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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JUST IN: Worker dies in bus collapse at Wolf Trap National Park

By Angela Woolsey
Outdoor balcony with people looking over railing; a large blue screen reads 'Welcome to Wolf Trap' below.
A screen on the Filene Center welcomes concertgoers to Wolf Trap National Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A person died this afternoon (Thursday) after getting trapped under a tour bus outside Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded at 5 p.m. to the Filene Center at 1551 Trap Road for a report of an individual getting trapped under a commercial bus, according to scanner traffic.

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New regional initiative brings e-bike safety events to W&OD Trail

By Angela Woolsey
Police officer speaks with a cyclist at a roadside safety fair with tables of brochures and a green banner tent nearby.
A Loudoun County sheriff's deputy talks to a bicyclist at a W&OD Trail e-bike safety event organized in partnership with NOVA Parks (courtesy NOVA Parks)

NOVA Parks and Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Railroad Regional Park supporters are teaming up with local law enforcement to encourage the safe use of e-bikes and other electric mobility devices.

After kicking off in Loudoun County on Aug. 1, the educational initiative will continue this month with free events along the 45-mile-long W&OD Trail hosted by the Fairfax County, Herndon and Vienna police departments.

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New management to take over JW Marriott Reston Station hotel, no disruptions expected

By Angela Woolsey
Tall glass JW Marriott hotel building with protruding balconies on a city street under a clear blue sky.
JW Marriott Reston Station Hotel and Residences (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After just a year of operations, the JW Marriott Reston Station is getting a new management company.

Davidson Hospitality Group will take over operations of the 247-room hotel at 11350 Reston Station Blvd from Crescent Hotels and Resorts, starting Oct. 1, Reston Station developer Comstock Companies announced this morning (Thursday).

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McLean and Chantilly commercial centers sold in $58 million deal

By Angela Woolsey
Two-story brick commercial building with blue awnings and arched windows, parking lot in front. Signs indicate McLean Commerce Center storefronts.
The McLean Commerce Center (courtesy CoStar Group)

A pair of commercial centers in Fairfax County could get some updates after changing hands last week in a $58 million deal.

The McLean and West Fairfax commerce centers were acquired on Aug. 28 by the Fairfax-based commercial real estate firm Aggregate Real Estate Investors, which also took over two properties in Loudoun County as part of the transaction with Chantilly’s Clarke-Hook Corporation.

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More townhomes coming to Reston with Isaac Newton Square block approved

By Angela Woolsey
Aerial site plan of a development around Isaac Newton Square, showing multiple blocks, parking areas, and surrounding streets.
Developer Tri Pointe Homes plans to build 24 townhouses on Block N3 in the Isaac Newton Square redevelopment (via Land Design/Fairfax County)

Dozens more townhomes could soon boost Reston’s housing supply after two different projects received final approvals from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in recent weeks.

At its meeting on Aug. 25, the board unanimously approved an amendment to the development plan for Isaac Newton Square that will allow 24 townhomes on a 1.5-acre site in the northeast corner of the office park in place of a previously anticipated 180-unit multifamily residential building.

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George Mason Regional Library to close in October for two-year renovation

By Angela Woolsey
Brick building entrance with glass double doors, under a triangular red-brick awning, address 7001 on the wall.
Entrance to the George Mason Regional Library in Annandale (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

George Mason Regional Library (7001 Little River Turnpike) will be out of commission starting next month while it undergoes a long-planned renovation.

Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) announced yesterday (Sept. 1) that the library’s last day of operations will be Oct. 23, leaving the Annandale area with limited access to library services for the next few months.

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Housing developer seeks to demolish Sheraton Tysons Hotel instead of converting it

By Angela Woolsey
Welcome to Tysons West sign at a parking entrance with a glass high-rise building in the cloudy sky behind it.
The vacant Sheraton Tysons Hotel building seen from the ramp into Tysons West's parking garage (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The owner of the vacant Sheraton Tysons Hotel is rethinking its plans for the property, which has been sitting untouched more than two years after Fairfax County leaders approved a conversion.

JBG Tysons Hotel LLC, a fund managed by Bethesda-based developer JBG Smith, still wants to turn the approximately 7.66-acre site at 8661 Leesburg Pike near the Spring Hill Metro station into housing, but instead of retaining the hotel’s shell, the Tysons West developer is now seeking the county’s support for a full demolition.

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Construction worker rescued by crane after getting trapped at Lorton water plant

By Angela Woolsey
Rescue team hoists a person in a basket with a crane over a construction site, workers nearby in safety gear.
Firefighters lift a construction worker by crane out of pit at Noman J. Cole Water Recycling Facility in Lorton (via FCFRD/Facebook)

A construction worker was rescued from a precarious situation by Fairfax County firefighters this afternoon after getting stuck down a 40-foot concrete pit in Lorton.

Units with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched at 1:46 p.m. to the Noman M. Cole, Jr. Water Recycling Facility (9399 Richmond Highway) after the worker became suspended below ground while working on upgrades at the wastewater treatment plant.

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Loss of crossing guards creates ‘nightmare’ at South Lakes HS, RA board members say

By Angela Woolsey
Busy urban intersection with multiple cars and yellow school buses near crosswalks, trees, and a campus-style building in the background.
Traffic on South Lakes Drive outside South Lakes High School in Reston on Aug. 24, 2026 (courtesy Hunter Mill District School Board Representative Melanie Meren's office)

Reston Association’s Board of Directors is tentatively wading into the growing furor over Fairfax County’s elimination of crossing guards at public high schools.

Citing media reports, videos on social media and personal observations of harrowing traffic around South Lakes High School, RA Board President Travis Johnson suggested drafting a letter to Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay sharing parents’ safety concerns and supporting a restoration of funding for high school crossing guards.

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Teacher at Tysons daycare charged after allegedly hitting children

By Angela Woolsey
Single-story white building with a dark overhang and multicolored panels in the windows, surrounded by trees and a parking area.
FAZ Creative Education Learning Center in Tysons (via Google Maps)

An Alexandria woman has been charged with assault after allegedly hitting two children at the Tysons daycare center where she was teaching.

Detectives went to the FAZ Creative Education Learning Center at 1776 Old Meadow Road last Thursday (Aug. 27) after receiving a report of an assault, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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