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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Wolf Trap private school seeks to widen scope to elementary grades

By Angela Woolsey
The entrance to Oakcrest School in Wolf Trap (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

While some Fairfax County Public Schools grapple with overcrowding, a private school in the Wolf Trap area hopes to boost enrollment by welcoming younger students.

The Oakcrest School plans to start serving kindergarten and elementary students, expanding its current scope of sixth through 12th grade, according to a zoning application recently submitted to Fairfax County.

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Graduation ceremonies expected to draw traffic to GMU’s Fairfax campus

By Angela Woolsey
A Patriot Pride sign on George Mason University's Fairfax campus (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Graduation season is getting underway for college and high school students alike, which means an influx of traffic for people living around George Mason University.

GMU warns that “heavy traffic” is expected around its main Fairfax campus for the next month, with dozens of graduation ceremonies scheduled to take place at EagleBank Arena (4500 Patriot Circle).

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FCPD: Teen driver killed after crashing SUV into tree in Clifton

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police (file photo)

Fairfax County police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Clifton that killed a teenager yesterday (Thursday).

Officers responded to the 11000 block of Chapel Road at 3:24 p.m. for a report of a 2005 Toyota Highlander SUV “that left the roadway and struck a tree,” the Fairfax County Police Department said in a press release today (Friday).

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JUST IN: Arrest made in Bailey’s Crossroads nightclub shooting

By Angela Woolsey
Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads (staff photo by Jared Serre)

The man allegedly behind a recent shooting outside a Bailey’s Crossroads nightclub has been arrested.

Detectives believe Evangel McNeill, a 35-year-old from Maryland, shot another man during an argument outside the Black Rose Lounge (5815 Seminary Road) around 1 a.m. on April 30, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

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Around Town

Korean fried chicken chain gets warm initial reception in Annandale

By Angela Woolsey
Bb.q Chicken Annandale shares a building with Cafe V (courtesy bb.q Chicken)

Another option for Korean fried chicken is cooking in Annandale, and so far, it appears to be getting a thumbs up from patrons.

Bb.q Chicken opened its doors on March 18 at 7131 Little River Turnpike, where it shares a building with Cafe V. This is the chain’s fourth location in Fairfax County, joining locations in Idylwood, Centreville and Tysons.

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Countywide

Homelessness in Fairfax County still high post-pandemic, annual count finds

By Angela Woolsey
A tent encampment has become a fixture of the woods near Sunrise Assisted Living in Reston (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County saw an uptick in people experiencing homelessness this past winter, reporting its highest count in more than a decade.

The 2025 Point-in-Time Count conducted by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Homeless Services Planning and Coordinating Committee found 1,322 individuals experiencing homelessness in the county on Jan. 22, 2025 — an increase of 3% or 44 people from last year.

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Springfield man who raised funds for Islamic State group sentenced to prison

By Angela Woolsey
The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Springfield man will serve more than three decades in prison for his reported efforts to collect and send funds to the Islamic State group.

Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, was sentenced to 30 years and four months in prison yesterday (Wednesday) by a U.S. District Court judge in Alexandria after a jury convicted him in December on multiple charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization.

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Capital One considers adding temporary parking garage for Tysons development

By Angela Woolsey
An urban park is under construction near Capital One Park in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Capital One Center might reintroduce parking to a site that had been closed off for the construction of an urban park.

While the park is still in the works, Capital One has proposed building an interim parking garage at 1820 Dolley Madison Blvd near its headquarters in Tysons, asking Fairfax County staff to confirm that no zoning changes are necessary to allow the structure.

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NEW: Reston Town Center North plan calls for housing, rec center and more

By Angela Woolsey
Bowman Towne Drive with a sign for Inova's Reston emergency room and Sunrise Senior Living (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new plan is officially under review for Fairfax County’s long-awaited Reston Town Center North (RTC North) redevelopment.

Inova Health System and the county’s Board of Supervisors have submitted a joint rezoning application for at least 1.6 million square feet of mixed-use development that will make way for a new Embry Rucker Shelter and Reston Regional Library, along with housing, a school, recreational facilities and retail.

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Countywide

Fairfax NAACP blasts police for ‘unilaterally’ releasing new foot pursuit policy

By Angela Woolsey
A Fairfax County Police Department SUV with its lights on at the Mosaic District (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Civil rights advocates had been pushing the Fairfax County Police Department for years to establish clear rules limiting when officers can pursue individuals on foot.

However, the department’s implementation of a formal foot pursuit policy last month inspired consternation, rather than celebration, from community organizations that had advocated for the reform, including the Fairfax County chapter of the NAACP.

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