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Police identify driver killed in sixth fatal Old Keene Mill Road crash in three years

Published June 11, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated June 11, 2026 at 1:57PM

Eastbound Old Keene Mill Road at Tiverton Drive in Springfield (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police believe a driver might’ve been speeding when she fatally crashed on Old Keene Mill Road in Springfield on Tuesday (June 9).

Charity McGhee, a 49-year-old resident of Alexandria, was driving a Toyota Camry east on Old Keene Mill Road when the sedan appears to have veered off the roadway “and struck a guardrail” near Tiverton Drive, the Fairfax County Police Department said in an update yesterday.

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Reston space technology company expands to Merrifield

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 10, 2026 at 1:45PM

A rendering of Scout Space's satellite sensors (courtesy Scout Space)

A Reston company that makes technology for satellites has zeroed in on Merrifield for an expansion.

Scout Space will open a 2,650-square-foot manufacturing facility in the still-industrial area south of the Dunn Loring Metro station, while maintaining its existing headquarters in the Summit office buildings at 2002 Edmund Halley Drive.

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New ice cream shop selling ultra-premium scoops opens in Vienna

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 10, 2026 at 8:30AM

Whistler's Ice Cream Extraordinaire in Vienna's Village Green shopping center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new brand of ice cream shop has launched in the Town of Vienna’s Village Green shopping center.

Whistler’s Ice Cream Extraordinaire started serving scoops of its signature ultra-premium French custard in the former Molly’s Yogurt space at 521 Maple Avenue West last Friday (June 5).

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Korean BBQ and hot pot chain brings ‘cookout’ atmosphere to South Alex

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 9, 2026 at 3:45PM

KPot is now open at South Alex in Penn Daw (courtesy KPOT Korean BBQ and Hot Pot)

Two years after “coming soon” signs started teasing its arrival, KPot has finally opened its doors at the South Alex development in Penn Daw.

The Korean barbecue and hot pot chain had a soft launch for its newest Fairfax County location at 6224A North Kings Highway last Thursday, June 4, welcoming local residents who had been awaiting the incoming restaurant since 2024.

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Woman shot by CIA Police pleads guilty after crashing into HQ gate while drunk

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 9, 2026 at 11:45AM | Updated June 10, 2026 at 11:46AM

Warning sign outside the entrance to the CIA headquarters in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A woman who was shot by the CIA Police after crashing outside the front gates of the intelligence agency’s headquarters in Langley in May 2025 has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges.

Monia Spadaro, a 28-year-old identified in court documents as an Arlington resident, pleaded guilty yesterday (Monday) to disregarding a law enforcement signal for her to stop and driving while under the influence of alcohol, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today.

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Northern GW Parkway’s first major refresh since 1960s is complete

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 9, 2026 at 9:15AM

Officials hold an America 250 pennant with the newly rehabilitated GW Parkway in the background (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After nearly four years of construction, drivers can at last travel the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean and Arlington without navigating shifting lanes and work zones.

Federal officials assembled at Turkey Run Park in McLean yesterday (Monday) to rededicate the parkway’s 7.6-mile northern section after completing a $161 million rehabilitation project — the first substantial update since the road extension opened in 1962.

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Police: Herndon man wanted after fleeing domestic ‘altercation’ in stolen car

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 8, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated June 8, 2026 at 9:35AM

Herndon Police Department (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Police are still searching for a Herndon man who allegedly attacked people at his home and then fled the scene in one of the victim’s vehicles — with the victim inside it.

Officers were sent to the house in the 1000 block of Knight Lane around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday (June 6) after 911 received a call about an “altercation,” according to the Herndon Police Department.

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JUST IN: Three FCPS employees charged with separate crimes in past week

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 5, 2026 at 5:50PM | Updated June 5, 2026 at 7:24PM

Left to right: Stephanie Gale, Matthew Thorsen and Trevor Papavasiliou (courtesy FCPD)

Three people employed by Fairfax County Public Schools were arrested this week for different crimes at local schools, including one case of allegedly inappropriate behavior with a student.

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, Langley High School math teacher Matthew Thorsen, 38, was taken into custody at his home in Reston yesterday (Thursday) after detectives found that he had “engaged in unlawful and inappropriate contact with a student.”

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Funding awarded for Pickett Road safety study, but not Kingstowne improvements

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 5, 2026 at 2:45PM

A pickup truck passing a pedestrian crossing on Pickett Road in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax City has received funding for a study to identify potential safety improvements along heavily used but crash-prone Pickett Road.

The city was awarded $80,000 for the planned roadway safety audit by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), which approved a total of $980,000 in grants last month for 12 different local transportation consulting projects in Virginia and Maryland.

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Facebook parent company Meta plans to sell AI glasses at Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 5, 2026 at 9:15AM

Inside a Meta Lab in Honolulu (via Meta)

The company behind Facebook is bringing its artificial intelligence-enhanced glasses to Tysons Corner Center.

Meta anticipates opening its first “Meta Lab” retail boutique at the mall sometime in June, the company’s vice president of retail, John Koryl, told Fairfax Real Estate Insider reporter Austin Wright, who first confirmed the plans for a Tysons store.