Businesses leave Kmart center
The Hard Times Cafe, a 16-year commercial resident of the Herndon Centre, shuttered its doors for good at 2 a.m. on Memorial Day. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon Planning Commission seeks community input
On Tuesday, June 17, the Herndon Planning Commission will hold a special work session on the proposed hotel at the corner of Elden and Monroe streets beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Herndon Municipal Center, 777 Lynn St. in Herndon. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
E-ZPass opens Herndon location
The Northern Virginia E-ZPass Customer Service Center will relocate permanently Monday, June 2, to 610 Herndon Parkway, Suite 900, Herndon, VA 20170. The new office is located north of the Dulles Toll Road near the Fairfax County Parkway interchange. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Wolf campaigns on his record
Incumbent Frank Wolf is counting on his past accomplishments to win the 10th | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Reston Hospital first in region to offer incisionless reflux surgery
Reston Hospital Center's Comprehensive GI Center is the first in the Washington metropolitan region to offer a new method of minimally invasive anti-GERD surgery. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
McKinley wants Wolf's job
In his first run for public office, McKinley, 44, faces a congressman who has rarely been politically tested since his first win in 1980. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon Festival starts Thursday
This year's Herndon Festival is expected to draw nearly 100,000 visitors and has a few new surprises. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fairfax judge issues death sentences in Reston double murder
On Friday, May 23, Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows issued two death sentences to Alfredo R. Prieto, 42, who was convicted of slaying a young couple near Hunter Mill Road in Reston in 1988. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Police Investigate Robbery in Reston
A Maryland man was robbed at gunpoint in the 11700 block of Stratford House Place in Reston on Friday, May 23. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Indecent Exposure in Reston Area
A man exposed himself to a 37-year-old Reston woman on Sunday, May 25. | 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 ...
Police investigate two Herndon robberies
Fairfax County Police are investigating two armed robberies in the Herndon area that occurred within minutes of each other early Friday morning. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Feder ready for another crack at Wolf
Democratic candidate Judy Feder must overcome primary challenger for rematch with Wolf | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Public comments on HOT lanes
Residents' concerns include noise pollution during and after construction | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Mason graduates largest class
Cartographer, beauty pageant queen among thousands of distinguished degree recipients | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Diamond, Hilton proposals move forward
Two hotel developments that could radically alter the landscape of Herndon both moved a step closer to reality last week. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon man charged with setting fires
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department fire investigators charged John M. Simons, 24, of Herndon, Sunday, May 18, for setting a fire in an occupied dwelling (Virginia Code 18.2-77), setting a fire in an unoccupied dwelling (Virginia Code 18.2-80), starting a fire involving property valued greater than $200.00 (Virginia Code 18.2-81), and setting a fire involving property valued less than $200.00 (Virginia Code 18.2-81). He is being charged with three felonies and one misdemeanor. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Renters facing foreclosure should know their rights
Fairfax County officials want renters to know their rights if the property where they are living is being foreclosed. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Commonwealth to hold immigration public hearing
The Virginia Commission on Immigration’s first of five statewide public hearings will be held Thursday, May 22; from 2 – 5 p.m. and 6 – 9 p.m. (two sessions) at the Johnson Center Cinema on the campus of George Mason University. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
FCEDA commercial real estate seminar
"Negotiating Today's Fairfax County Commercial Real Estate Market," a free breakfast panel organized by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA), will be held Tuesday morning, June 3, at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
HHS Class of 68' reunion
Members of the Herndon High School Class of 1968 are busy locating their classmates for their upcoming 40th reunion to be held May 31 at the Washington Dulles Marriott Suites in Worldgate Center. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon 'Most Wanted' fugitive apprehended
Thanks to the tenacity of a Louisiana state trooper, former Herndon pastor and “America's Most Wanted” fugitive Jack E. Clark has been brought to justice. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
HPD enforces Click It or Ticket
The Herndon Police will be out in force ticketing all motorists who don't buckle up through June 1. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church celebrates Memorial Day
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, will hold a special Memorial Day celebration on Sunday, May 25, immediately following its noon worship service. Church officials will unveil and dedicate a marker on the grounds of the church’s founding location at 13614 Coppermine Road in Herndon. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon boys work some magic
The close relationship of Herndon senior Christian McLaughlin and junior Sean Murnane paid off once again Saturday, as McLaughlin assisted a Murnane goal with 20 seconds remaining to give the Hornets a 1-0 victory over Westfield in the Concorde District title game. | 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 ...
Dulles hotel market solid
Despite economic slowdown, more hotel construction is in the works | 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 ...
HP makes $14 billion bid for EDS
Hewlett Packard (HP) and Electronic Data Systems (EDS) announced Tuesday that they have signed a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase EDS at a price of $25.00 per share, for a value of approximately $13.9 billion. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon man seeks national strawberry-eating title
Despite competitive eater Ian “The Invader” Hickman's great successes, he says he still feels he has some unfinished business when it comes to strawberries. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Volkswagen, D.C. United announce partnership
D.C. United and Herndon-based Volkswagen of America Inc. announced a highly anticipated five-year partnership agreement last week that will see the two brands join forces in a landmark deal that includes a prominent Volkswagen logo on the jerseys of the professional soccer team. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Report ranks high school performance
High schools in southeastern Fairfax County have lower scores on standardized tests than schools in other areas of the county, according to a “report card” published last week by the Fairfax County Coalition of Advocates for Public Schools. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Staff OKs Spectrum plan in Reston
Plans to significantly transform the Spectrum shopping center in Reston moved forward last week as a county staff report recommended approval of the project. | 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 ...
Church donation box thieves arrested
Thanks to a television viewer’s tip, two Herndon brothers have been charged in the April 25 theft of donation box cash from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Fairfax City. | 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 ...
Herndon sticks with status quo
Incumbent mayor Steve DeBenedittis has won re-election in Herndon. | 2 comments - ›› more ...
Zoning violation becomes political
A Town of Herndon zoning violation notice became the center of a political controversy last week, when Herndon Vice Mayor Dennis Husch was publicly accused of abusing his authority. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Volkswagen jersey deal with DC United a possibility
Herndon-based Volkswagen of America may soon be signing a jersey sponsorship deal with the D.C. United professional soccer team, possibly worth up to $7 million. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Volunteers celebrated in Herndon
On Sunday, April 27 over 381 volunteers were honored for their service to the Town of Herndon from 31 different service organization and groups. The 24th Annual Mayor’s Volunteer Appreciation Night was held at the Herndon Community Center. | 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 ...