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

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).

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Gunshots fired near Vienna Giant came during family dispute, police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 10, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated January 10, 2023 at 1:17PM

Giant Food in Vienna (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 1:15 p.m.) An argument between family members escalated into gunshots being fired outside the Giant Food in Vienna on Sunday (Jan. 8), the town police department said yesterday.

Officers responded to a report of gunfire near the grocery store at 359 Maple Avenue East around 3:40 p.m. One person commented on Nextdoor that their wife was leaving the adjacent Michael’s when she got pulled back inside.

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Dave’s Hot Chicken to heat up Tysons with first Virginia restaurant

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 9, 2023 at 1:30PM

Dave's Hot Chicken sells Nashville-style hot chicken tenders and sliders (via Dave's Hot Chicken/Instagram)

A Nashville-style hot chicken chain backed by Samuel L. Jackson and Drake is on its way to Tysons.

Dave’s Hot Chicken will open its first Virginia location at Pike 7 Plaza this year, property manager Federal Realty Investment Trust confirmed to FFXnow.

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New funds boost effort to remove invasive plants from Oakton’s Blake Lane Park

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 9, 2023 at 11:00AM | Updated January 9, 2023 at 11:49AM

Blake Lane Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Park Authority has some new financial muscle behind its efforts to clear invasive plants from Blake Lane Park in Oakton.

A $20,000 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation will enable the agency to clear an additional 1.2 acres of land and replant it with native shrubs and trees, the FCPA announced last week.

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Tractor-trailer catches fire, shutting down Beltway in McLean

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 9, 2023 at 9:30AM

A tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire on I-495 at Georgetown Pike on Jan. 8, 2023 (courtesy Virginia State Police)

A single-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer brought the Capital Beltway (I-495) in McLean to a standstill yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.

The tractor-trailer was traveling south on I-495 when it crashed near the Georgetown Pike exit, the Virginia State Police said. The impact of the crash caused the vehicle to catch fire.