On Saturday, June 5, 2010, the Fairfax County Park Authority, members of MORE, the Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts, local officials and scores of volunteers will gather to mark the 18th annual National Trails Day. This nationwide event features 1,500 events including the groundbreaking, trail work, and cookout featured locally. Volunteers can join in the trail [...]
Police apprehended a 29-year-old Alexandria area man in the parking lot of a bank the suspect had allegedly robbed just minutes earlier. Makele G. Habtom, of 5217 Cannes Court, was found with the proceeds of the robbery on his person, arrested and transported to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. A man entered the BB&T [...]
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Jeffrey L. Blackford, PE, as the director of the newly created Department of Code Compliance. He will assume his new position on Monday, June 7. The new department will be operational on July 1, and its mission is to investigate neighborhood quality of life complaints, involving most zoning, [...]
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The Fairfax County Park Authority, in cooperation with the Friends of Green Spring and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources will commemorate a new historic highway marker on Saturday, June 12, 2010 near the entranceway to Green Spring Gardens on Braddock Road in Alexandria, VA. The marker celebrates the collaboration of two American masters of [...]
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On Wednesday, May 26 around 5 p.m. Animal Control officers responded to a home in the 15100 block of Olddale Road in Centreville. It was reported that a five-month-old Pit Bull puppy had ingested a meatball tainted with an unidentified, toxic substance and became ill. Investigating officers determined that an adult West Highland Terrier at [...]
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The Fairfax County Park Authority suggests “staycations” in area parks as a great way for families to save money on fuel and lighten their carbon footprint this summer. As a nationally accredited, award-winning agency that manages over 400 parks and nearly 23,000 acres of parkland, the Park Authority has recreational amenities and programs for everyone. [...]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated more than $1 Million in Public Assistance (PA) funds to the Commonwealth of Virginia for infrastructure repair. The funds are to reimburse the Commonwealth for costs associated with the December 2009 severe winter storm and snowstorm. Reimbursements for the snowstorms in February are being processed and will [...]
A 76-year-old man died yesterday at Inova Fairfax Hospital as a result of injuries he sustained in a crash that occurred on Saturday, May 22. A 1997 Ford Escort, being driven by a 20-year-old man was eastbound on Woodburn Road approaching the intersection of Gallows Road shortly after 9 p.m. The 76-year-old pedestrian, attempting to [...]
Join the Memorial Day celebrations May 30 with a hometown parade and the annual Ride of the Patriots. This ride honors military and public safety personnel and is a staging area for Rolling Thunder. From 7-9:30 a.m. May 30, eastbound Lee Highway will be closed from Eaton Place to Fairfax Circle to accommodate thousands of [...]
The City of Fairfax Police Department has issued a warning regarding the dangers of a new video chat Web site: Chatroulette. On Chatroulette, users simply activate their Web camera and press the “start” button to be automatically connected with an endless stream of random strangers. Users who click on “auto start” will have their cameras [...]