Monday notes: Antique center update, West Po swimmer profile, Voice pauses
News from the past few days, including a profile of student with Olympic dreams, an update on the Mount Vernon Antique Center, and news about a local paper.
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Hayfield defense stymies West Potomac as Hawks take Gunston crown
Hayfield won the Gunston District title Friday night at West Potomac behind an aggressive defense and a clutch performance by senior forward Brian Cobbs.
Mount Vernon grad scores first goal in college lax program’s history
Keshawn Downing, a 2017 Mount Vernon graduate, put his name in the Averett lacrosse history book Wednesday, scoring the first goal in program history.
Pedestrian struck on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
A pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway on Thursday afternoon.
Police blotter: Armed robbery at Quality Inn, assault on Lockheed Boulevard
A man was robbed in his room at the Quality Inn on Richmond Highway early Tuesday morning, according to today's Fairfax County Police blotter.
County responds to Embark comments submitted by public
Fairfax County has posted comments submitted by the public regarding the Embark Richmond Highway amendment, as well as the county's responses and revisions.
Police blotter: 70-year-old man allegedly fires rifle after dispute
A 70-year-old man was arrested Monday evening after allegedly firing a rifle multiple times in the direction of two people after a dispute at a home.
Metro delays two-week closure of Huntington scheduled for this spring
A more than two-week closure of the Huntington Metro station that had been planned for this spring has been delayed until 2019, WMATA announced Tuesday.
Arlington County refusing to turn over 911 call in Bijan Ghaisar case
Arlington County denied a FOIA request to release the 911 call made after the hit-and-run accident that Bijan Ghaisar was involved in the night he was shot by
Police blotter: Man caught trying to light police station’s gas pumps on fire
A man allegedly tried to set gas pumps at the Mount Vernon District police station on fire in the middle of the day, according to today's police blotter.