Springfield: Suspects Arrested in May 21 Armed Robbery Case
Three days after an armed robbery and gunfight that broke out in Springfield’s Brookfield Plaza, Fairfax County Police announced Tuesday, May 24, that two men have been arrested in connection with the case.
Springfield Days Returns to the Sweet Spot
Market Expo, PetFest, Cardboard Regatta among community festivities.
Springfield resident Ron Hilbig’s small business Turtle Hill Originals was supposed to be a fun retirement job. Now in his second year of creating custom decorative mirrors, picture frames and treasures boxes, he still works full time as communications director at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield.
Fairfax County shares plan for mitigating effects of Safe Track maintenance
Bracing for shutdown "surges" in face of Metro crisis
If you use Metrorail from Vienna or Reston or Tysons, be on notice: The Orange and Silver lines will be the first affected.
Fairfax County: Kaine Requests Funding for School Drinking Water Testing
FCPS developing testing plan; last test was 2004.
In response to the lead contamination of drinking water of Flint, Michigan, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine joined 24 other senators asking Congress for funding to have school drinking water tested for lead and other toxins.
Burke: Bishop Pitches Bruins to Conference 7 Championship
Lake Braddock baseball wins second straight conference title.
The Lake Braddock baseball team won the Conference 7 championship.
Burke: Quashie’s OT Goal Gives Lake Braddock Conference 7 Title
Bruins beat T.C. Williams after surrendering pair of two-goal leads.
The Lake Braddock boys' soccer team won the Conference 7 championship.
Fairfax County: 15th Day Prom held for students with disabilities
Students’ bodies bounced, swayed and spun on the dance floor while the Black-Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” blared from towering speakers. In another room, glamorous girls and boutonniered boys waited in line to pose for a professional photographer. It was a prom.
Springfield Home Sales: April, 2016
In April, 2016, 190 Springfield homes sold between $940,000-$165,900.
Springfield Home Sales: April, 2016
Fairfax Station, Lorton, Springfield, Mount Vernon: Lawmakers Report on 2016 General Assembly
Diversifying the economy, expanding Medicaid and school funding discussed.
Del. Dave Albo (R-42) introduced himself as a rare breed, an elected official in Virginia who happens to also be a Republican.
Mount Vernon: Browne Academy Turns 75
One of Virginia’s first racially integrated schools celebrates with arts, picnic and assembly.
Independent school Browne Academy didn’t begin its daylong celebration of the institution’s 75th anniversary trumpeting the fact it was founded as one of the first racially integrated schools in Virginia.
Springfield: A Losing Season; a Winning Heart
With 0-15 record, Lee High Lancers baseball coach Matt MacDonald works on rebuilding season.
Lee High School's baseball coach Matt MacDonald, 34, of Old Town Alexandria has his heart in baseball.
Fairfax County: Hispanic Leadership Alliance awards scholarships to 14 seniors
West Springfield High School senior Fernanda Justiniano-Rivero fought back tears as she thanked her mother for everything. “She worked three jobs, barely raised me, would come home and be so tired,” Justiniano-Rivero said. “But she still would bring me gifts, ask me if I did my homework. I used to pretend we would travel the world and it be just us, I would live in a fairy tale.”
Burke and Springfield: Girls Explore STEM Careers
Girls Scouts present innovative projects at NOVA.
Girls Scouts ventured beyond camping and cookie sales Saturday, May 7, at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, where they explored fields in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
West Springfield Ends Strain's No-Hit Bid, Beats Lake Braddock
Spartans secure top seed in Conference 7 tournament.
The West Springfield baseball team defeated Lake Braddock 3-1.
Fairfax County: Training to Reverse an Overdose
In 30 to 45 seconds, a single dose of the drug Naloxone can be the difference in whether someone experiencing an opiate overdose lives or dies.