Author: Angela Woolsey

Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.

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Virginia House passes Fairfax County-supported bill targeting excessively noisy vehicles

By Scott McCaffrey and Angela Woolsey
Del. Rip Sullivan presents his vehicle noise monitoring bill before the House innovations subcommittee on Feb. 5, 2026 (via Virginia House of Delegates)

Fairfax County officials are cautiously optimistic about the prospects for state legislation that would let certain localities use monitoring equipment to fine owners of excessively noisy vehicles.

House Bill 55, patroned for a second year by Del. Rip Sullivan (D-6), passed the House of Delegates yesterday (Tuesday) on a 64-34 vote after a third reading.

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Tech investing firm moving HQ from Reston Town Center to Reston Row

By Angela Woolsey
The office building at 1800 Reston Row Plaza (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A venture capital firm that focuses on national security and technology companies is bouncing from one growing Reston development to another.

Currently based at Reston Town Center, Razor’s Edge Ventures will relocate its headquarters to the Row at Reston Station after signing a lease for approximately 15,000 square feet of space, property owner Comstock Companies announced Wednesday (Feb. 11).

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Measles case reported at Lorton grocery store, Inova ER

By Angela Woolsey
Emergency room at Inova Healthplex in Lorton (via Google Maps)

Another measles case has been detected in Fairfax County, this time in the Lorton area.

According to the Virginia Department of Health, an adult who recently traveled abroad has been diagnosed with measles after visiting a local grocery store and two Inova facilities, potentially exposing other people.

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JUST IN: Centreville homes still off limits after apparent natural gas explosion

By Angela Woolsey
Police and firefighters respond to a house on Quail Pond Court in Centreville after a natural gas-related explosion (via FCFRD/X)

Dozens of Centreville residents are still unable to return home almost a day after a fiery explosion possibly fueled by a natural gas leak rocked their neighborhood.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded around 9:48 p.m. yesterday (Sunday) to the 14300 block of Quail Pond Court in the Belle Pond Farm neighborhood after receiving multiple calls about “a loud explosion.”

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JUST IN: Pedestrian critically injured in downtown McLean crash

By Angela Woolsey
Old Dominion Drive closed at Beverly Road in McLean after a pedestrian crash (via Google Maps)

A pedestrian suffered critical injuries in a crash that occurred this evening (Friday) in the heart of downtown McLean.

Police and units with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched around 6:10 p.m. to the intersection of Old Dominion Drive and Beverly Road for the crash, according to scanner traffic.

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UPDATED: Ilia Malinin misses Olympic gold, but supporters in Reston still proud

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press
People at SkateQuest in Reston watch Ilia Malinin after his free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Figure skaters and their families from across the D.C. region gathered today (Friday) at Reston’s SkateQuest to watch their homegrown phenom pursue gold and, possibly, history an ocean and continent away at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

In minutes, however, that vision fell apart as Vienna resident Ilia Malinin missed the Olympic podium entirely after a disastrous free skate where he fell twice, finishing in eighth place with 264.49 points.

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Developer seeks to buy part of Fairfax County police training campus for future data center

By Angela Woolsey
The Fairfax County Police Department training campus at 3721 Stonecroft Blvd in Chantilly (via Fairfax County)

Fairfax County’s police training academy could someday be co-located with a data center.

A developer identified as SCG Global Holdings LLC has offered to purchase county-owned land in Chantilly that currently hosts several Fairfax County Police Department facilities in order to build a data center.

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Slow winter storm recovery drives D.C. region leaders to seek improvements

By Scott McCaffrey and Angela Woolsey
Snow and ice remain uncleared on a sidewalk along Old Dairy Road in Herndon's Franklin Farm neighborhood (photo by Marie Baraldi)

Fairfax County Public Schools resumed regular classes on Monday (Feb. 9) for the first time since a double whammy of snow and ice hit the D.C. region in late January, but many students still encounter blocked sidewalks and intersections on the way to their school or bus stop.

That was the case earlier this week in the Franklin Farm neighborhood near Herndon, where sidewalks around a school bus stop at Old Dairy Road and Tyburn Tree Court remained stubbornly covered in ice.

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Reston nonprofit Cornerstones names longtime Alexandria shelter director as new CEO

By Angela Woolsey
Shannon Steene (courtesy of Cornerstones)

For its next CEO, Cornerstones has chosen a local leader with plenty of experience guiding human services nonprofits through major transformations.

The Reston-based organization announced today (Thursday) that Shannon Steene, the executive director of Carpenter’s Shelter in Alexandria, will take over as its top executive on April 13, replacing longtime CEO Kerrie Wilson.

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Park Street sidewalk construction aims for spring finish despite snow delay

By Angela Woolsey
A segment of the Park Street SE sidewalk in Vienna is closed for construction (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A months-long sidewalk project in the Town of Vienna is getting back on track after halting during last month’s winter storm.

Construction restarted earlier this week a couple of blocks along Park Street SE recently freed from several inches of snow and ice, reducing that section of road to one lane with crews controlling traffic from alternating directions.

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