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Inova opens pediatric sick clinic near Seven Corners to relieve emergency room demand

Published January 18, 2024 at 11:45AM

A pediatric sick clinic is now open at the Inova Cares Clinic for Children near Seven Corners (courtesy Inova)

Inova patients in the Falls Church area can now get medical attention for their sick kids without having to visit an emergency room or make an appointment.

The nonprofit health system launched a pediatric sick clinic this morning (Thursday) out of the Inova Cares Clinic for Children (6400 Arlington Blvd, Suite 50) near Seven Corners. Described as the first service of its kind in Northern Virginia, the sick clinic serves children with common but less severe symptoms of illness, such as fever or coughing.

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Mason District’s new supervisor to focus on pedestrian safety and economic growth in first term

By James Jarvis

Published January 9, 2024 at 2:30PM

Supervisor Andres Jimenez (courtesy of Andres Jimenez)

For the first time this century, Fairfax County’s Mason District has a new supervisor.

In his first week since succeeding Penny Gross, who retired in December after 27 years in the position, Andres Jimenez says he has been actively engaging with constituents to tackle issues ranging from transportation to art projects and economic development.

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Fatal overdose of Justice High School student under police investigation

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 6, 2023 at 3:45PM

Fairfax County police (file photo)

Fairfax County police are investigating the death of a teenager who experienced a drug overdose while at her home in Seven Corners earlier this week.

Detectives have determined that the girl became unconscious while on a video chat with a friend from an apartment in the 2900 block of John Marshall Drive on Monday (Dec. 4), the Fairfax County Police Department reported today (Wednesday).

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Falls Church man arrested for armed massage parlor robberies two years apart

By Fatimah Waseem

Published December 1, 2023 at 1:30PM

Deep Blue Massage is located in the Professional Courts Condominiums in Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

Local police are searching for additional victims after arresting a Falls Church man in connection to two robberies of massage parlors: one that occurred this fall and one from 2021.

Mohamed Tahir, 33, was arrested on Sept. 9 after a reported robbery at Deep Blue Massage (6105 Arlington Blvd) in Seven Corners, the Fairfax County Police Department reported this morning (Friday).

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Seven Corners restaurant holds fundraiser to support humanitarian aid in Gaza

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 13, 2023 at 9:30AM

Bawadi Mediterranean Grill in Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

A restaurant in Seven Corners will raise funds tonight (Monday) for Palestinian refugees after its owner’s family members were recently killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Bawadi Mediterranean Grill announced last week that it will donate 50% of sales made between 6 and 9:30 p.m. to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is tasked with distributing food and other aid in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

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Man who stabbed woman in Seven Corners, set body on fire convicted of murder

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 6, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated October 6, 2023 at 11:36AM

Police are conducting a homicide investigation at The Villages at Falls Church (photo by Ed O'Carroll)

(Updated at 11:35 a.m.) An Arlington man could be sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing a woman and setting her body on fire in a Seven Corners condominium last year.

A Fairfax County Circuit Court jury has convicted 48-year-old Richard Montano of first-degree murder and arson for killing Silvia Vaca Abacay, whose body he subsequently attempted to burn, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced yesterday (Thursday).

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Fairfax County police officer arrested for DUI crash near Seven Corners

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 21, 2023 at 1:30PM

Arlington Blvd at South Manchester Street near Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

A Fairfax County police officer is under investigation for allegedly driving while intoxicated, causing a crash on Route 50 (Arlington Blvd) near Seven Corners.

Justin Faison, an officer assigned to the Mount Vernon District station, was arrested Saturday night (Aug. 19) after crashing into another vehicle near South Manchester Street at 1:41 a.m., the Fairfax County Police Department reported yesterday (Sunday).

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FCPD: Man shoots mother and self in Seven Corners, hospitalizing both

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 28, 2023 at 9:30AM

The Woodlake Towers condominium complex in Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

A man shot his mother and himself in Seven Corners yesterday (Thursday), sending both of them to the hospital, Fairfax County police say.

Officers were dispatched to the Woodlake Towers condominiums at 6001 Arlington Blvd around 4:34 p.m. for the apparent domestic violence incident, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Report: Risk of ‘dying too soon’ varies by race, address in Fairfax County

By Vivian Hoang

Published July 5, 2023 at 3:00PM

A map shows the rates of "premature" deaths across Fairfax County (via Northern Virginia Health Foundation)

Black residents have experienced worse health outcomes than other populations across Northern Virginia, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report found.

Commissioned by the Northern Virginia Health Foundation (NVHF) and conducted by the Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University, the Fairfax County section of the “Dying Too Soon” report found “stark” disparities across the county in the rates at which people die before the age of 75.

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FCPD: Driver was speeding in fatal Seven Corners crash, charged with manslaughter

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 21, 2023 at 9:45AM | Updated June 21, 2023 at 3:28PM

Northbound Arlington Blvd at Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 3:30 p.m.) The driver behind a fatal April 21 crash in Seven Corners was speeding at over 100 mph, Fairfax County police now say.

The Fairfax County Police Department has identified Mirza Baig, 26, of Alexandria as the driver responsible for the crash, which killed 37-year-old Christina Hamilton and injured both Baig and a passenger.