Construction has started on new shared-use pedestrian/cyclist paths in the Fair Oaks area, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced last week.
The project will replace the current sidewalks on Post Forest Drive and Random Hills Road with 10-foot-wide shared-use paths.
Former Fairfax County School Board member Janie Strauss, who has died at age 78, is being remembered as a community champion with a focus on improving the lives of youth.
Strauss, who served as the school board’s Dranesville District member for nearly 30 years, representing the McLean, Great Falls and Herndon areas, died at home on April 11 after a year-long battle with glioblastoma brain cancer, her family said.
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Local law enforcement has arrested a man accused of striking and killing a woman in a hit-and-run crash earlier this year.
Reginald Brown, 42, of Fairfax was arrested last Wednesday (April 23) and charged with a felony hit and run, stemming from the fatal Jan. 29 crash, the Fairfax County Police Department said.
A teen was shot after being tackled by a Virginia State Police trooper during a pursuit in the Kings Park West neighborhood early this morning (Tuesday).
The trooper encountered the 16-year-old boy while investigating a vehicle that had reportedly fled from a Fairfax City police traffic stop near Burke Station Road and Main Street at around 12:43 a.m., according to VSP spokesperson Matthew Demlein.
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Fairfax County planning staff appear to agree with many neighboring residents that Reston National Golf Course should remain a golf course.
Property owner War Horse Cities and developer NVR’s proposal to replace the 168-acre golf course at 11875 Sunrise Valley Drive with housing and parkland or other public uses is among eight potential Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan amendments not recommended for advancement in a staff report.
Vienna’s Planning Commission offered little enthusiasm last week about the prospect of replacing a single-family home with a group of townhouses.
At a meeting on Wednesday (April 23), the commission voted to defer a vote on a plan to replace a home at 128 Nutley Street with nine townhouses.
A driver who allegedly made an illegal U-turn in Annandale last Thursday (April 24) turned out to be wanted for homicide.
Cameron Alexander Anderson was taken into custody at the intersection of Medford Drive and Lucerne Lane around 8:25 p.m., the Fairfax County Police Department said.
Displaced Businesses Win Concessions — VHC Health “has agreed to assist the small businesses it’s displacing from” West Falls Church’s Graham Center to make way for an ER and urgent care facility. After a campaign led by the Viet Place Collective, “VHC extended the deadline to vacate the property from March 30 to May 15. VHC also promised to return tenants’ security deposits and fully cover the cost of junk removal.” [Annandale Today]
Retired Cop Intervened in Robbery Attempt in Huntington — “A retired D.C. police officer on his way to work Thursday says he stopped by his neighborhood store and walked right into a robbery in progress. He says he pulled his weapon, told the suspect to freeze and shared with police what he saw after the man ran.” [NBC4]
Reston Community Advocate Dies — “Community activist and attorney Barbara Cheryl Terio-Simon, the widow of Reston founder Robert E. Simon Jr., died peacefully on Friday, according to her daughter, Karen Terio.” In addition to serving Reston Association and other organizations, she “was instrumental” in getting Lake Anne Village Center designated as a national historic place. [Patch]
Multiple Failures Contributed to Fatal DCA Crash, Review Finds — “One error did not cause the worst domestic crash in the United States in nearly a quarter-century. Modern aviation is designed to have redundancies and safeguards that prevent a misstep, or even several missteps, from being catastrophic. On Jan. 29, that system collapsed.” [New York Times]
Federal Funding Cuts Could Affect Virginia Parks — “Virginia boasts several trails, parks and historic landmarks that fall under park service management which could be impacted. State officials hope park tourism stays strong because of the millions it generates, and park officials are trying to manage expectations with less resources.” [VCU Capital News Service/Inside NoVA]
FCPD Shares Drug Take Back Day Results — “On Saturday, our district stations partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other Fairfax County agencies to collect nearly 1,000 pounds of expired medications and prescription drugs from our community.” The haul was led by the Reston Police District Station, which collected 257 pounds of drugs. [FCPD]
GMU Receives $20 Million Donation — “A Fairfax County business woman has made a $20 million donation to George Mason University, the university announced Friday. The Kimmy Duong Foundation made the donation to support a department in the university’s College of Engineering and Computing; it will be renamed the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong School of Computing.” [Virginia Business]
It’s Tuesday — Expect sunny weather and a high near 85 with a south wind at 9-14 mph, gusting up to 25 mph. At night, there’s a 20% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms. Night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 67, and south winds similar to the daytime. [NWS]
Good Monday 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 — Apr 28, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect sunshine and a high around 85°F, accompanied by a south wind at 10-14 mph, and gusts up to 26 mph. Tuesday evening offers a slight chance of showers before 11 pm, then potential showers and thunderstorms between 11 pm and 2 am, followed by a slight chance of showers post 2 am. The night will be mostly cloudy with a low of approximately 67°F, south wind at 8-14 mph, and gusts as high as 25 mph. There’s a 20% chance of precipitation. See more from Weather.gov.
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