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Transit Changes for Indigenous People’s Day — “On Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, Fairfax Connector will operate on a Holiday Weekday schedule. This is due to the Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day holidays.” Metrorail is “operating on Saturday frequencies at all stations not experiencing track work. Metrobus will operate on a Saturday supplemental schedule.” [WMATA]

Motorcyclist Injured in Hit-and-Run — “An adult male on a motorcycle was struck in a hit-and-run crash at Leesburg Pike and Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners last night, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim is in the hospital with a life-threatening condition. The driver fled the scene in a dark-colored SUV.” [Annandale Today]

Arrest for Exposure at Chantilly Bus Stop — “On October 8, at 1:15p.m., officers responded to 4700 block of Stonecroft Boulevard in Chantilly for a sex offense.  An adult victim reported seeing a man masturbating by a public bus stop.” A Fair Oaks man was taken into custody and charged with indecent liberties, indecent exposure and obscene sexual display. [FCPD]

Reston Office Buildings Sold — “Brookfield has offloaded a pair of 2000s-era office buildings that it owned for nearly two decades at its Halley Rise development site in Reston. The Canadian investment giant sold One and Two Halley Rise, a pair of six-story office buildings each weighing in at 190K SF, for $53M.” [Bisnow]

FCPD Helicopter Denied Air Space Access — “Air traffic control at DCA denied a request by the Fairfax County Police helicopter to fly in an area not far from where planes were descending over the Potomac River,” suggesting new safety rules might need to be tweaked. In this case, the denial doesn’t seem to have affected the FCPD’s ability to respond to a suspicious person call that turned out to be “a man who had cut his thumb.” [WJLA]

Man Reports $40K Scam — “Detectives from our Financial Crimes Unit have charged a New York man after he traveled to Fairfax County to scam a victim out of $40,000 in Kings Park West. On September 13, officers took a walk-in report for a fraud case” involving a man who claimed to be a representative of the victim’s bank “and convinced him to withdraw money on two separate occasions and hand it over in person.” [FCPD]

GMU Study Analyzes Va. Energy Needs — “A George Mason University report released Friday looks at how Virginia can meet its mandatory goal of decarbonizing the state’s utility providers while also getting more localities on board for certain energy projects.” [Virginia Mercury]

Metro Previews Rail Closures for Next Year — “Metro has shared information on upcoming rail station closures for planned work through September 2026, with work impacting all lines of the transit system. The closures are part of improvement and maintenance efforts to improve the reliability and safety of the nearly 50 year old system, Metro said.” [WTOP]

It’s Monday — Patchy drizzle with a chance of showers before 11am, then showers likely after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tonight, expect patchy drizzle with a chance of showers before and after midnight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%. [NWS]

Army Ten-Miler Proceeds Despite Shutdown — After raising the possibility of a cancellation, the U.S. Army announced yesterday that “the race with over 28,000 registered participants will take place as scheduled at 8 a.m. on Sunday — beginning and ending, as usual, at the Pentagon.” Runners must pick up their packets today or tomorrow (Saturday) at The St. James in Springfield. [ARLnow]

Two Injured in Reston Parkway Crash — “Police said charges are being pursued after two vehicles collided on the Reston Parkway in Fairfax County early Thursday morning … A preliminary investigation determined that one of the vehicles was driving the wrong way when the collision took place, police detailed. Both drivers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment.” [DC News Now]

Fiery Crash Slows Beltway Traffic — “Here’s the video from the crash and fire a short time ago on the Beltway, I-95/495S, with at least one person injured. Fire is now out. Traffic down to one lane to the right on the Inner Loop. Left lane closed on the Outer Loop. Video from SafetyVid.org.” [Dave Statter/X]

Springfield Gym Seeks to Expand — “The St. James sports complex is planning a major expansion of its private academy for elite student athletes. The facility, located on Industrial Road in the Springfield area of Mason District, is proposing a 20,000-square-foot expansion to accommodate future growth of the St. James Academy, a private school that opened in August 2024.” [Annandale Today]

Arrest Made in Credit Card Skimming Scheme — “Fairfax County police have arrested a man after they discovered a credit card skimming operation involving ATMs and other payment devices inside stores across the Richmond Highway corridor. The operation was initiated after two skimming devices were discovered in the area in early September.” [WUSA9]

FCPS Offers Algebra to Elementary Students — “After students eagerly entered Amanda Blevins’ classroom at Mosaic Elementary on Thursday afternoon, she returned a graded assignment and then shifted their attention to a series of warmup problems projected in the front of the room … Blevins has 23 sixth graders enrolled in her Algebra I class, a high school course Fairfax County Public Schools is expanding access to through a pilot program this year.” [WTOP]

Falls Church Considers Tree Canopy Rules — “Developers of commercial projects in Falls Church could for the first time be required to meet minimum tree-canopy requirements. City Council members at an Oct. 6 work session generally were supportive of a staff proposal that would set a minimum [of] 10% canopy for future commercial development.” [ARLnow]

New Public Health Center Now Open — “The Fairfax County Health Department is pleased to announce that the Franconia-Springfield Public Health Center, located at 6564 Loisdale Court in Springfield, is officially opened. The state-of-the-art facility provides a wide array of public health services.” [Fairfax County Health Department]

It’s Friday — Expect sunny skies and a high near 65, with northeast winds at 6 to 9 mph shifting to the southeast in the afternoon. Friday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 53 and southeast winds at 3 to 6 mph. [NWS]

Poisonous Spiders at Chantilly School — “Fairfax County Public Schools has confirmed its pest management team has been called out to Westfield High School in Chantilly to deal with spiders, with News4 confirming through a letter sent out to parents that they are poisonous black widow spiders.” [NBC4]

Lt. Gov. Financial Discrepancies Reported — “Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears built her political brand on transparency and accountability. But a closer look at her public filings reveals a pattern of omissions and inconsistencies in her financial disclosures — including a $12,000 ‘gift’ far above the state’s legal limit and multiple undisclosed trips funded by outside organizations.” [Virginia Mercury]

Jay Jones Cancels Fundraiser — “Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general in Virginia, has canceled a Thursday night fundraiser at the home of novelist David Baldacci, according to a person with the matter … The scrubbed fundraiser is another indication that Jones’ campaign is in crisis mode” after the discovery of texts from 2022 where he “mused about” violence against then-Virginia Speaker of the House Todd Gilbert. [Axios]

Falls Church HS Renovation to Affect Sports — While the renovation of Falls Church High School is mostly complete, “the athletic fields won’t be done until next summer or early fall. That means spring season sports will have to be conducted at other locations, said Scott Eschbach, director of design and construction for Fairfax County Public Schools, at a community meeting on Oct. 6.” [Annandale Today]

McLean Actor Appears in HBO Show — “Kelly Schwartz, a business consultant and actor based in McLean, has a role in the new HBO miniseries Task. The show, starring Mark Ruffalo, follows an FBI agent who works to stop a string of violent robberies in Philadelphia.” [Northern Virginia Magazine]

Publix Planning New N. Va. Store — “Publix Super Markets on Wednesday announced plans to open a new store in Ashland Square in mid-Prince William County. The new grocery store will be Northern Virginia’s first Publix, not counting the supermarket that opened in North Stafford in 2020.” [Inside NoVA]

Record Flip for McLean Mansion — “A McLean mansion that had been on the market for three years before it sold in August for $18.5 million just sold for the second time in six weeks, for $22 million.” The unknown buyer’s purchase of the 22,000-square-foot home at 6431 Georgetown Pike “appears to be the highest-recorded flip in Greater Washington history.” [Washington Business Journal]

Great Falls Fire Dept. Open House — With National Fire Prevention Week ending, the Great Falls Volunteer Fire Department (9916 Georgetown Pike) is hosting an open house this Saturday (Oct. 11) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “This will be an education-filled event, with activities for the children, games, give-always, hands-only CPR instruction, and the always popular fire truck and ambulance climb-aboard … NEW this year is a junior firefighter training course complete with uniforms for the kids to try on.” [Great Falls VFD]

It’s Thursday — Expect sunny skies and a high of 63 degrees, accompanied by a northeast wind between 9 and 11 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. Thursday night will be clear, with temperatures dropping to a low of around 43 degrees. [NWS]

Shutdown Affects Air Travel — “Travelers across the U.S. are beginning to feel the impacts of the government shutdown, as air traffic control staffing shortages disrupt flights across the country … According to the FAA, Monday’s delays affected air space across the country, including Phoenix, Denver, Chicago, Indianapolis and Washington, D.C.” [NPR]

WaPo Food Critic Leaving — “Tom Sietsema’s 25 year reign as food critic of the Washington Post is coming to an end. He announced today that this will be his last week on the job — while also publicly revealing his face for the first time. Sources tell Washingtonian that Sietsema was among the journalists who took a buyout in July, though he stayed on to finish his fall dining guide.” [Washingtonian]

ICE Fears Slow D.C. Construction — “Many construction workers are terrified of President Trump’s immigration crackdown and have stopped showing up to D.C. job sites, contractors tell Axios … A Virginia-based contractor tells Axios that two of their workers have been detained while driving — one was deported, and they’re unsure where the other is.” [Axios DC]

Va. Prosecutor Not Charging NY AG — “A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, resisting intense pressure from President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with her discussions.” [MSNBC]

Soda Spraying Leads to Arrest — “A Vienna man who sprayed carbonated beverages around the inside of a Fairfax City convenience store on Thursday night is facing multiple charges, according to authorities. Officers from the City of Fairfax Police Department responded around 7:05 p.m. to a disorderly subject report from the 7-Eleven at 3910 University Drive.” [Patch]

Pickleball ‘Vandalism’ Temporarily Closes Courts — The tennis courts at Kendale Woods Park were temporarily closed in recent weeks due to “ongoing vandalism involving unauthorized painting and taping of pickleball lines,” a Fairfax County Park Authority spokesperson said. Scheduled to reopen by 3 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), the courts were reverted to tennis only last year after a neighbor complained about pickleball noise. [Annandale Today]

SAIC Breaks Acquisition Cold Streak — “The Reston government technology giant announced Monday that it is acquiring SilverEdge Government Solutions, a Columbia, Maryland-based provider of software and cybersecurity services to defense and national security agencies, for $205 million … The deal, expected to close later this month, would be the first for SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC) since 2021 and the first on CEO Toni Townes-Whitley’s watch.” [Washington Business Journal]

Falls Church Newspaper Hopes to Resume Deliveries — “We are announcing the imminent launch of a crowdfunding effort to restore the home delivery of the Falls Church News-Press to every household address in the City of Falls Church. The difficult decision to cease carrier home deliveries of the paper, something we’d done since our inception in March 1991 until this past year, was due to financial constraints.” [Falls Church News-Press]

It’s Wednesday — Expect showers primarily before 2pm with a high temperature near 70°F. There is an 80% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts ranging from a quarter to half an inch. At night, the sky will be mostly clear, accompanied by a low temperature around 47°F. [NWS]