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.
JW Marriott and Comstock Companies announced the opening of the chain’s new Reston Station hotel yesterday.
The new project is a hotel and condominium high-rise building at 11350 Reston Station Blvd, with 247 hotel rooms and 94 residential units.
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County supervisors reacted unhappily to how little of their approved funding for pedestrian and bicyclist improvements has filtered down to completed projects.
“How completely unacceptable — it has to change,” said Dranesville Supervisor Jimmy Bierman to the news that only about $12 million of the $82.1 million approved for improvements has been encumbered or spent.
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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Family Reunited with Missing Cat — “Two years ago, one family’s beloved cat Spencer went missing. Last week, they were finally reunited.” [ABC7]
It’s Wednesday — Showers and potential thunderstorms are likely throughout the day, with temperatures reaching a high near 70°F and north winds of 11 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. There is a 60% chance of precipitation, and new rainfall amounts may vary between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, potentially higher during thunderstorms. The chance of showers decreases to 30% before 2am on Wednesday night, with a cloudy low of 63°F and north winds of 6-8 mph. [NWS]
Senators Demand Education Department Restore School Funding — “U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday demanding the immediate reversal of federal funding cuts to Alexandria City Public Schools and four other Northern Virginia school districts over transgender student policies.” [ALXnow]
Dranesville Shooting Suspect Charged with Murder — “A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder after police say he rammed the victim’s vehicle with his own and then shot him multiple times.” [FOX5]
Banners Hallmark Shop Files for Bankruptcy — “A Virginia retail chain filed for bankruptcy, telling the court it hopes to recoup its losses during the upcoming holiday shopping season.” [Patch]
Falls Church Officials Prepare for Early Voting This Week — “Falls Church election officials are getting ready for the start of early voting on Friday and the general election in November.” [ARLnow]
Celebrate Guacamole Day at These 5 Northern Virginia Restaurants — “We’re in the last few weeks of summer, so it’s time to savor all the bites, dishes, and ingredients that remind us of sunny days and balmy nights. One of the best? Chips and guacamole. Plus, September 16 is National Guacamole Day, so we’ve rounded up five NoVA restaurants serving up some of the best guac around.” [Northern Virginia Magazine]
Please be advised that LW STAR INC doing business as Szechuan Star, has applied to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at:
6960 Bradlick Shopping Center CTR H Annandale Fairfax County VIrginia 22003.
The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a wine and beer on and off premises and mixed beverages type license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages.
Owner -Jing LIN and LiRong Lian
NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or (800) 552-3200
Good Tuesday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Sep 16, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, followed by potential showers and a thunderstorm between noon to 2pm, with chances of further showers and thunderstorms later. Anticipate a cloudy day with a high near 69, with the north wind around 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60% with new rainfall ranging between a tenth and quarter of an inch, though higher in thunderstorms. For Wednesday night, there is a 30% chance of showers before 2am, with mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 62. The north wind will blow at 6 to 8 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.
County leaders have now joined School Board members in pushing for more early budget collaboration, to avoid repeating an impasse that soured relationships last spring.
At a Sept. 16 meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ Budget Policy Committee, County Executive Bryan Hill said school leaders needed to develop a “budget of reality” for fiscal 2027.
Fairfax County again leads the region in the number of participants in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics.
Those competitors are among a record contingent of 1,200 taking part in the 2025 event, which runs Sept. 13-Oct. 1 at venues across the region.
