Lake Braddock baseball blows past Chantilly
The Lake Braddock baseball team used a wind-blown double from senior Shane Halley to grab its sixth Northern Region title -- a 9-6 win over Chantilly. The Chargers hit three home runs in the loss, but eight walks issued by their pitching staff proved costly. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Springfield Days bigger than ever
At their final meeting last week, many members of the Springfield Days Committee literally raised their heads and hands to the sky, half-jokingly praying for the rain gods to keep this weekend dry. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Woman killed on I-95 in Springfield
An Arlington woman was killed on I-95 in Springfield on May 23 at 9:34 p.m. after the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer she was driving was struck by another vehicle causing the Trailblazer to veer out of control into the Jersey wall, flipping the SUV and ejecting the woman driver. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Region rivalries renewed
Although the Lake Braddock girls track and field team won yet another region title, the interesting storylines didn't end there at last week's Northern Region track and field championships, which were held on the Bruins' home track. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Bruins stay hot in region tournament
The Lake Braddock baseball team, which topped Oakton Wednesday night in the Northern Region semifinals, has been unquestionably the hottest-hitting bunch throughout the region tournament. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Rike gets Hall of Fame nod
Robinson girls soccer coach Jim Rike has been selected by the Virginia High School Coaches Association to enter the Virginia High School Hall of Fame in 2008. Rike has been coaching soccer for 32 years -- 25 with the Rams -- amassing a record of 439-103-40 and winning four state titles. Former Robinson soccer player Megan McCarthy and former West Potomac Director of Student Activities Jeff Dietze will also be inducted to the Hall of Fame this year. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Burke resident graduates first in USNA class ‘08
Ensign Victoria Moore ranked first academically among the 1,054 U.S. Naval Academy graduates this year. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Street in Annandale renamed for Tom Davis
Annandale Center Drive, which runs between Columbia Pike and John Marr Drive in Annandale, was recently renamed Tom Davis Drive in honor of outgoing U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-11th). | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Wahl pitches Spartans to win
West Springfield sophomore Bobby Wahl had all of his pitches working Monday afternoon, striking out 13 batters to lead the Spartans to a 1-0 win over Robinson in the Northern Region quarterfinals. Junior Andy Stallings had a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive in the game's only run. West Springfield will face Chantilly Wednesday in the region semifinals. The Chargers defeated South County, 7-2. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Supervisors extend Islamic school lease by one year
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to approve a one-year property lease continuation for the Islamic Saudi Academy, a grades 2-12 private school in the Alexandria section of the county funded by the Saudi Arabian government. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Police K-9 wins 'Iron Dog' competition
Fairfax County Police Officer Pfc. Mike Gubesch and his K-9 dog partner named Justice won first place in this year’s Virginia Police Canine Association Iron Dog Competition. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Doug Denneny leaves Navy with hopes of entering politics
Doug Denneny has always wanted to make a difference by serving in public office. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Crime
Fairfax County Police detectives at the Mason District Station in Annandale are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man who has broken into several businesses, including two in Falls Church, and stolen lottery tickets. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Public comments on HOT lanes
Residents' concerns include noise pollution during and after construction | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Bridge to be named after Monroe
County officials agreed to name a new pedestrian bridge after Alec Monroe, the deceased honorary mayor of Clifton's Little Rocky Run community. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Mason graduates largest class
Cartographer, beauty pageant queen among thousands of distinguished degree recipients | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Robinson's fountain of youth
The Robinson girls soccer team rode to the Concorde District championship on the legs of two sophomores. Stephanie Johnson and Audrey Barry each scored a goal in the Rams' 2-1 win over Westfield. It is the first Concorde title for Robinson in the team's third season in the district. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Lake Braddock girls win another track title
The Lake Braddock girls track team won its eighth straight Patriot District championship last week, beating second-place West Potomac by 102 point. The Bruin boys team finished second to West Potomac after stumbling on the final relay. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
'Grinding out' a title
The Lake Braddock baseball team has played and won nearly every imaginable type of game this season. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Lake Braddock's walk of life
The Lake Braddock baseball team drew 13 walks against West Springfield Monday night -- 11 of which scored. The Bruins added eight hits during their 12-8 win over the Spartans, notching the school's first Patriot District baseball title since 2004. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Saluting the 2008 Lord and Lady Fairfax Honorees
Celebrate Fairfax, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2008 Lords and Ladies Fairfax. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Teenager assaulted and robbed in Burke
A 14-year-old Burke girl was assaulted and robbed on Saturday, May 10, just after midnight in the area of Oak Leather Drive and Burr Oak Way. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon boys, Robinson girls win Concorde titles
The Herndon boys soccer team and Robinson girls soccer team each won Concorde District championships Saturday afternoon. Herndon beat the Westfield boys, 1-0, while Robinson beat the Westfield girls, 2-1. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Pageant to celebrate the beauty of seniors
Starting at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 30, at the James E. Lee Senior Center in Falls Church, seven women, 60 and older, will seek the title of Ms. Virginia America 2008 at a pageant where wrinkles that come with age are not masked, they're celebrated. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Accotink recovers from storm
Employees at Lake Accotink Park are working against time to repair thousands of dollars in damages caused by the series of severe storms in the past week. The storms came only three weeks before the community will celebrate Springfield Days, a four-day-long party that ends with a cardboard boat race on the sandy shore of Lake Accotink. The only problem is, there's no sandy shore left. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
WHS lease extended
While the likelihood diminishes that the Army will meet its Sept. 15, 2011, deadline for moving thousands of federal workers into new offices in Northern Virginia, one agency set to move has renewed its lease in Crystal City through 2013. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Verizon installation irks Burke
For the past two months, contractors with Verizon have been laying thousands of feet of fiber optic cable for its new FiOS service in the Burke Centre communities. In the process, residents say, workers have damaged water and electrical mains, torn up front yards and, in one case, accidentally caused a house fire. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Burke VRE trails project finished
The vast Burke VRE trails project was completed last month, and Supervisor Sharon Bulova (D-Braddock) cut a ribbon at the site last Saturday, making it official. The 1,260-feet-long project includes two pedestrian bridges and connects the Burke Shire Commons and Walnut Woods communities in Burke Centre to the Burke Centre Virginia Railway Express station. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Smoke-free dining guide for Springfield, Burke
The Northern Virginia Alliance on Smoking or Health has released “Your Springfield and Burke Guide to Smoke-Free Dining.” | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Attempted robbery
Two men tried to rob a man in front of his townhouse in the 9000 block of Tiffany Park Court, but left with nothing. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Man shot on Route 1
On Monday, May 5, around 2:20 p.m., a Fairfax County Police officer was at a traffic stop when a man walked up to his cruiser and told the officer he had been shot. The officer was stopped on Richmond Highway and Hagel Circle. The victim, a 30-year-old Woodbridge man, told the officer that he had "gotten into an altercation," with his former girlfriend, police said, when a man approached and shot the victim in the upper body. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Robinson's Dunleavy beats the clock
Robinson junior Megan Dunleavy overcame a sprained ankle to score six goals -- including the game-winner as time expired -- and lead the Rams to a 14-13 win over Chantilly in the Concorde District girls lacrosse championship game. It was the first district title for Robinson since 2005. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
11th District Dems talk immigration
Two of the four Democrats seeking their party's nomination in the 11th Congressional District spoke in full opposition to the illegal immigration crackdown in Prince William County during a debate in Woodbridge Tuesday night. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Robinson's McKeag leaves for Varina
Robinson boys basketball coach Matt McKeag has tendered his resignation. McKeag cited personal reasons for moving to Richmond and taking over as head coach at Varina High School. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fairfax County teacher charged with possessing methamphetamine
Police arrested a Fairfax County Public Schools teacher Rachel Smith on Thursday for possession of methamphetamine. Smith, 32, teaches at the Chantilly Academy. She resides at 47170 Brasswood Place in Sterling. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Lee Village plan approved
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved plans Monday for a public-private partnership with developer Clark Ventures that would include the construction of the Kingstowne Regional Library, the new Franconia Governmental Center and apartments designated for senior citizens and people with moderate incomes. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Resting place of historic figure defiled
John and Mary Jane Marshall must be spinning in their graves. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Running for everyone
Lori Alexander believes Congress does not represent average citizens | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Assault on officer
A 26-year-old man was subdued by Fairfax County Police officers after banging his head on the interior of a cruiser and spitting at officers. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Vehicle tampering arrests
On the morning of Saturday, April 27, police were called to the 5300 block of Dublin Avenue for a report of vehicle tampering. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Weapon brought on school property
A 14-year-old boy was arrested at Rose Hill Elementary School for possessing a weapon on school property. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Falls Church murder suspect apprehended
The United States Marshals Service arrested Joshua S. Puryear. 21, of 8645 Lenfant Place in Manassas, who was wanted for the stabbing death of Harbi Adam in Falls Church on April 27. Puryear was captured in Washington, D.C., where he is being detained awaiting extradition to Fairfax County. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Building permits merit closer look
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors directed county staff to take a closer look at building permit requests from neighborhoods with a high number of complaints to the county's code enforcement strike team. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Mason Neck Trail gets additional funding
Trail project gets $562,500 in additional funding. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Burke mailboxes destroyed
Police are searching for suspects responsible for the destruction of 18 Burke mailboxes on the early morning of Sunday, April 27. Police were called to investigate the destroyed and damaged mailboxes at 3:50 a.m. No word on suspects has been released, but police said a sports utility vehicle was seen driving away from the area at a high rate of speed. Damage has been assessed at $2,000. Police are offering between $100 to $1,000 cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Religion crosses cultures
Springfield church hopes to strengthen ties to Hispanic community | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Major changes for central Springfield
Springfield residents have long complained about the condition of the aged Springfield Gardens Apartments, but, if approved, a new proposal could change that area of central Springfield forever. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
A game plan for the future
Connectivity study regarded as wish list, guide for county | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Republicans gear up for convention
Both Republicans battling to take on former Gov. Mark Warner (D) in this year's Senate race say they think they have secured the support they need in Northern Virginia to be victorious. | 0 comments - ›› more ...