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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.


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A Maryland restaurant that specializes in sushi as well as steak, burgers and other American fare is coming to McLean.

Glenwood’s has signed a lease to open an approximately 7,000-square-foot restaurant at Chesterbrook Shopping Center, its first location in Northern Virginia, property owner Federal Realty announced today (Wednesday).


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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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A Woodbridge man has been arrested for allegedly burglarizing at least three different medical offices across Fairfax County in recent months.

The Fairfax County Police Department first began investigating a reported commercial burglary in the 8200 block of Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Merrifield on May 19, according to a press release.


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The inclusive playground at McLean’s Clemyjontri Park remains a gem of Fairfax County, but after two decades of operations, the local park authority is contemplating a refresh.

With much of the original equipment nearing or exceeding its expected life cycle, the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) plans to fully renovate the playground with the goal of creating a place “where every child can play,” according to a press release.


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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.


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A McLean man was sentenced last week following the May 2025 shooting of a man said to have kicked his Tesla.

Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba, 20, was sentenced Friday (Sept. 25) to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter; four years and four months of that sentence were suspended.


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A McLean man will be sentenced in Fairfax County Circuit Court this week after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the 2025 shooting death of a man in Herndon.

Kianmehr Shirinipaziziba, now 20 years old, was initially charged with second-degree murder in the death of 39-year-old Jason Hann.


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A McLean office complex slated for redevelopment with residential condominiums could host housing specifically for the area’s growing older population instead.

Sunrise Senior Living has a contract to acquire part of the McLean Professional Park site at 1477 Chain Bridge Road. While the sale hasn’t closed yet, the operator is already mapping out plans to use the additional 2.8 acres of land to expand on its adjacent Sunrise at McLean Village community.


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More than two years of construction at Mars Inc.’s longtime headquarters in McLean could wrap up in the coming months.

The candy and pet care company anticipates completing an extensive renovation of its central office at 6885 Elm Street by the end of this year, allowing employees to return to the building in the first quarter of 2027.


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