA Virginia/Fairfax County)

In the future, residents of The Mile in Tysons might be able to grab a bite to eat, take their kids to a playground and watch a concert all within their own 5-acre neighborhood park.

A cafe with food trucks, a signature playground and a plaza with a stage are among the amenities being proposed by property owner and developer Link Logistics for The Mile’s “Signature Park,” according to a final development plan (FDP) recently submitted to Fairfax County.