The omicron surge continues to subside in Fairfax County.
The Fairfax Health District, including the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, reported 95 new COVID-19 cases today (Tuesday), making it the first day with fewer than 100 new cases since Dec. 11, when there were 69 cases.
County officials are moving one step forward in redeveloping the Franconia Governmental Center (6121 Franconia Road) into affordable housing.
Earlier this month, the county issued a formal request for proposals — known in planning jargon as an RFP — for the site, which is home to the 25,800-square-foot center.
With a flick of his wrists, Joe Snively became the first player from Northern Virginia to score a goal in an NHL game earlier this month.
In the second period, he scored again. Two games later, he would bury the puck into the back of the net once more. Then, he cemented his growing reputation with another goal on Thursday (Feb. 17).
A Fairfax County Police Department recruit and his wife have died after apparently “self-inflicted” shootings, police confirmed today (Monday).
Fairfax County police responded twice to a house in the 4200 block of Sonia Court, just down Route 1 from the South County Government Center in the Mount Vernon area on Saturday (Feb. 26), according to the police report.
(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.
Updated at 2:30 p.m. — A woman sought after a fatal shooting near the City of Fairfax has been arrested in Harrisonburg. Fairfax County police said that charges and more details will follow.
The person of interest in last night’s fatal shooting in the 3300 blk Willow Crescent Dr has been taken into custody in Harrisonburg, VA. Charges and more details to follow. Updates will be posted on our blog https://t.co/lhGv3NDvYs. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/GFcX3YKZh4
Fairfax County fire investigators are trying to determine how four charter buses caught fire Friday evening at a lot in Lorton.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson Ashley Hildebrandt says the fire was reported around 7:30 p.m. at 8025 Mims Street.
Fairfax County firefighters received several calls when fire erupted in a single-family home in the 4700 block of Autumn Cove Court in Lincolnia around 1 a.m. Saturday morning (Jan. 29).
Arriving firefighters reported fire showing and immediately called for additional resources.
(Updated at 12 p.m.) Police are investigating a stabbing after a man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Fairfax County Police Department spokesperson Tara Gerhard said the man was attacked outside last night in Annandale. The call came in around 10:08 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday), and police responded to the area of Daniels Avenue and Mangalore Drive.
Police are still trying to determine what provoked a man to shoot and kill one man and injure another early Saturday evening in Hybla Valley.
According to Howard Ludwig, Fairfax County police spokesman, it started around 6:20 p.m. on Richmond Highway at Dart Drive at the bus stop. That is where the suspect reportedly became involved in an argument with the victim and shot him.
