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Vienna Town Council narrowly OKs first salary increases in years

Published January 12, 2023 at 11:00AM

Councilmember Ed Somers proposes raising the mayor and council salaries by 50% (via Town of Vienna)

When 2024 comes around, Vienna’s mayor and town council will see a bump up in pay for the first time in years.

In a close 4-3 vote, the council approved 50% salary increases during its meeting on Monday (Jan. 9) that would raise the mayor’s annual pay to $11,250 and pay for town council members to $7,500.

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Fairfax County gets solar power plans back on track after contract hiccups

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 12, 2023 at 9:30AM

The Sully Community Center, which is slated to get rooftop solar panels this spring (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

More than three years into a groundbreaking agreement, this spring should bring solar power to one of Fairfax County’s facilities for the first time ever.

The county had 30 sites lined up for solar panels under a power purchase agreement (PPA) initiative that was touted the biggest ever undertaken by a Virginia locality when it was announced in December 2019.

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JUST IN: Acupuncturist at university in Tysons charged with sexual assault

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 11, 2023 at 4:45PM | Updated January 12, 2023 at 10:03AM

The Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 10 a.m. on 1/12/2023) A man who provided acupuncture services at a medical school based in Tysons sexually assaulted a patient last summer, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

Dr. Chang Hee Kim, 64, was arrested yesterday (Tuesday) and charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery, a felony offense, police announced.

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Providence District school board rep Karl Frisch launches reelection bid

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 11, 2023 at 3:00PM

Providence District School Board Representative Karl Frisch (courtesy Friends of Karl Frisch)

Karl Frisch will run for a second term representing the Providence District on the Fairfax County School Board.

Frisch announced today that his qualifying paperwork has been approved, and he will seek an endorsement from the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, which can endorse candidates but not officially campaign them in the nonpartisan school board races.

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Two teens killed, one hospitalized after car drives off Fairfax Station road

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 11, 2023 at 12:25PM | Updated January 11, 2023 at 5:37PM

Northbound Lee Chapel Road approaching Fairfax County Parkway (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 5:35 p.m.) Two people died and one person was critically injured when a Lexus ran off Lee Chapel Road near Fairfax County Parkway in Fairfax Station last night, police say.

(Correction: This article originally described the crash as being in Burke, but it occurred on the Fairfax Station side of Fairfax County Parkway.)

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Democrat Holly Seibold wins special election for 35th District delegate

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 11, 2023 at 11:00AM

Democrat Holly Seibold won a special election on Jan. 10 for Virginia's 35th House District seat (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Holly Seibold is headed to Richmond.

The nonprofit founder and Democratic nominee won a special election yesterday to represent Virginia’s 35th House District, which encompasses Vienna, Oakton, Dunn Loring, Fair Oaks and part of Tysons.

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Police: Man stabs parents at home in McLean, killing stepfather

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 11, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated January 11, 2023 at 3:23PM

Fairfax County Police Department Second Lt. James Curry at site of fatal stabbing in McLean (via FCPD/Facebook)

(Updated at 3:25 p.m.) A man in McLean died last night after reportedly being stabbed by his stepson, Fairfax County police say.

Officers were called to a house in the 1200 block of Colonial Road in McLean at 11:03 p.m. in response to a domestic call involving two stabbing victims, Fairfax County Police Department Second Lt. James Curry said in a 1:48 a.m. update.

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Florida man pleads guilty to assault on flight to Dulles Airport

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 10, 2023 at 2:45PM | Updated January 10, 2023 at 4:52PM

Airplane in flight (via John McArthur/Unsplash)

(Updated at 4:50 p.m.) A man from Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty today to assaulting a flight attendant and interfering with the crew on a plane that was headed to Dulles International Airport in October, federal prosecutors announced.

Cherruy Loghan Sevilla, 24, exhibited “erratic and disruptive behavior” during a United Airlines flight from Miami to Dulles on Oct. 4, at one point preventing a flight attendant from getting to her jump seat and groping her, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said.

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Panera Bread shutters Tysons Corner Center location for good

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 10, 2023 at 1:30PM

Panera has closed its Tysons Corner Center location (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Panera Bread has left Tysons Corner Center.

The fast-casual bakery’s first-floor location by McDonald’s is permanently closed after at least 14 years at the mall, according to Yelp.

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State expands investigation of merit award notice delays to all of FCPS

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 10, 2023 at 10:15AM | Updated January 10, 2023 at 10:44AM

The Fairfax County Public Schools administrative center in Merrifield (file photo)

(Updated at 10:40 a.m.) The Virginia Attorney General’s office has launched an investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools, alleging that delays in notifying students of commendations for their preliminary SAT test scores may constitute civil rights violations.

Attorney General Jason Miyares announced yesterday that the entire school system will be subject to a review that began last week with a focus on Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ).