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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Fairfax Circuit Court launches online learning center with civil rights focus

By Angela Woolsey
Media gathered in front of the Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Circuit Court is now offering an online education hub for students and other Fairfax County residents interested in the local court system and its history to explore.

Officially launched last Wednesday (June 17), the Judicial Learning Center of Fairfax County is the first resource of its kind provided by any state trial court in the U.S., according to Fairfax Clerk of Court Chris Falcon.

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N. Va. officials stress safety, as e-bikes become more common, faster

By Angela Woolsey
Kids ride electric dirt bikes on the W&OD Trail in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Local police and parks officials across Northern Virginia are working to raise awareness of how to safely ride and share paths with electric bicycles in response to reported upticks in complaints about reckless behavior.

Over the past month, the Vienna Police Department has been sharing information about safe and legal riding practices, while also stepping up patrols in areas where concerns have cropped up as part of an E-Bike Safety Awareness Campaign launched on May 29.

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News

Recent stabbing in Hunters Woods area of Reston under investigation

By Angela Woolsey
Mobile Flock camera placed at Hunters Woods Village Center in Reston by the Fairfax County Police Department (photo provided by reader)

Two men were injured in a stabbing earlier this month in the Hunters Woods area of Reston, police say.

Officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Colts Neck Road on June 8 shortly after 7 p.m. for the reported stabbing, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Fairfax County reaches double-digit pedestrian deaths for 2026 after four in two days

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County ambulance (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Four pedestrians have been killed in crashes on Fairfax County roads within the past two days, bringing the total death toll for 2026 up to 10.

Fairfax County police officers responded at around 3:38 a.m. today (Friday) to Little River Turnpike at Southland Avenue in Lincolnia after an adult man was struck by the driver of an eastbound 2018 Honda Civic.

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Slime museum, outdoor movies coming to Tysons Corner Center this summer

By Angela Woolsey
Construction wall for Sloomoo Institute, coming to Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Tysons Corner Center is poised for a busy summer with new retail options and family-friendly programs.

Following the recent openings of an expanded Zara and relocated Maggiano’s, the mall anticipates welcoming Sloomoo Institute — self-described as “the world’s #1 slime experience” — sometime in July, though a precise date hasn’t been announced yet.

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FCPD: Man charged with sexually abusing boy in Woodlawn

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police car close-up (file photo)

A Woodlawn man was arrested on Wednesday (June 17) after allegedly inappropriately touching a boy in a bathroom stall, police say.

Officers were called to the 8100 block of Fernlake Court on Tuesday (June 16) at around 7:10 p.m. for a report of a sexual assault, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Herndon families plead for youth programs to be saved after loss of funding

By Angela Woolsey
Blanca and her son speak in support of Cornerstones' Kids and Parents Engage program at the Herndon Town Council's May 26, 2026 meeting (via Town of Herndon)

Emotions ran high at the Herndon Town Council’s May 26 meeting, as children and parents urged their local elected leaders to prevent the impending closure of a critical child care program.

Families were notified on May 19 that the Kids and Parents Engage (KAPE) program run by the nonprofit Cornerstones at its Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center will be shut down at the end of June, because funding will no longer be available.

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News

Two Fair Oaks office buildings sold, with one likely becoming housing

By Angela Woolsey
The Oakwood Center office building at 11781 Route 50 in Fair Oaks (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Two office buildings on the Fair Oaks Mall campus have changed hands in a $12.5 million deal that their new owners hope will jumpstart a revitalization.

The commercial real estate firm Silverline Equities announced Tuesday (June 16) that it has acquired Greenwood Plaza and Oakwood Center buildings at 12015 and 11781 Route 50.

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Pedestrian dies after being struck twice in Richmond Highway crash

By Angela Woolsey
Fort Hunt Road at Richmond Highway in Huntington (via Google Maps)

A pedestrian has died after being struck by two different drivers on Richmond Highway early this morning (Thursday).

Police officers and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units were dispatched to Richmond Highway at Fort Hunt Road in Huntington at around 1:43 a.m. after one of the drivers reported to 911 that they “hit a pedestrian and then another car ran them over,” according to the police scanner.

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Early voting begins in Fairfax for 2026 Congressional primary elections

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County election staff prepare for early voting for the Aug. 4, 2026 primary (via Fairfax County Office of Elections/Bluesky)

Early voting has officially started in Fairfax County for Congressional primary elections that will likely be relatively low on drama after a chaotic spring saw voters narrowly approve new districts that were subsequently nullified by the Virginia Supreme Court.

The county is opening three in-person early voting sites today (Thursday), starting with the Fairfax County Government Center at 8 a.m. and followed at 1 p.m. by the Mount Vernon and North County governmental centers.

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