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Five years later, FCPD still investigating unsolved Lorton murder

Published September 22, 2025 at 1:45PM

Unidentified suspects in a 2020 fatal Lorton shooting (photo via FCPD)

Local law enforcement continues to investigate a Lorton murder that occurred five years ago this week.

It is still unknown who fired the gunshot that struck and killed 37-year-old Leonard Brown in a residential neighborhood off of Richmond Highway on Sept. 21, 2020.

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Fast-casual seafood restaurant opens today in Fairfax City

By Jared Serre

Published September 22, 2025 at 10:00AM

California Fish Grill's wild rockfish plate (photo courtesy California Fish Grill)

Starting today, diners in Fairfax City will have a fast-casual seafood option added to their range of local restaurants.

California Fish Grill Casual Kitchen will officially open its doors at 11048 Main Street, making it the third addition to Fairfax City’s Kamp Washington shopping center since the beginning of August.

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Corsica Wine Bar opens in Reston, boasting 200+ wines and ‘damn good’ island cuisine

By Jared Serre

Published September 19, 2025 at 9:20AM

Corsica Wine Bar in Reston (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Reston Town Center’s wide variety of eateries grew by one last week with the opening of Corsica Wine Bar.

The brand, which operates one other location in Denver, comes from the same team behind Barcelona Wine Bar, boasts three locations in the D.C. area.

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As early voting starts tomorrow, here’s what on the ballot in Fairfax County

By Jared Serre

Published September 18, 2025 at 11:46AM | Updated September 22, 2025 at 11:55AM

Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears (photos via campaigns)

Starting tomorrow, Fairfax County voters will again head to the polls.

The nearly seven-week early voting period begins Friday, allowing voters to cast ballots ahead of Nov. 4’s Election Day.

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New donut chain taking over Vienna storefront after failed Duck Donuts expansion

By Jared Serre

Published September 18, 2025 at 8:30AM | Updated September 22, 2025 at 11:56AM

The site of the forthcoming Shipley Do-Nuts in Vienna (staff photo by Jared Serre)

A donut shop is still coming to a vacant storefront on Maple Avenue in Vienna, though it won’t be the same one announced more than a year and a half ago.

Shipley Do-Nuts, a predominantly Southern-based chain that has been expanding across the East Coast, is now set to occupy the storefront at 256 Maple Avenue East.

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FCPD: Man who brandished gun in Groveton store arrested

By Jared Serre

Published September 17, 2025 at 1:45PM | Updated September 17, 2025 at 2:39PM

Gun allegedly brandished in Sept. 12 robbery (photo via Fairfax County Police Department)

A 30-year-old man accused of brandishing a firearm in a Groveton store earlier this month has been arrested.

The Fairfax County Police Department took the suspect, an Alexandria resident, into custody shortly after the Sept. 12 incident, the department said Wednesday.

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Walkinshaw signs onto ‘Delete DOGE Act,’ fulfilling campaign promise to target department

By Jared Serre

Published September 17, 2025 at 8:40AM

Rep. James Walkinshaw (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Fairfax County’s newest Congressman is taking on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) less than a week after taking office.

Rep. James Walkinshaw, sworn in to represent Virginia’s 11th Congressional District last Wednesday, officially co-sponsored the “Delete DOGE Act” last week, fulfilling a campaign promise to target the agency behind widespread federal workforce cuts.

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Board of Supervisors eyes December for Braddock District special election

By Jared Serre

Published September 16, 2025 at 11:45AM

Board Chair Jeff McKay (screenshot via Fairfax County)

A new Braddock District Supervisor could be seated by the end of this calendar year.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors officially petitioned the Fairfax Circuit Court on Tuesday to schedule a special election to fill the vacancy — one of the initial steps following last week’s resignation by James Walkinshaw.

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Bulldozer stolen from McLean construction site and sold on Facebook, suspect arrested

By Jared Serre

Published September 15, 2025 at 1:45PM

Fairfax County Police Department vehicle (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A 34-year-old man faces 10 years in prison after being accused of stealing a bulldozer from a McLean construction site and selling it online.

Dushon Raynard Sheperd, of Michigan, is awaiting extradition to Fairfax County after being arrested in Kentucky earlier this week. He’s been charged with one count of larceny by false pretense.

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Suspect arrested after early-hours shooting in Dranesville

By Jared Serre

Published September 15, 2025 at 10:00AM

Fairfax County police logo (file photo)

A suspect in an early-hours shooting this morning in Fairfax County’s Dranesville neighborhood has been arrested, police said.

The unnamed suspect was taken into custody around 5:50 a.m., less than an hour after a man sustained gunshot wounds in the 12700 block of Fantasia Drive, according to scanner traffic.