Fairfax County planners have backed zoning changes to allow greater leeway for accessory living units (ALUs).
At its meeting last Wednesday (Nov. 3), the Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposal to revise the regulations as part of a county effort to boost its housing stock.
A Chantilly man will go on trial in April for allegedly strangling his wife to death during an argument last year.
Alexander William Towne, 33, is charged with second-degree murder in the 2025 death of 32-year-old Kim White. An order entered into the record on Oct. 16 set April 19, 2027 as the start date for a five-day jury trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court before Judge Christie Leary.
A Reston man will go to trial next month for allegedly killing his roommate less than 24 hours after being released from the custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office.
Marvin Fernando Morales Ortez, 24, is charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony for the December 2025 shooting of 40-year-old Marvin Ernesto Morales. He has been scheduled for a four-day jury trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court on Dec. 7 before Judge Michael Devine.
A Fairfax County judge has ordered a mental competency evaluation for the man accused of stabbing a Fredericksburg woman to death at a Hybla Valley bus stop earlier this year.
Circuit Court Judge Manuel Capsalis entered an order on Oct. 14 for the evaluation of 33-year-old Abdul Jalloh.
A former Inova Health System physical therapist accused of sexually assaulting a patient last year is scheduled to enter a plea after four additional women reported similar allegations against him.
Samuel Young Choi, 35, of Chantilly faces five counts of aggravated sexual battery in Fairfax County Circuit Court for several alleged assaults between 2022 and 2025 against at least five women.
A Maryland man has been appointed his third defense attorney in what prosecutors say is a ploy to delay his trial on murder charges.
Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Shannon on Monday (Oct. 26) appointed Thomas F. Koerner Jr. to represent 32-year-old Tylen Jennings.
Fairfax County planners are backing another office-to-residential conversion near Dulles International Airport.
At its Oct. 14 meeting, the Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended approval of two rezoning applications to support the Lincoln Park development, which would transform approximately 15 acres of land in the Sully Square area north of Chantilly and south of Herndon into a townhouse neighborhood.
Fairfax County is seeking business tenants for The Commons Mount Vernon, while partnering with the Southeast Fairfax Development Corp. (SFDC) to offer free business promotion along Richmond Highway.
The county recently put out the call for tenants to occupy 13,100 square feet of space at the campus formerly known as the Original Mount Vernon High School.
Fairfax County has signed off on modifications to a portion of the MetroWest neighborhood in Oakton near the Vienna Metro station.
At its meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 13), the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a request to change the development plan and conditions for a planned apartment building at the corner of Sprague Avenue and Royal Victoria Drive.
The Fairfax County Park Authority is looking for feedback on proposed improvements to Oakton Community Park.
The authority is holding a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19 to discuss the project.
