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Fairfax County urban forester among victims of deadly Herndon house fire

Published November 20, 2025 at 8:30AM

Fairfax County urban forester Toni Woods speaks to Fairfax Tree Stewards graduates at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in June 2024 (photo by Jeanne Kadet)

An urban forester and arborist who worked for Fairfax County was among the two people who died earlier this month in a house fire in the Herndon area.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay identified Toni Woods and her husband as the victims of the Nov. 6 fire when the board convened on Tuesday (Nov. 18) for its only November meeting.

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FCPD: Woman fatally stabbed at Dulles Station apartments

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 19, 2025 at 7:10PM

Police line across a sidewalk (file photo)

A 79-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed in an apartment near the Innovation Center Metro Station near Herndon yesterday (Tuesday).

Officers responded to the 2300 block of Dulles Station Blvd around 10 a.m. after a caretaker “reported that she arrived at her patient’s residence and found her unresponsive,” the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release today.

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Three charged with burglarizing Lake Anne convenience store

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 19, 2025 at 3:45PM

Surveillance video shows three people burglarizing Kile Mart in Reston on Oct. 12, 2025 (via FCPD)

Two teens and one adult have been arrested in connection with a recent burglary of the Kile Mart at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston.

Officers were dispatched to the convenience store at 1611 Washington Plaza at 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 after a security alarm was triggered, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Construction begins on mixed-use development at West Falls Church Metro station

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 19, 2025 at 2:45PM

The West Falls Church Metro station redevelopment will extend West Falls Station Blvd from Falls Church to Virginia Tech's campus (courtesy WMATA)

After years of planning, the West Falls Church Metro station’s transformation into a mixed-use neighborhood is officially underway.

Developers EYA and Rushmark Properties joined officials from Metro and local governments to break ground today (Wednesday) on a project that will ultimately add up to 1 million square feet of residential, office and retail space on land currently covered by parking lots.

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Expanded Walker Road bridge now open in Great Falls

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 19, 2025 at 10:00AM

The new, two-lane Walker Road bridge over Piney Run in Great Falls (via VDOT)

The Virginia Department of Transportation has completed its overhaul of the Walker Road bridge over Piney Run.

The new bridge between Walker Mill Road and Park Royal Drive in Great Falls features two lanes for traffic with a sidewalk on the south side. It has no weight limit, unlike the previous one-lane bridge, which could only support vehicles up to 10 tons.

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Park Authority to fund Colvin Run Mill trail instead of Idylwood bridge

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 18, 2025 at 3:45PM

The south entrance of a pedestrian tunnel under Route 7 connecting the north and south sides of Colvin Run Mill Park (via Fairfax County Park Authority)

The Fairfax County Park Authority has identified a way to fully fund a sought-after trail on the south side of Colvin Run Mill Park.

Bond funding originally earmarked for a pedestrian bridge over Pimmit Run in Idylwood will be used instead to complete connections in Colvin Run Park, which is bisected by Route 7 (Leesburg Pike), staff told the Fairfax County Park Authority Board at its Nov. 12 meeting.

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Man serving time for Fairfax carjacking accused of attacking state prison officer

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 18, 2025 at 2:45PM

River North Correctional Center in Independence, Virginia (via Google Maps)

A Virginia prison officer died yesterday (Monday) after he was attacked by a man serving time for an armed carjacking in Fairfax County, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) says.

John Holomon Russell, 32, allegedly attacked Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall around 7:53 a.m. at the River North Correctional Center in southwest Virginia.

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Single-family houses to transform rare undeveloped land in McLean

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 18, 2025 at 10:00AM

A rendering of the new Knolewood housing subdivision in McLean (courtesy Corcoran McEnearney)

A new housing subdivision is taking shape in McLean.

Knolewood will bring 24 single-family houses to a 25-acre expanse near the corner of Lewinsville Road and Lancia Drive that represent the last remaining undeveloped parcels in McLean, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty announced last Thursday (Nov. 13).

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Culmore Library faces extended closure for HVAC upgrades

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 18, 2025 at 8:30AM

Culmore Community Library in Bailey's Crossroads (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Culmore Community Library will have only a couple of weeks to enjoy 2026 before shuttering for the remainder of the new year.

Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) announced yesterday (Monday) that its Bailey’s Crossroads branch will close to the public on Jan. 17, 2026 to allow “significant” repairs and upgrades to its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

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NEW: Booz Allen Hamilton plans HQ move from Tysons to Reston

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 17, 2025 at 1:45PM | Updated November 17, 2025 at 4:55PM

Rendering of Booz Allen Hamilton's future Reston Row headquarters (courtesy Booz Allen Hamilton)

The mystery tenant who sought a pedestrian bridge to connect developer Comstock Companies’ new Reston Row office buildings has been revealed.

Federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton announced today (Monday) that it will swap its longtime headquarters in Tysons for the entire 9-story building at 1870 Reston Row Plaza, plus “multiple floors” of its 13-story companion at 1800 Reston Row Plaza.