Dental Career students from West Potomac Academy will serve as volunteers in the Mission of Mercy (MOMS) Project at the Medical Campus of Northern Virginia Community College March 9 and 10. West Potomac Academy is one of six high school academies in Fairfax County Public Schools. The students will be working alongside local dentists, dental hygienists, [...]
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a cave-in Sunday, February 12, 2012, at approximately 1:25 a.m., in the Burke area of Fairfax County. The single-family, two-story home is located in the 5100 block of Lavery Court. Firefighters encountered a large tree upon arrival that had crashed through the roof and into a [...]
On Sunday, January 29 around 1:15 p.m., police responded to a crash on Kingstowne Boulevard. A 25-year-old man was driving a 2011 Ford Mustang northbound on Kingstowne Boulevard. A 77-year-old man was driving a 1994 Toyota Camry southbound on Kingstowne Boulevard. As both vehicles approached the intersection with Kingstowne Village Parkway, the 77-year-old driver attempted [...]
Fairfax County Police responded to a destruction of property report at the construction site of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mosque, located at 4555 Ahmadiyya Drive on Monday, January 30 around 8:40 a.m. Police found extensive damage to the mosque which is under construction but found no evidence that the building was entered. Detectives and blood [...]
Fairfax County Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 shortly after 7:30 p.m. According to police a 33-year-old, New York man was driving a 2005 Hyundai Elantra, northbound on the Fairfax County Parkway when he turned from Route 7100 on to the ramp leading from eastbound Leesburg Pike, to [...]
The Fairfax County Police Department, in cooperation with the Prince William County Police and the Manassas Park Police Department are investigating a series of armed robberies that have been occurring since December 29, 2011, and which involve a white female suspect. The first robbery occurred on December 29, 2011, at a Shell Gas station located [...]
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has received a Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will fund the Living Fit in Fairfax project. This three-year grant project is designed to improve the health and fitness literacy of FCPS students by coordinating nutrition, fitness, and physical activity opportunities. Living [...]
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The Wolf Trap Foundation, based in Vienna, Virginia has filed suit in Federal court in Alexandria, claiming trademark infringement against a tiny not-for-profit organization more than 50 miles and two counties away asserting that their use of “The Barns of Rose Hill” in Berryville will confuse Wolf Traps patrons. Wait, what? Berryville sits west of [...]
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a townhouse fire Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at approximately 10:10 a.m., in the Burke area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 4804 Nash Drive. Firefighters encountered smoke coming from the second floor of a middle townhouse upon arrival. Firefighters conducted an aggressive fire [...]
One of the Urban Search and Rescue Team dogs is missing and the they are seeking the public’s help. The 3-year-old black German shepherd with brown legs named Vito was last seen Thursday during a training session in Bowie, MD, near Route 301. Vito was in training to join the team when he chased a [...]
