One of the parking garages at the Huntington Metro Station is off limits for the foreseeable future.
Metro closed the station’s north garage (2701 Huntington Avenue) at 1 a.m. on Saturday (Feb. 22) for emergency structural repairs to address the fire suppression system and other rehabilitation work, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced last Friday (Feb. 21).
Local law enforcement is still on the lookout for one suspected serial burglar, despite arresting two others in recent days.
The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking help from the community to identify a man believed to have perpetrated two burglaries and two larcenies in nine days.
Fairfax County is ramping up property demolitions in anticipation of its long-planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system along Richmond Highway.
Transportation officials shared during an in-person public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15 that nine buildings have already been cleared to make way for the project. Another 21 demolitions are scheduled by the end of 2025 as the county works to prepare the corridor for utility relocations in 2026 and eventual construction in 2028.
The driver of a vehicle reported as stolen was arrested this morning (Monday) following a brief police pursuit on Richmond Highway in the Huntington area.
According to the Virginia State Police, troopers tried to stop the driver of a vehicle that turned out to be stolen at the intersection of Richmond Highway (Route 1) and Quander Road around 3 a.m. Instead of stopping, the driver fled north in Route 1’s southbound lanes.
Fairfax County may need to invoke eminent domain to secure more than a dozen properties along Richmond Highway for its new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.
Earlier this week, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution to move ahead with acquiring land rights to 13 commercial and residential properties — including a Wells Fargo bank, a pet hospital, and a hotel — by early December for the new bus route, known as “The One,” regardless of whether settlement agreements are in place.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved a new mixed-use development near the Huntington Metro Station.
Located at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Metroview Parkway in the Mount Vernon District, the 85-foot-tall building will include up to 200 residential units and nearly 9,000 square feet of commercial space.
With extensive construction on the horizon for Richmond Highway, Fairfax County has been handed a roadmap to help manage the impact, preserve the area’s heritage, support local businesses and keep the community engaged.
Last week, the nonprofit consulting group Urban Land Institute (ULI) released a report with a blueprint for redevelopment along the upcoming 7.4-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route from the Huntington Metro Station to Fort Belvoir.
Fairfax County police have filed criminal charges in two crashes that killed pedestrians earlier this year.
A Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter on Friday (July 26) in connection to a May 24 crash near the Huntington Metro Station, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Monday).
A proposal to build housing in the Mount Vernon District near the Huntington Metro Station is closer to being approved.
During a meeting last Wednesday (July 10), the Fairfax County Planning Commission recommended the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approve developer Capital Investment Advisors’ proposal for a 200-unit apartment building at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Metroview Parkway.
Fairfax County police have made headway on a months-long investigation into over a dozen thefts targeting local liquor stores.
Detectives believe the crimes were all committed by the same “crew,” identifying a man arrested in Alexandria and three juvenile individuals as suspects, though others may also be involved, the Fairfax County Police Department said yesterday (Monday) in a news release.
