The Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments has issued a code red air quality alert for today. This forecast means air quality is expected to be unhealthy for all individuals. Children, the elderly and individuals with heart or respiratory ailments, emphysema, asthma or chronic bronchitis should restrict outdoor activities. Healthy individuals should limit strenuous outdoor work [...]
Aaron V. Hernandez, 41, of McLean, Va., was sentenced today to 63 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for running a mortgage fraud scheme that caused more than $4.5 million in losses. Hernandez was ordered to pay more than $4.5 million in restitution and was ordered to forfeit approximately $2.4 million. [...]
Fairfax County firefighters will distribute backpacks and school supplies at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 2, at Fire and Rescue Station 11, Penn Daw. Department personnel, the Progressive Firefighters of Fairfax County, Inc., and the Fairfax County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, Local 2068, have been collecting backpacks and school supplies for several weeks and will distribute [...]
Police responded to the area of Franconia Road and Cannon Lane for the report of a crash involving a car and a bicyclist. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 30, three girls were riding their bicycles eastbound on a paved path on the north side of Franconia Road. Just prior to Cannon lane they [...]
Six FCPS elementary school teachers and the elementary science specialist attended the Sally Ride Science Academy in Washington, D.C., this summer. The educators learned how to help teachers increase students’ interest in science and science careers and heard keynote speeches from astronaut Sally Ride. FCPS was one of 19 school districts from around the country [...]
Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday, August 26. Officers responded to the intersection of Leesburg Pike and Gorham Street around 10:10 p.m. for a crash involving a 2009 Kawasaki motorcycle and a 2008 Ford 150 pickup truck. An investigation determined the motorcycle, operated by a 25-year-old man, was traveling east on [...]
CHANTILLY—The one-lane Leigh Mill Road bridge over Difficult Run in Great Falls will re-open to traffic by December, rather than in early September as originally anticipated, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced today. The delay means that traffic will continue to be detoured while crews replace the bridge. Since the bridge closed to traffic July [...]
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The Fairfax County Park Authority will begin making improvements to Linway Terrace Park in McLean, Va. The project is ready to start and will include the conversion of existing grass field #1 to a synthetic turf field. The conversion will result in significant improvements in field condition, reduce maintenance costs and increase field capacity. The [...]
Tractor-drawn wagon rides, long a favorite activity at Frying Pan Farm Park, can now be experienced at three other Fairfax County Park Authority sites. Climb aboard a converted hay wagon and enjoy an interpretive tour to the Potomac River at Riverbend Park, a trip to the wetland at Huntley Meadows, or a relaxing ride around [...]
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A woman died after a two-vehicle crash that occurred in the intersection of Lee Highway and Waples Mill Road around 10:09 p.m. on Thursday, August 26. A 17-year-old boy was driving a Ford Mustang on westbound Lee Highway when a Volkswagen Passat, driven by a 65-year-old man, made a left turn onto Waples Mill Road [...]