Police concerned about two-wheeled traffic
Currently, there are more than 178,000 motorcycles in Virginia, 15,000 of them registered in Fairfax County. This does not include the untold number of unregistered mopeds, motorized scooters, motorized bikes, electric powered bicycles and mini-bikes that also -- and sometimes illegally -- share the roadways. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Ft. Belvoir students hospitalized in 'hazmat incident'
Twelve students at Fort Belvoir Elementary School were hospitalized Friday afternoon due to what the school is calling a "hazmat incident." | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Virginia Attorney General makes budget cuts
Claiming it as a response to significant budgetary difficulties facing the Commonwealth of Virginia, Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced Thursday a general fund budget cut of 9.1% at the Office of the Attorney General. As part of this effort the Attorney General is voluntarily returning his official state car to the Commonwealth of Virginia and reducing his salary. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Threat topples 9/11 statue
A Fairfax County sculptor who created a statue as a memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has received a threatening note, complaints from neighbors, and was told by the Virginia Department of Transportation to take the memorial down. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Police investigating suspicious death
The death of a woman in Falls Church is being investigated as a possible homicide. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Speaker: Educated immigrants offer solution for businesses
Robert Templin, president of Northern Virginia Community College, knows how Virginia businesses should recruit and train today's workforce. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
New chamber emerges with a focus on minority businesses
When a one business wants to partner with a minority-owned business for a project, it can be difficult to find that partner. That's because until recently, there was no network or organization that provides a listing of minority-owned businesses in Northern Virginia. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Burke soldier dies in Iraq
A 26-year-old soldier from Burke died Sept. 23 while serving in Iraq. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
HP to cut 24,000 jobs; local employees affected
Hewlett-Packard announced Sept. 15 that the company will cut 24,600 jobs in the next three years, most of them in the information technology, finance and legal departments. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Woman steals 142 nonfiction books from library
Fairfax City Police are still searching for someone to book on charges of stealing 142 library books from the Fairfax City Regional Library. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Residents rate county services
Some willing to pay more taxes, fees to protect services. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Supervisors push Tysons plan forward
With a few caveats, Fairfax County supervisors unanimously moved ahead plans to overhaul Tysons Corner Monday. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Building purchase stalls
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors declined to take action Monday on a School Board plan to purchase a second administrative office building | 0 comments - ›› more ...
It's deja vu in the 10th
Republican incumbent Frank Wolf is facing Democrat Judy Feder for the second time. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Highway fund in trouble
Virginia's highway and maintenance operations fund will collect about $740 million less than expected. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Appreciation: Sally Ormsby
Mantua resident called 'A professional citizen' | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Former governors spar for Senate seat
Former Virginia governors Mark Warner (D) and Jim Gilmore (R) took the stage in Fairfax on Sept. 18, both repeating familiar campaign themes in the second debate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican John Warner. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Resident diagnosed with West Nile virus
A 71-year-old Providence District resident was diagnosed with the West Nile virus. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
11th District candidates clash in first debate
Connolly rebuffs Fimian's claims of mismanagement | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fairfax civic activist dies
Sally Ormsby served groups ranging from the Soil and Water Conservation District to her local PTAs. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon considers security guards, new site for day laborers
In their latest set of proposals to crack down on day laborers, Town of Herndon officials are considering hiring security guards to keep the laborers from congregating on private commercial properties. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Private golf club in Sterling closes
As of Sept. 15, The Presidential golf club in Sterling is no longer, and numerous contractors are joining forces to get the money owed them for work that has already taken place on the course, which opened in May. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Ashburn girl in top 10 of America's Got Talent
An Ashburn tot came a little closer Sept. 11 to her dreams of winning $1 million and starring in Las Vegas. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
In bad times, libraries thrive
Circulation increases this summer throughout the county | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Unlicensed driver violations up 700 percent in Herndon
There has been a 700 percent increase in the number of unlicensed driver tickets issued in the Town of Herndon in the last five years, even though the number of licensed drivers in the town has stayed about the same. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Temple threatened with closure over parking problem
Fairfax County officials threatened this month to close a busy Hindu temple in Chantilly if its worshipers continued to park on roads surrounding the temple. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
The doctor is 'in' the virtual ICU
Inova monitors intensive care patients at central location. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Bus drivers on strike
Work stoppage affects highest ridership area in county | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County, schools seek input on budget
County holding 20 community dialogue sessions on budget deficit. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fairfax company charged with unfair labor practice
A union has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Golden Gate Services Inc. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Great Falls bridge closed for emergency repairs
The Springvale Road bridge over Piney Run will be closed for up to four weeks. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Governor Kaine to attend VW Grand Opening in Herndon
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine will attend a Grand Opening at Volkswagen Group of America's U.S. corporate headquarters in Herndon on Thursday, September 18. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Volunteers needed to clean up storm damage
Lake Accotink Park officials are asking for local volunteers to come out this weekend to help clean up damaged caused by Tropical Storm Hanna. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local girl makes cut on 'America's Got Talent'
Ashburn's Kaitlyn Maher, 4, advanced to the finals of the NBC show “America's Got Talent” Sept. 9. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
McCain rally draws large crowd
More than 20,000 people greeted Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, during their visit to Fairfax Sept. 10. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
World record drive kicks off in Chantilly, Herndon
A world-record attempt to use as little fuel as possible while driving through every contiguous state in America kicked off in Chantilly last week. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Venue changed for McCain's Fairfax rally; mixed reasons given
John McCain's visit to Fairfax has been moved from Fairfax High School to Van Dyck Park in Fairfax City. The rally is still scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 10. Doors open at 8 a.m. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Coppermine boundary study approved
Schools staff are now developing preliminary boundary options to populate the new Coppermine elementary school, scheduled to open next year. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Booting the competition
Youth soccer in Northern Virginia stacks up well nationally | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Hanna brings little damage
Tropical Storm Hanna brought heavy rains to the region Saturday. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Weather prompts event cancellations
Some outdoor events planned for Saturday have been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Hanna. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Spanish paper sheds light on Herndon issues
La Luz al Mundo, which translates to "The Light to the World," is a Spanish-language newspaper that started with Herndon resident Susan Aguilar's miraculous vision. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
SOL scores on the rise in Fairfax County
Fairfax County Public Schools has recovered somewhat from last year's dip in state test scores, with this year's results showing noticeable increases in many categories. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Economy hits seniors hard
According to senior care agencies, some senior citizens are cutting everyday expenses to keep up with the current economic downturn, and as a result, potentially putting themselves at risk. | 0 comments - ›› more ...