Countywide

Inova Health on Wednesday released new data finding nearly half of adults in Northern Virginia are either personally impacted by substance use or know someone who is, with even higher numbers among millennials.

The survey data is part of Inova’s Act on Addiction Campaign, which aims to spark dialogue around the realities of substance use, promote harm reduction and prevention strategies, reduce stigma and highlight the impact addiction has on families and communities, according to a news release.


Countywide

Fairfax County is set to host its inaugural expungement clinic on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hybla Valley Community Center (7950 Audubon Avenue).

The event offers an opportunity for those with non-conviction criminal charges from Fairfax County or Fairfax city to determine eligibility and petition for removal of the charges from their records, Fairfax County Circuit Court spokesperson Rafael Arancibia, Jr. said in a news release.


News

A jury on Wednesday found a 31-year-old Reston man guilty in the murders of two people at a 2020 Halloween party in Dale City.

Jurors convicted Karriem Jackson of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, four counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony and one count of maliciously discharging a firearm in an occupied building, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth’s office said in a news release.


News

West Falls Church siblings Noelle and Lucca Thompson have more in common than just their last name and love for music.

Both children – 4-year-old Noelle and 1-year-old Lucca – inherited an extremely rare, immune-related condition called Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, or CHS, a disorder that puts them at high risk for infections.


News

A crowd of 100 new citizens from 95 different countries was indeed pumped up Friday as former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, an actor and former bodybuilder, delivered the keynote address at George Washington’s Mount Vernon during a Fourth of July naturalization ceremony.

Employees of the hallowed estate estimated about 1,000 attendees were on hand for the festivities, with members of the public joining media members and families of new citizens.


Around Town

The govenator is coming to Northern Virginia, and he’ll be here to welcome some of the nation’s newest citizens.

Former California governor and “Terminator” star Arnold Schwarzenegger will give the marquee address at a naturalization ceremony at George Washington’s Mount Vernon on the Fourth of July. Schwarzenegger will address over 100 newly sworn-in citizens at 10 a.m.


News

A Bailey’s Crossroads man was sentenced Wednesday (June 18) to 25 years in prison for his attempt to carry out a mass shooting at a Haymarket church in 2023.

In March, a federal jury convicted Rui Jiang, 36, of attempting to obstruct the congregants of the Park Valley Church in the free exercise of their religious beliefs, transmitting online threats and a firearms violation.


News

The Virginia Department of Health has been notified of a confirmed case of measles at Dulles International Airport and the Washington metro area earlier this month.

The patient is an international traveler visiting the D.C. area, the VDH said in a Saturday news release.


Countywide

Have you received a text message about an overdue traffic ticket charge? It’s likely a scam.

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is warning customers about a new text scam where fraudsters pose as the Virginia DMV and falsely claim customers owe money for unpaid fines, according to a release from the organization.


News

A trooper and three others, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in a crash following a pursuit Saturday [April 12] on Interstate 66 eastbound in Fairfax County.

Just before 9 p.m., Virginia State Police were called about an occupied vehicle on the left shoulder of the I-66 Express Lanes at the 58-mile marker [near Oakton].


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