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Driver charged with manslaughter for ambulance crash in Herndon

Published December 4, 2025 at 8:30AM

Police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel respond to a fatal crash involving a car and an ambulance on Worldgate Drive in Herndon on Nov. 25, 2025 (photo by Max Fisher of Herndon)

Fairfax County police are pursuing a manslaughter charge against the driver who allegedly crashed into an ambulance in Herndon last month, killing a passenger in his car.

Jose Lopez Martinez, a 23-year-old resident of Nokesville, was arrested on Tuesday (Dec. 2) after detectives brought the new charge, which comes on top of an initial charge of driving while intoxicated for the Nov. 25 crash.

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FCDOT to design protected bike facilities on part of Sunrise Valley Drive

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 3, 2025 at 9:15AM

Sunrise Valley Drive at Innovation Center Drive in Herndon (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

With a recently awarded grant, Fairfax County can begin designing protected bicycle facilities along Sunrise Valley Drive near the Innovation Center Metro station, the latest effort to make the roadway more accessible for pedestrians and cyclists.

At its Nov. 19 meeting, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) unanimously approved $84,000 for the Sunrise Valley Drive Protected Bicycle Infrastructure project as part of its fiscal year 2026-2027 Transit Within Reach program.

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Trump admin wants to rebuild ‘inefficient’ Dulles Airport despite ongoing renovations

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press

Published December 3, 2025 at 8:30AM

FILE - A sign of Washington Dulles International Airport station is seen during the opening of new Silver Line Extension at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Dulles International Airport has emerged as the latest target of President Donald Trump’s bid to remake the architecture of the nation’s capital.

Even as the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) pursues billions of dollars in capital projects, including a new concourse slated to open next fall, the U.S. Department of Transportation began soliciting proposals yesterday (Tuesday) from developers, architects and engineers to redesign airport just outside Fairfax County.

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Partial demolition coming for Annandale shopping center to make way for housing

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 2, 2025 at 1:45PM

A sign warns East Gate Shopping Center visitors to keep out of the future construction area (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The northern half of Annandale’s East Gate Shopping Center could start coming down any day now.

Fencing already blocks access to the portion of the strip mall that was home to The Block and other retailers, and demolition permits have been issued by Fairfax County.

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One dead after Saturday house fire in Kings Park West

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 2, 2025 at 8:30AM

Firefighters respond to two-alarm house fire in the 5400 block of Guinea Road in Kings Park West on Nov. 29, 2025 (via FCFRD/Facebook)

A two-alarm fire that engulfed a single-family house in the Kings Park West neighborhood last weekend has become fatal.

One resident who suffered injuries from the fire early Saturday morning (Nov. 29) has died, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD) announced yesterday (Monday). Three other people, including one firefighter, were also hospitalized.

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Townhouses approved to complete Oakton office park redevelopment

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 1, 2025 at 3:45PM

Three Flint Hill townhome redevelopment from across Jermantown Road (via Hybrid Architecture/Fairfax County)

The final piece of a coordinated plan to redevelop the Flint Hill Office Park in Oakton has been solidified.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to approve property owner Flint Hill Propco LLC’s proposal for a 111-unit townhome complex to replace the Three Flint Hill office building at 3201 Jermantown Road.

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Police: Pedestrian dies days after car crash on Old Keene Mill Road

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 1, 2025 at 1:45PM

Westbound Old Keene Mill Road approaching Hanover Avenue in Springfield (via Google Maps)

A pedestrian has died in the wake of a crash that occurred last month on Old Keene Mill Road in Springfield.

Marcos Ramirez, 53, was crossing Old Keene Mill Road at Hanover Avenue around 8 p.m. on Nov. 16 when the westbound driver of a 2011 Honda Accord struck him, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

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Multi-year project to fill missing pedestrian links on Route 50 now complete

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 1, 2025 at 8:30AM

Asphalt shared-use path along Route 50 in Merrifield (via Fairfax County)

Pedestrians can now walk directly from Merrifield to Fairfax Circle, or vice versa, along Route 50 (Arlington Blvd) without having to cross or step into the busy roadway.

The final piece of a multi-year initiative to improve the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure on a 1.5-mile stretch of Route 50 between Blake Lane and Prosperity Avenue was completed last month, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation announced.

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Safeway staying at Rose Hill shopping center considered for redevelopment

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 28, 2025 at 11:45AM | Updated November 30, 2025 at 5:39PM

Safeway at the Rose Hill Plaza shopping center (staff photo by James Cullum)

Rose Hill Plaza’s future will include Safeway — at least for the immediate future.

Owner Combined Properties announced on Nov. 20 that the grocery chain has signed a lease extension keeping it at the shopping center in Rose Hill “for more than a decade to come.”

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License plate reader used to find stolen vehicle in Reston, make arrest

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 28, 2025 at 10:00AM

An automated license plate reader (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Centreville man is facing criminal charges after police connected him to a vehicle reported stolen in Reston.

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, detectives responded to the 1600 block of Reston Parkway around 12:35 p.m. on Monday (Nov. 24) after receiving an alert for a 1999 Toyota Camry that had been reported stolen the previous day.