A teen was hospitalized this morning (Monday) after she was struck by a driver while riding an electric bicycle near McLean High School.
Initial details about the crash are limited, but the Fairfax County Police Department says the 15-year-old girl appears to have been riding in a crosswalk at Westmoreland Street and Clearview Drive when she was struck.
Fairfax County is planning to streamline its restaurant permitting process and improve communications to support small businesses.
The county recently conducted a study of its permitting process, covering the time from when restaurants submit building plans to their opening day to identify areas the process is slow or could be improved. The results were presented to the Board of Supervisors’ audit committee on Oct. 6.
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.
Owners of boats, recreational vehicles and trailers now have fewer parking options in Fairfax County’s Dranesville District.
The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 10-0 on Sept. 29 to create the new community parking district, prohibiting many larger vehicles, watercraft and trailers from being parked on public streets in designated residential areas.
Parking options are about to become more limited for students at McLean High School.
Members of the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday (Sept. 29) to add another local street into the residential parking district that surrounds the high school.
Emotions ran high at the Herndon Town Council’s May 26 meeting, as children and parents urged their local elected leaders to prevent the impending closure of a critical child care program.
Families were notified on May 19 that the Kids and Parents Engage (KAPE) program run by the nonprofit Cornerstones at its Herndon Neighborhood Resource Center will be shut down at the end of June, because funding will no longer be available.
The now-annual battle over whether Fairfax County should have a casino is over for 2026, but as some local elected officials and community leaders see it, a larger tug-of-war with the state for control over development decisions has begun.
Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman, former state Del. Kathleen Murphy, and other Fairfax County advocates have launched a nonprofit called Communities First VA that’s dedicated to protecting the authority of local government and giving residents “a stronger voice in decisions that shape their communities,” according to a press release shared first with FFXnow.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has rejected legislation that would’ve opened the door for a casino in Fairfax County.
The governor vetoed SB 756 from Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell today (Thursday) ahead of an April 13 deadline for her to take action on all of the bills passed by the General Assembly during its 2026 session.
An increased fee for non-riders is one option reportedly being considered to ease traffic and parking constraints at the West Falls Church Metro station in Idylwood.
Traditionally one of Metro’s sleepiest stops, the West Falls Church station has become a hub of activity in recent months due to simultaneous construction on three different developments.
McLean’s housing supply will expand in the coming years as a result of two very different development proposals approved last week by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
The board voted unanimously on March 17 to rezone the McLean Office Center at 1368 Beverly Road from a commercial district to a planned residential mixed-use district, paving the way for a 56-unit apartment building to replace the existing pair of two-story office buildings.
