2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (928+ words) By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press Produced by environmental scientists, the report — which the state for more than six months had refused to release — said regulators should have more authority to reject industrial water withdrawal permits, force entities to examine alternative…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (373+ words) A man who pleaded guilty to raping a high school friend and then hiding her body in a wooded area of Springfield will spend the next seven decades in prison. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Frieden sentenced Terence Bridgett…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (408+ words) Orange Line trains will single-track between Vienna and West Falls Church on Saturday and Sunday for planned track work, requiring riders to transfer at West Falls Church. Trains will run every 24 minutes on that segment, while the rest of the…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (170+ words) FFXnow is asking readers to vote for the “Best Eye Doctor in Fairfax” as part of its Readers’ Choice Awards, with write-in nominations accepted. Voting closes at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, while voting for Best Chiropractors remains open until July…...

3+ day, 59+ min ago   (391+ words) Teso Life plans to open a new store in the former CVS space at Willston 1 Centre in Seven Corners, according to Fairfax County planning documents. The Japanese department store retailer has not announced an opening date, and renovation plans for…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (845+ words) Hunter Mill District Planning Commissioner John Carter retired July 22 after nearly nine years on the Fairfax County Planning Commission, where he represented Reston and the Vienna area on land use and development issues. A successor is expected to be appointed…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (854+ words) A Lego display featuring Fairfax County landmarks and scenes from all nine magisterial districts has been unveiled at Tysons Corner Center for the U.S. 250th anniversary. Built by the Northern Virginia Lego User Group with Visit Fairfax and the county’s 250th Commission, the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (219+ words) A child has died following a vehicle crash in Herndon’s Highland Mews neighborhood just east of Dulles International Airport. Units with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to the 3000 block of Madden Court near Food Lion at…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1435+ words) Going forward, Fairfax County Public Schools will prohibit the use of generative artificial intelligence by elementary school students, tablets and laptops in preschool and kindergarten, and student use of personal electronic communication and computing devices during instructional time. The Fairfax…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (336+ words) The senior pastor at Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey’s Crossroads was arrested this week in connection with allegations that he sent sexually explicit images to a teen for more than a year. Kenneth Baldwin, a 46-year-old resident of Lincolnia, has…...