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One dead after Saturday house fire in Kings Park West

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.

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Lower speed limit to take effect on part of Herndon Parkway next week

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 28, 2025 at 8:30AM

The Town of Herndon will lower the speed limit on Herndon Parkway to 25 mph from Campbell Way to Summerfield Drive, starting Dec. 1, 2025 (via Google Maps)

Watch out, Herndon drivers: December will bring an expansion of the 25-mph speed limit zone on Herndon Parkway.

Starting Monday (Dec. 1), the speed limit will drop from 35 to 25 mph on the parkway between Campbell Way and Summerfield Drive, extending an existing 25-mph section that starts at Van Buren Street.

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McLean shopping passport and other ways to support Small Business Saturday in Fairfax

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 26, 2025 at 3:45PM

Fonts Books and Gifts with its door open in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Thanksgiving week has arrived, and for many local businesses, that means a critical holiday shopping season will soon be in full swing.

Small Business Saturday sales are expected to deliver nearly 20% of the annual revenue, on average, for small businesses this year, according to a study by American Express, which created the occasion in 2010.

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Thanksgiving to affect government offices and services across Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 26, 2025 at 11:30AM

The Fairfax County Courthouse behind trees (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Like some businesses, local government offices and many services are set to close for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Administrative offices for Fairfax County as well as smaller jurisdictions like Vienna, Herndon and Fairfax City will all be closed on both Thursday and Friday (Nov. 27-28). However, some services will still be available or follow modified schedules.

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UPDATED: One killed, multiple people injured after ambulance and car crash in Herndon

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 25, 2025 at 6:15PM | Updated November 26, 2025 at 1:40PM

A fatal crash involving a car and a Fairfax County ambulance occurred on Worldgate Drive in Herndon on Nov. 25, 2025 (photo by Max Fisher of Herndon)

One person is dead and three other people are injured after an apparently alcohol-fueled crash on Worldgate Drive in Herndon that involved an ambulance.

A worker on the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s ambulance 436 reported around 4:02 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 25) that they were “involved” in a collision at the intersection of Worldgate Drive and Alton Square outside WorldGate Plaza, according to scanner traffic.