Alexandria Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St., Alexandria, Virginia. Celebrate Alexandria’s Birthday & the USA’s on Saturday, July 9, 2011, 4-10 p.m. Enjoy a concert by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra at 9 and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. City of Fairfax July 4, 2011 Evening Show & Fireworks Evening Show and Fireworks at Fairfax High School [...]
Steven I. Solow, 62, a licensed practicing counselor in Purcellville, VA was charged June 30th by the LCSO Sex Crimes Unit. Solow is accused of inappropriately touching a 31-year-old female patient during a counseling session on June 6th. The LCSO is asking anyone who believes they were inappropriately touched by this subject to please contact [...]
With the July fourth falling on a Monday this year everyone can enjoy a 3-day holiday weekend. The extended weekend means festivities are scheduled all weekend including fireworks on Sunday and Monday. Here’s a list of what’s going on through out the weekend. Enjoy and be safe. Leesburg Town of Leesburg On Monday, July 4, [...]
Cats infected with a highly contagious, virulent virus fatal to felines, were brought into the Fairfax County Animal Shelter in mid-June. Over the course of the next week to 10 days, the severity of the illness became apparent as cats merely exposed to the virus began exhibiting signs of infection. The decision was made to [...]
Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Monday, June 27. Around 2 p.m. two men entered the BB&T Bank at 8416 Arlington Boulevard. One suspect displayed a gun and demanded money. Both suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. There were no injuries. One of the suspects has been identified as 38-year-old William [...]
To help calm traffic and improve safety, the City of Falls Church will install new electronic speed readout signs at 11 locations throughout the City. The City’s engineering staff studied traffic and roadway conditions to determine the best location for the signs. The signs are 30”x 42” with an LED display screen, mounted on a [...]
A 58-year-old Hyattsville, Maryland man died when the motorcycle he was riding was hit head-on. The 1999 Triumph motorcycle was travelling east on Georgetown Pike approaching the intersection of Centrillion Drive shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29. A 2001 Mercedes, driven by 30-year-old Gabriel Arevalo-Melendez of Sterling, Virginia was travelling west and apparently [...]
58-year-old Brian Benson died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident on Georgetown Pike Wednesday night. The accident occurred at approximately 11:00 P.M. June 29, 2011. Benson was traveling eastbound on Georgetown Pike on a 1999 Triumph motorcycle approaching the intersection of Centrillion Drive. A 2001 Mercedes, driven by 30-year-old Gabriel Arevalo-Melendez of [...]
An entire family of four was killed in an instant in an apparent DUI accident in Frederick County. The accident occurred at an off ramp from Interstate 81 at Route 11 at approximately 11:00AM Sunday morning. Virginia State Police say a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Amanda Roe was at a stop light on Route [...]
Update: A woman charged with arson last week in a fatal fire on Garland Avenue also is now charged with murder. Michelle Yvette Hampton, 34, of Richmond was served with an indictment today for the murder of Jacquelin Yvonne Anderson, 56, also of Richmond. Anderson did not have a permanent address. Around 2:06 a.m. Sunday, [...]