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Police have new tool to prevent domestic violence-related homicides
KinneyThe Fairfax County Police Department is using a new screening tool to identify domestic violence victims most risk at of further harm and get them immediate help. Det. Carolyn Kinney described...
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Suspect sought for bank fraud in Bailey's Crossroads
Suspect on bank camera.Fairfax County Crime Solversis offering a reward of $100 to $1,000 for tips leading to an arrest and indictment of a suspect wanted for bank fraud.Last winter, a man opened a...
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Bailey's Health Clinic moving to Merrifield
The reception desk at the Bailey's Health Clinic.The Bailey’s Health Clinic is moving from the Willston Shopping Center to Fairfax County’s new Merrifield Center at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive,...
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Suspects sought for gym locker thefts
One of the suspects.Fairfax County police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects wanted for stealing items from gym lockers. Two men broke into a locker at Gold’s Gym at 2982 Gallows...
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Transportation, budget issues debated by candidates for Braddock District
Cook and Oleszek Braddock Supervisor John Cook (R) and challenger Janet Oleszek (D) clashed over taxes, spending, and transportation Oct. 9 at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters and other...
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Bank robber who escaped from hospital sentenced to 32 years
AssayeThe “bicycle bandit” who escaped from Inova Fairfax Hospital March 31 and led police on a nine-hour manhunt was sentenced to 32 years in federal prison Oct. 9, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...
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Public gets up close and personal at local fire stations
The Annandale fire station on Columbia Pike.Local residents got a chance yesterday to visit local fire stations and learn how firefighters and emergency medical technicians keep the community safe....
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Archers take 26 deer in local parks so far during 2015-16 hunting season
Since Fairfax County’s deer hunting season started Sept. 12, 26 deer have been “harvested” in parks in the Annandale/Mason area.According to data provided by Katherine Edwards, wildlife management...
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FXCO staff again rejects revised shopping center plan for Rt. 7
The proposed shopping center site as seen from Charles Street. Spectrum Development has submitted another revised plan for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads – and it still...
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Armed robbery at Seven Corners spa
Lee Boulevard Office Park [Google Maps]Fairfax County police detectives are investigating an armed robbery at the Blossom Spa in Seven Corners on Saturday, Oct. 10, shortly after 8 p.m. A man entered...
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Just Neighbors offers a life line to local immigrants
A green card.Like many undocumented residents of the Annandale/Mason area, Alejandro didn’t see much of a future for himself after he graduated from Annandale High School. Just Neighbors, an immigrant...
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Chipotle coming to Bailey's Crossroads
A stand-alone Chipotle in the Seven Corners Shopping Center Chipotle is moving into the spot vacated by Qboda Mexican Grill in the Crossroads Place shopping center on Leesburg Pike across from the...
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Reports of shooting at Skyline Center turned out to be a drill
Fairfax County police officers at the Skyline Center. [NBC4 News]Fairfax County police swarmed the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads Oct. 15 in response to what had been reported as shots fired in...
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Annandale homeowner takes land dispute with county to federal court
Flooding on the Laux property before he tried to fix it.The legal dispute between Annandale homeowner David Laux and has risen to a higher level, as the Laux’s are taking their case to a federal court....
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Trail bridge at Green Spring Gardens is being replaced
The trail bridge at Green Spring Gardens is being replaced by the Fairfax County Park Authority. The three-month construction project will start within the next few weeks. The existing bridge needs to...
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Merrifield Fall Festival shines a spotlight on Mosaic District
Peanut, a Bichon Frise/Papillon mix, is dressed as a Chia Pet. Dogs in costumes, live music, a beer garden, outdoor fitness classes, children’s activities, and lots of vendors brought crowds of people...
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School board race in Providence heats up over LGBT issue
Dalia Palchik (center) at the Merrifield Fall Festival.The school board race in Mason District is not drawing much attention, as the incumbent Sandy Evans, is running unopposed, but the contest in...
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All-you-can eat crab and shrimp fest at Annandale firehouse
The Annandale Firehouse on Columbia Pike.Enjoy an all-you-can-eat crab legs and spiced shrimp feast while helping the Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads volunteer fire departments raise funds to help...
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Controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment likely to resurface in 2016
Seven Corners could be a magnet for developers. The Board of Supervisors has put off indefinitely consideration of a controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment that would facilitate new high-density...
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Health clinic relocating to shopping center on Little River Turnpike
American Executive Health System is relocating from its current location at 7611 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, to the spot between Petco and Safeway in the Little River Plaza Shopping Center. That...
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