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Morning Notes

Published February 22, 2022 at 7:30AM | Updated February 22, 2022 at 10:19AM

Police Investigating Antisemitic Flyers — “Residents of a neighborhood in the Vienna area of Fairfax County found dozens of antisemitic fliers on their properties Sunday, police said, and investigators are working to determine the source.” [Washington Post]

Discarded Ashes Caused Herndon Fire — A house fire in the 12000 block of Sugarland Valley Drive in the Herndon area of Fairfax County was caused by improperly discarded fireplace ashes into a trash receptacle. There were no injuries and the damage was isolated to the garage. [Fairfax County Fire & Rescue]

Opinion

Poll: When should masks be optional in schools?

By Brandi Bottalico

Published February 17, 2022 at 9:30AM

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs S.B. 739, letting parents opt their children out of local school mask mandates (via Governor of Virginia/Facebook Live)

Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill yesterday (Wednesday) making masks optional in schools by March 1.

Fairfax County and other Northern Virginia school systems have continued to require students to wear masks, even after Youngkin issued an executive order that gave parents the choice whether their children wore a mask.

Countywide

Fairfax County police officer shot reportedly armed man in Lorton

By Brandi Bottalico

Published February 15, 2022 at 3:15PM | Updated February 15, 2022 at 4:08PM

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis speaks to media after an officer shot a man in Lorton

(updated at 4:05 p.m.) A Fairfax County Police officer shot a 34-year-old man in Lorton this morning (Tuesday) after responding to a call for a suspicious van in a neighborhood.

At a press conference, Police Chief Kevin Davis said the man inside the van raised a rifle in the direction of police when one of the two responding officers shot him. He is in stable condition at a local hospital, Davis said.

News

Fairfax County starts to plan for a Covid memorial

By Brandi Bottalico

Published February 10, 2022 at 11:00AM

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors at a previous meeting

Planning is underway for a memorial to commemorate Fairfax County’s COVID-19 victims and the impact of the pandemic.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey McKay said at a meeting on Tuesday (Feb. 8) that his office has been working with county team on the creation of a memorial.

News

Snow covers local roadways, as officials warn residents to stay home

By Brandi Bottalico

Published January 16, 2022 at 6:30PM

Roadways in Fairfax County are covered in snow after flurries first started to fall around 1 p.m. and local officials are warning drivers to continue to stay home.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has trucks working on major roadways, according to its snow plow map.

News

Fairfax County Police report increase in homicides, drop in overall crime for 2021

By Brandi Bottalico

Published January 7, 2022 at 11:00AM | Updated December 9, 2022 at 2:29PM

Fairfax County police car (file photo)

Fairfax County saw six more homicides in 2021 than in the previous year, the Fairfax County Police Department says, citing an unusually high number of adult children killing parents and other family members.

According to the department’s annual crime summary, Fairfax County police recorded 21 homicides last year compared to 15 in 2020.