A former Fairfax County sheriff’s deputy will serve six years in prison for distributing drugs to a jail inmate and to women who engaged in prostitution at an apartment he leased, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia says.
The sentence was handed down yesterday (Wednesday) after Robert Theodore Sanford Jr., 37, pleaded guilty in June to conspiring to distribute cocaine and opioids, including fentanyl and suboxone, and to providing contraband in prison.
Car Tax Payment Deadline Looming — “Personal property taxes — better known as car taxes — are due on Monday, Oct. 7. Bills were mailed this summer, and there are many convenient ways to pay.” The tax can be paid online, by phone, by mail and in person at the Fairfax County Government Center or a designated library. [Fairfax County Government]
Animal Cruelty Investigation in Reston — “An officer with Fairfax County Animal Protection Police is investigating the report of an animal cruelty incident involving dogs at a home in Reston, according to court documents…The witness told police he saw a man ‘using a child’s bicycle to strike what he believed to be a dog in the backyard of the residence.'” [Patch]
Longtime Fairfax Senator Gets Portrait — “Virginia’s longest-serving state senator when he retired in January, [Richard] Saslaw is getting his own permanent perch in the white-columned building where he spent 44 years as a senator and four before that as a state delegate: an official portrait. Unveiled on Wednesday afternoon in the General Assembly Building, the painting was installed afterward in the Capitol next door.” [Washington Post]
Solar Energy Program Opens to Residents — “Solar Switch is back for another round. The group buying program helps residents learn about and save on rooftop solar systems, optional electric vehicle chargers and/or battery storage…To date, over 6,000 households have accepted an offer from Solar Switch, including 248 in Fairfax County.” [Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination]
Reston Safeway to Stay Put — “The Chevy Chase Land Company…announced a total of 105,954 square feet of eight new leases and six renewals in their office and retail portfolio in Chevy Chase and Bethesda, MD, as well as Reston…Safeway and Cafesano both renewed leases totaling 56,835 square feet at South Lakes Village [Center].” [CityBiz]
West Falls Church Medical Center Plans Move — “ProHealth Medical Center is slated to relocate to an office nearly five times its size, Human Resources Manager Haley Bui told ARLnow. Currently located at 2946 Sleepy Hollow Road, the provider intends to move to a 7,200-square-foot office at 107 Park Place sometime between April and June of 2025.” [ARLnow]
McLean Home for Sale for Over $22M — “A nearly 3-acre McLean estate marked by a ‘timeless’ 14,000-square-foot mansion and lush landscaping has hit the market for $22.25 million.” Features of the property at 1150 Chain Bridge Road include a “library with built-in bookcases…lower-level game and exercise rooms and sauna, an outdoor pool, tea house and koi pond and an expansive north lawn the listing describes as ideal for a ‘game of croquet or garden party.'” [Washington Business Journal]
It’s Thursday — Showers are possible before 11am and after 2pm, accompanied by mostly cloudy skies and a high around 78°F. Expect a 20% chance of precipitation. Thursday night will be partly cloudy, and the temperature will drop to around 63°F. [NWS]
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December 4-6, 2026
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Home prices across the Washington region may run significantly higher than the nation as a whole. But in terms of affordability, it’s effectively a wash.
The local region scored very close to the national rate in the National Association of Home Builders’ second-quarter affordability ranking.
For months, the prevailing theory in local real estate was that sales totals were being held back by a lack of inventory coupled with higher prices and interest rates.
While prices kept rising in August, there was more inventory and lower mortgage rates – yet the D.C. region reporded its lowest number of sales for the month in 16 years.
The Reston Museum invites the community to discover a fascinating chapter of local history through an upcoming program exploring the A. Smith Bowman Distillery and the Bowman family's history and connections to the Reston area. Before Reston was envisioned as a planned community, Sunset Hills Farm was home to Virginia's only legal post-prohibition whiskey distillery. Through historical accounts, photographs and other archival materials attendees will have an opportunity to gain a greater appreciation for the people and stories that preceded modern-day Reston.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors unanimously agreed Sept. 10 to boost taxicab rates by about 15 percent.
By Brian Trompeter
The end result wasn’t perfect, Fairfax County supervisors acknowledged, but the zoning-ordinance amendment they passed Sept. 10 on an 8-2 vote was designed to protect residents from impacts of data centers.
By Brian Trompeter
BRIAN TROMPETER
Good Wednesday 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 18, 2024.
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect isolated showers in the morning before 11am and later after 2pm, under partly sunny skies as temperatures reach a high near 81°F. There will be a north wind around 7 mph, with a 20% chance of precipitation. Tonight, skies will be mostly clear and temperatures will drop to a low of around 62°F, accompanied by a north wind between 3 and 5 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.
Dozens of volunteers will break out the work gloves and garden shears this Saturday (Sept. 14) to eliminate invasive plants around the “LOVE” sign by the Washington & Old Dominion Trail in Vienna.
The cleanup will clear the way for a native plant meadow that its organizer, the nonprofit Sustainability Matters, hopes will spawn similar beautification efforts all along the 45-mile-long regional trail.
