A motorcyclist died yesterday (Monday) after colliding with a car on Braddock Road near the Kings Park neighborhood in Burke.
According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the crash occurred around 9:36 p.m. at the intersection of Braddock Road and Kings Park Drive — the same location where a pedestrian was killed almost four years ago.
A fundraiser originally planned to support Alzheimer’s disease research has expanded its mission to include families in Burke affected by Monday’s thunderstorm.
Local resident Kim Pollard has partnered with Bunnyman Brewing in Burke (5583 Guinea Road) to collect donations this Sunday (June 28) for both her Walk to End Alzheimer’s team fundraiser and nine families who lost their homes in the storm on June 22.
Homeowners in several Burke neighborhoods have a lot of work ahead of them after trees, branches and downed power lines slammed into homes, cars and fences during a severe thunderstorm on Monday (June 22).
But as residents waited for the power to come back on the next day, the disaster relief nonprofit founded by celebrity chef José Andrés made sure that there was at least one thing they wouldn’t have to worry about: dinner.
Thousands of residents in Fairfax County, particularly the Burke area, are grappling with the aftermath of yesterday’s thunderstorm.
As of 11 a.m., more than 1,400 homes and businesses in the county were still without electricity, including about 700 customers in the Burke, Springfield and Fairfax area south of George Mason University’s campus, according to Dominion Energy.
Community engagement sessions are on the horizon to gather public input on the future of the David R. Pinn and Huntington community centers.
Both centers are slated to close as county-run facilities after the summer. Fairfax County officials say a combination of a challenging budget environment and declining attendance trends led to the decisions.
More than 25,000 homes and businesses are without power in Fairfax County after severe storms ripped through the region.
The storms arrived amid the evening commute and came in two waves, prompting multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings from the National Weather Service. As of publication time the second wave is starting to exit the county to the east.
Just in time for the hotter months, Burke residents have a new option for ice cream.
Moo Thru announced Monday (June 1) that it is now open at Burke Town Center (6025H Burke Centre Parkway). This is Moo Thru’s second Fairfax County location after a franchise opened in Herndon in 2024.
A former Lake Braddock Bruin could soon don purple and gold on an NFL gridiron.
Burke native Matthew Hibner was drafted on Saturday (April 25) by the Baltimore Ravens, which selected him in the fourth round with the 133rd overall pick after trading a fifth-round slot and 2027 sixth-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers.
A vehicle explosion rattled Burke earlier this morning (Thursday), sending the driver to the hospital and shutting down Lee Chapel Road.
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched around 7:34 a.m. to Lee Chapel Road at Old Keene Mill Road for a vehicle fire near Burke Town Plaza, a shopping center anchored by Safeway.
South Block’s expansion to seemingly every corner of Fairfax County will continue tomorrow (Saturday) with its debut in Burke.
The homegrown juice and smoothie chain will open at the Burke Centre Shopping Center (5765D Burke Centre Parkway) with an all-day block party, highlighted by free mini warrior acai bowls for the first 100 customers in line.
