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Defense firm Blue Sky plans $7M expansion for Reston office

Published March 30, 2026 at 2:45PM

The office building with retail at 12120 Sunset Hills Road in Reston's RTC West (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A defense technology company in Reston will invest $7 million to expand its headquarters, potentially creating nearly 200 new jobs.

Blue Sky Innovators plans to build out a 20,000-square-foot laboratory called “SkyLab,” which will provide a secure workspace for government customers, atop its current headquarters at RTC West (12120 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 330), according to a press release.

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UPDATED: Man charged with murder after Bailey’s Crossroads stabbing

By Jared Serre

Published March 30, 2026 at 10:00AM | Updated March 30, 2026 at 3:05PM

Fairfax County police car close-up (file photo)

One man was killed last night (Sunday) after being stabbed in Bailey’s Crossroads, according to police.

Fairfax County police were dispatched to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive just before 9 p.m. for the reported stabbing.

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Teen charged with 2024 crash that killed pedestrian in Hybla Valley

By Jared Serre

Published March 27, 2026 at 8:30AM

A Fairfax County Police Department SUV with red and blue lights flashing (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Two years after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a sedan in Hybla Valley, the alleged driver is facing criminal charges.

An unnamed 16-year-old has been charged with manslaughter and hit-and-run — both felonies — for their role in the March 10, 2024, crash that killed 63-year-old James Johnson, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Thursday).

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FCPD busts vape shop drug ring, seizes $2 million in narcotics

By Jared Serre

Published March 26, 2026 at 8:30AM

Marijuana recovered by Fairfax County Police (photo via FCPD/Flickr)

More than $2 million in narcotics were seized by law enforcement earlier this month after a “regional drug trafficking organization” was found to be operating 13 vape stores in Fairfax County.

Hundreds of pounds of marijuana, as well as approximately 40 pounds of suspected mushroom-infused gummies, unknown pills and more were among the items recovered, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Wednesday).

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School board duo proposes selling naming rights to FCPS athletic facilities

By Jared Serre

Published March 25, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated March 25, 2026 at 4:16PM

Entrance to South County High School's outdoor athletic complex (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Two school board members have proposed a new way for Fairfax County Public Schools to add revenue: selling the naming rights to school athletic facilities.

Introduced as “new business” last week, a motion directing Superintendent Michelle Reid to develop a plan to accommodate such negotiations is set to be voted on by the full Fairfax County School Board at its meeting tomorrow (Thursday).

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County buys Chantilly property for mental health treatment expansion

By Jared Serre

Published March 25, 2026 at 11:45AM

The location of Fairfax County's newly-purchased mental health crisis facility at 14554 Lee Road in Chantilly (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County officials finalized the purchase of a Chantilly property earlier this month to support an expansion of care for adults seeking mental health treatment.

The property, located at 14554 Lee Road, currently operates as Connections Chantilly, a 16-bed, short-term residential treatment center. It will soon be reclassified as a Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Center, meaning it will “provide an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization … and will offer treatment for those who also need safe withdrawal from substances.”

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Family-owned coffee and wine bar coming to Twinbrooke Shopping Center

By Jared Serre

Published March 24, 2026 at 1:45PM

A coming soon sign for Trummer's Coffee at Twinbrooke Shopping Center in Kings Park West (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A family-owned cafe offering coffee and wine is coming to the Twinbrooke Shopping Center in Kings Park West later this year.

Trummer’s Coffee & Wine Bar, which is inspired by Austrian, Italian and other European-style coffeehouses, will open its doors in the shopping center this fall, a spokesperson for property owner Federal Realty announced last week.

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UPDATED: FCPS to investigate Fairfax HS groping allegations, as more victims emerge

By Jared Serre

Published March 24, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated March 25, 2026 at 7:33PM

Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Fairfax County Public Schools is planning its own investigation separate from the police into allegations that a Fairfax High School student groped multiple female students, Superintendent Michelle Reid announced.

In a letter sent on Monday (March 23) to families, Reid said that FCPS had retained the services of “an independent outside law firm to conduct a comprehensive review of this matter.”

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TikTok pastor claimed ‘evil spirit’ was in woman before Merrifield sexual assault, police say

By Jared Serre

Published March 23, 2026 at 11:45AM

A Fairfax County police car (file photo)

A TikTok pastor who was arrested last month claimed that an “evil spirit” was inside a woman’s genitalia before he allegedly sexually assaulted her last November, police said.

Marco Antonio Ocampos Zamora, a 36-year-old Harrisonburg man, reportedly assaulted the woman in Merrifield after coming into contact with her online and offering to give her an in-person “counseling session.”

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Four arrested in connection with Bailey’s Crossroads shooting

By Jared Serre

Published March 23, 2026 at 10:00AM

Fairfax County police car close-up (file photo)

Four men — each younger than 25 years old — were taken into custody last week after a non-fatal shooting in Bailey’s Crossroads, police said.

Officers responded Thursday afternoon (March 19) to the 5500 block of Seminary Road after one man was reported to have been shot. Another man at the scene was reportedly assaulted, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.