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Driver chastised for speed pulls out gun, peeping ‘ghost’ in new Vienna police report

Published July 11, 2022 at 1:30PM

A Vienna police SUV (file photo)

Tempers ran high on the roads of Vienna during the recent Fourth of July holiday weekend and last week.

A town resident told the Vienna Police Department that, around 6:35 p.m. on July 3, a driver showed a gun after he told the driver to slow down while they were both stopped for a red light at the Nutley Street and Courthouse Road intersection.

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FCPD: Officers involved in McLean fatal shooting had crisis training

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 11, 2022 at 10:15AM

Fairfax County police car with lights flashing (file photo)

The police officer who shot a man in McLean Thursday night (July 7), ultimately killing him, was a 10-year veteran who had received crisis intervention training, the Fairfax County Police Department said in an update on Friday (July 8).

Identified as 26-year-old Jasper Aaron Lynch, the man was holding a bottle and an object — possibly “a large decorative wooden tribal mask” — when three police officers encountered him inside a house in the 6900 block of Arbor Lane, police say.

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Most-read Fairfax County stories of the week: July 4-8

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 8, 2022 at 3:45PM

Route 50 bridges over I-66 near Fair Oaks (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The weekend is almost here. Before you squeeze in a post-work workout or head to bed for some much-needed sleep, let’s revisit the past week of news in Fairfax County.

Here are the 10 most-read stories on FFXnow this week:

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Fairfax County forecast promises rain with chance of flooding tonight

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 8, 2022 at 3:15PM

Rain collects around a storm drain (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Flood Watch has been issued for Fairfax County and the rest of the D.C. area.

The alert will be in effect from 11 p.m. today (Friday) through 2 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday), according to the National Weather Service, which warns that “excessive” rainfall may lead to flash flooding.

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Fast-food chain America’s Best Wings takes flight in Vienna

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 8, 2022 at 2:15PM

Inside Vienna's new America's Best Wings (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

America’s Best Wings, a national chain of chicken wing restaurants, launched its first Fairfax County location today (Friday).

The fast-food company’s latest franchise opened to customers around 11 a.m. at the Cedar Park Shopping Center (262 Cedar Lane SE, Suite E) in Vienna. The soft opening precedes plans for a more formal introduction to the town next week.

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Traveling Players opens summer of student theater at Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 8, 2022 at 11:00AM

The student theater group Traveling Players will return to the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center for multiple performances this summer (via Traveling Players Ensemble)

The Traveling Players Ensemble is ready to bring the drama — and comedy — to Tysons Corner Center this summer.

The nonprofit theater company for students kicked off its summer season today (Friday) with the world premiere of “Hercules!,” a new play commissioned from D.C. playwright, poet, and teacher Judith Walsh White.

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Route 1 crashes in Huntington and Lorton add to county’s pedestrian death toll

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 8, 2022 at 9:30AM | Updated July 8, 2022 at 4:24PM

Richmond Highway facing south at Huntington Avenue (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 4:25 p.m.) A pedestrian was killed in a crash on Route 1 in Lorton early this morning (Friday), just hours after Fairfax County police announced that a woman had died following a hit-and-run in the corridor.

With those two deaths, Fairfax County has now reported 12 pedestrian fatalities from vehicle crashes this year — nearly doubling the seven deaths recorded at this point in 2021.

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BREAKING: Fairfax County police officer fatally shoots man at McLean house

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 7, 2022 at 11:30PM | Updated July 8, 2022 at 11:00AM

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis addresses the media after a fatal shooting by a police officer in McLean (via FCPD/Facebook)

(Updated at 11 a.m. on 7/8/2022) A man in McLean was shot and killed by a Fairfax County police officer last night (Thursday), the county’s second fatal police shooting in the past week.

Officers were called to a residence in the 6900 block of Arbor Lane for a report of a man “throwing objects outside,” the Fairfax County Police Department reported in a tweet at 9:38 p.m.

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Local nonprofit launches ‘Back to School’ donation drive to support FCPS students

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 7, 2022 at 3:30PM | Updated July 13, 2022 at 6:46PM

Twins Ace Hardware in Fairfax is one of several donation sites for the nonprofit Britepaths' July Back ot School drive (courtesy Twins Ace Hardware/Britepaths)

Fairfax County Public Schools won’t be back in session for the fall until Aug. 22, but Britepaths is getting a head start on helping students prepare for that day.

The Fairfax-based nonprofit is asking community members to donate money or backpacks for its annual Collect for Kids Back to School program, a month-long campaign that launched on July 1.

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UPDATED: Man charged with robbing Herndon bank and Safeway

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 7, 2022 at 2:50PM | Updated July 8, 2022 at 3:00PM

Town of Herndon police (courtesy Herndon Police Department)

(Updated at 3 p.m. on 7/8/2022) A man with no fixed address is facing charges for allegedly robbing a bank and a Safeway in Herndon this month.

Fairfax County police arrested the man near Reston around 2:20 p.m. yesterday (Thursday) after a roughly two-hour search that involved a helicopter, K9 unit, and the Herndon Police Department.