Google is planning to launch an experiment that they hope will make Internet access better and faster for everyone. They plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Their networks will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today, [...]
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Falls Church, VA – For the fourth year in a row, Inova Fairfax Hospital has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare-quality ratings organization that analyzed patient outcomes at all 5,000 of the nation’s non-federal hospitals. Inova Fairfax Hospital’s outcomes places it in the nation’s top 1 percent. According [...]
Metro will repair door control units on 546 rail cars, which will enhance passenger safety once Metro resumes automatic train operations. Trains have been functioning in manual mode since June 22, 2009, following a fatal train collision. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the accident. The Metro Board of Directors yesterday [...]
West Potomac Academy (WPA) and ITT Technical Institute of Springfield have teamed up to offer criminal justice students the opportunity to participate in a mock investigation of a crime scene at ITT Tech, on Friday, February 26. West Potomac Academy is one of six high school academies in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). The ITT [...]
The victim has been identified as Efrain Flores-Vasquez, 49, of no fixed address. Detectives have narrowed the details of the striking vehicle to be a four door Honda Accord EX, model years 1999-2002. Previous Releases: -UPDATE: Further Details on Striking Vehicle McLean Police District – Detectives now have reason to believe that the striking vehicle [...]
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Detectives now have reason to believe that the striking vehicle is a Honda Accord, model years 1998 to 2002, and either silver or beige in color. The vehicle should be missing its driver-side front bumper and all or part of the air dam, which runs the width of the front of the vehicle. -Previous Release: [...]
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Police arrested a woman who worked in the office of the Fairfax County Clerk of the Court on Wednesday, February 24. Deborah Sterling, 58, of 6330 Deepwood Farm Drive in Clifton, was charged with four counts of embezzlement by a public official, one count of computer fraud and one count of forging a public record. [...]
Police were called to a fatal pedestrian crash around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24 on Leesburg Pike at I-495. Police discovered a 49-year-old adult male deceased in the roadway with vehicle debris. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Crash Reconstruction detectives responded to the scene and [...]
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The 24th annual Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival starts on April 17th with a glittering evening at Old Town Hall celebrating the best of arts in the City of Fairfax. Sponsored by the City of Fairfax in cooperation with George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College, Spotlight on the Arts continues its commitment [...]
West Potomac Academy Fashion Design students will participate in Pink Fashion Rocks, to benefit breast cancer charities, on Wednesday, February 24, at 6:30 p.m. at Long View Gallery in Washington, D.C. West Potomac Academy is one of six high school academies in Fairfax County Public Schools. Three West Potomac Academy student garments were selected for [...]