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Mount Vernon, West Potomac clash in basketball doubleheader tonight

West Potomac boys basketball coach David Houston III knows that, on paper, his team is the big favorite going into Tuesday night’s game against Mount Vernon. The Wolverines

Woodlawn Elementary School secured during police search Thursday morning

Woodlawn Elementary School was briefly put on “secure the building” status yesterday morning as police pursued a larceny suspect nearby. Police eventually caught the 17-year-old suspect with a K9

Trail improvements nearly done at Huntley Meadows

Trail improvements currently underway at Huntley Meadows Park are part of an effort to meet compliance standards outlined by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), according to a Fairfax

Police blotter: Thieves pull gun on Walmart employee

A Walmart employee confronted a trio of men who had taken merchandise from the store and ended up getting a gun pulled on him, according today’s police blotter.

Metro, Fairfax County still at odds over Huntington escalator

Metro and Fairfax County are still in talks about how to get a newly renovated escalator at the Huntington Metro station into service. The nearly $1 million restoration of

Police blotter: Erroneous report of car break-in turns up stolen handgun

A Woodbridge man originally thought to be breaking into a car ended up in trouble for a different reason early on Sunday, according to today’s Fairfax County Police

Krizek proposes tighter seat belt rules for passengers, school buses

Virginia State Del. Paul Krizek (D-44) is introducing five bills at the General Assembly this session, including one that would require all motor vehicle occupants to wear seat belts

2016’s Best and Worst of The Corridor

Covering the Corridor’s first year of reporting on the Richmond Highway area saw plenty of progress, as well as some bumps in the road, for our community. Here’s

Police release video of Quality Inn armed robbery

Fairfax County Police released security camera footage of a recent robbery at a local hotel in attempt to get the public’s help identifying the culprits. The video shows two

Suspect sought after man injured in shooting Tuesday morning

Fairfax County Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting was reported at the Sequoyah condominium complex in Hybla Valley this morning. Residents reported a man chasing another