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McLean fire department enlists community’s help to ‘push in’ new engine

Published October 13, 2026 at 9:15AM

Community members pitch in for the McLean Volunteer Fire Department's push-in ceremony for its new fire engine (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The McLean Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) welcomed a brand-new fire engine this weekend, doubling the number in its fleet.

According to department leaders, the community’s support was crucial throughout the process, which began with fundraising and ended with a push-in ceremony in the middle of an open house on Saturday (Oct. 10) where everyone from kids to Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman and Congressional Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) literally put their back into placing the engine in its new station.

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McKay stresses security of Fairfax’s election process in Congressional ‘shadow hearing’

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published October 5, 2026 at 11:45AM

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay at a shadow hearing on the 2026 midterm elections held by Congressional Democrats at the Fairfax County Government Center (courtesy Office of Rep. James Walkinshaw)

Members of Northern Virginia’s Democratic congressional delegation convened at the Fairfax County Government Center last Thursday (Oct. 1) for a forum to address concerns about the upcoming November elections.

The “shadow hearing” called by House Democrats, who lack the legal power to subpoena or control formal hearings due to the party’s minority status in the chamber, was led by Rep. Joe Morelle (D-New York), a ranking member of the Committee on House Administration, and Fairfax County’s own Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.).

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Congressional Dems to investigate ICE agent who pointed gun at woman in Bailey’s Crossroads

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published August 20, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated August 20, 2026 at 11:23AM

Reps. Don Beyer and Suhas Subramanyam announce an investigation into an ICE encounter in Bailey's Crossroads during a press conference Aug. 19. (Screenshot via C-SPAN)

Congressional Democrats representing Northern Virginia are launching an investigation into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents’ conduct after an officer pointed a gun at a local woman in a Bailey’s Crossroads parking lot last week.

Reps. Don Beyer (D-8) and Suhas Subramanyam (D-10) announced the investigation yesterday (Wednesday) on Capitol Hill after meeting with Carolina Molina, a Loudoun County resident who filmed her encounter with ICE.

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Video shows ICE agent pulling gun on woman in Bailey’s Crossroads parking lot

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 12, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated August 12, 2026 at 4:18PM

An ICE agent points a gun at a woman driving in Bailey's Crossroads (via tinyandstrongthings/Instagram, shared by Rep. Don Beyer's office)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents confronted a driver and accused her of trying to run them over in a Bailey’s Crossroads parking lot earlier this week — a claim contradicted by video recordings that the woman captured of the encounter.

One of the ICE agents, dressed in a police vest and a balaclava that covers his face except for his eyes, pointed a gun at the woman while yelling at her for recording them and claiming “you almost ran us over,” a cellphone video posted on Instagram on Monday (Aug. 10) shows.

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Congressmen question relocation of federal workers from Reston’s USGS campus

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 11, 2026 at 2:45PM

The U.S. Geological Survey headquarters building in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A handful of federal workers are reportedly in the process of being moved from their established home in Reston to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s headquarters in D.C.

The relocation of the Interior Department’s Business Integration Office (BIO) from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) campus will affect only 17 employees, but Reps. Suhas Subramanyam and James Walkinshaw, who represent Virginia’s 10th and 11th Congressional Districts, argue that it will seriously undercut the agency’s effectiveness.

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What Fairfax County voters need to know for the dual congressional primaries Tuesday

By Emily Leayman

Published August 3, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated August 5, 2026 at 10:09AM

Voting at Lake Braddock Secondary School (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Fairfax County voters will head to the polls Tuesday (Aug. 4) to cast their votes in Democratic and Republican primaries, which will determine nominees for the 2026 midterms.

Polls will be open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters are not registered by party in Virginia, so they can choose to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. As of Aug. 1, Fairfax County has over 817,000 registered voters.

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Bill to name U.S. post office after late Rep. Connolly passes House

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 14, 2026 at 11:45AM

Late Rep. Gerry Connolly with his successor, Rep. James Walkinshaw (courtesy Office of Congressman James Walkinshaw)

Longtime Fairfax County Rep. Gerry Connolly is one step closer to getting his name on a local post office.

Yesterday (Monday), the House of Representatives passed legislation from Rep. James Walkinshaw, Connolly’s successor to Virginia’s 11th Congressional District seat, that would rename the U.S. Postal Service’s facility at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax after the late congressman.

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DACA recipients in Fairfax County concerned about delayed renewals

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published June 16, 2026 at 12:45PM

Rep. James Walkinshaw, of Virginia's 11th Congressional District, speaks to local DACA recipients and immigration advocates during a round table discussion June 15 (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

When the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday next month, one Fairfax man could see the end of his American dream.

Over the years, the South Korean immigrant and medical professional has regularly renewed his lawful immigration status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA), the federal policy that offered relief from removal proceedings and the ability to work in the U.S. for young immigrants.

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Late Rep. Gerry Connolly’s final bill in Congress heads to president’s desk

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 21, 2026 at 1:45PM

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (right) talking with late Congressman Gerry Connolly in July 2022 (courtesy Office of Senator Mark Warner)

The final bill introduced by the late Gerry Connolly dealt with the disease that took his life early in his ninth term representing Virginia’s 11th Congressional District.

In a rare moment of unity, the Senate voted unanimously yesterday (Wednesday) to support the Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act, sending the bill to President Donald Trump almost a year after it passed the House of Representatives on June 3, 2025.

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More federal funds coming to Fairfax for police, W&OD Trail visitor center

By Jared Serre

Published March 3, 2026 at 9:30AM | Updated March 3, 2026 at 8:10PM

Rep. James Walkinshaw (staff photo by Jared Serre)

An additional $9.2 million in federal funds is coming to Fairfax County, raising the county’s total earmarks to nearly $17 million for this fiscal year.

Rep. James Walkinshaw announced today (Tuesday) that he had helped procure approximately $13.4 million for the county in the minibus appropriations package that passed last month.