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.

Around Town

New mural greets Tysons Corner Center visitors along Route 123

By Angela Woolsey
Artist Taylor White's mural "Pillars in Bloom" on the Tysons Metro station pedestrian bridge (courtesy Tysons Community Alliance)

Though the calendar has turned to autumn, pedestrians and drivers entering or passing by Tysons Corner Center on Route 123 will now encounter flowers year-round.

Blooms are the centerpiece of a new mural painted on the pillars that support the pedestrian bridge connecting the mall’s plaza to the Tysons Metro station over Tysons Blvd.

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Two bicyclists injured in separate crashes near W&OD Trail on Sunday

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police and other first responders block Cedar Lane at the W&OD Trail crossing in Dunn Loring after a crash on Sept. 28, 2025 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Two bicyclists were injured on the same day in separate crashes at Washington & Old Dominion Trail crossings in Fairfax County.

Officers were first dispatched on Sunday (Sept. 28) around 10:28 a.m. to the 2300 block of Cedar Lane in Dunn Loring for a crash involving “a vehicle versus a bicyclist,” according to scanner traffic. A dispatcher told responders that a medic would be required.

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Baskin’ Robbins teaming up with Dunkin’ for return to Vienna

By Angela Woolsey
The drive-thru Wendy's at 411 Maple Avenue East in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Two national dessert chains are joining forces for a new paired location in the Town of Vienna.

Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins have signed a lease for the 3,484-square-foot, drive-thru restaurant at 411 Maple Avenue East, commercial real estate brokerage firm KLNB announced yesterday (Monday).

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Three charged in fatal Woodlawn shooting that followed reported vehicle break-in

By Angela Woolsey
Tavon Ferguson, Tennida Ferguson and Tavon Lang (photos via FCPD)

Three different people are facing criminal charges in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month in Woodlawn.

According to police, Jaylin Hartless, a 21-year-old Alexandria resident, was found with gunshot wounds to his upper body on Sept. 19 after officers responded to the 3400 block of Buckman Road around 4:45 a.m. for a report of someone breaking into a vehicle.

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Senators seek to halt funding for space shuttle move as Congress faces budget deadline

By Angela Woolsey
Space Shuttle Discovery on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The federal government could shut down this week, barring a last-minute compromise between Democratic and Republican Congressional leaders on a new budget.

While Democrats have singled out extending health care benefits as their top priority in the ongoing negotiations, Virginia’s senators are also looking to secure the Space Shuttle Discovery’s future at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.

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UPDATED: Three people seriously injured after race on I-495 turns into fiery crash

By Angela Woolsey
Police activity on I-495 near South Van Dorn Street after a fiery crash on Sept. 29, 2025 (via traffic cam/SafetyVid)

A call to address an apparent race on the Capital Beltway (I-495) turned into a lifesaving operation for the Virginia State Police last night (Sunday).

According to the VSP, its troopers were dispatched around 10:52 p.m. for a report of “multiple vehicles driving recklessly” near southbound I-495 and Braddock Road in the Springfield area.

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Vienna Police: Man charged with chasing roommate with machete

By Angela Woolsey
A Vienna Police Department SUV with its lights on (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A resident of the Vienna Park Apartments was arrested last week after allegedly pursuing his roommate while holding a machete.

Officers were called to the 100 block of Patrick Street SE at 8:16 p.m. on last Monday (Sept. 22) for a “report of a man chasing his roommate with a machete,” the Town of Vienna Police Department said in its most recent weekly crime round-up.

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Reston North playground to close soon for full renovation

By Angela Woolsey
The existing Reston North Park playground (via Google Maps)

A much-needed makeover is in the works for the playground behind Reston’s Home Depot.

Construction is scheduled to start in October on a renovation of the Reston North Park playground, requiring a temporary closure of the site at 11760 Stevenage Road, the Fairfax County Park Authority announced last Thursday (Sept. 25).

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Burke house fire attributed to Tesla electric vehicle charger

By Angela Woolsey
A house fire on Mainsail Court in Burke (via FCFRD)

Six people lost their home this morning (Friday) to a fire that investigators say was caused by issues with an electric vehicle charger.

A resident of the house in the 6600 block of Mainsail Court in Burke discovered the fire in their garage after smelling smoke, prompting all occupants to evacuate, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD).

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Countywide

Trump administration to withhold magnet school funding from FCPS

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press
A Fairfax County Public Schools bus (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Trump administration is moving forward with a threat to withhold over $3 million in grant funding for Fairfax County’s public magnet schools.

The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights gave Fairfax County Public Schools and districts in Chicago and New York City until Tuesday (Sept. 23) to agree to stop giving students access to locker rooms and restrooms corresponding with their gender identity or risk losing funding for specialty magnet schools.

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