Burke News

Fairfax County home day care providers will find out June 18 exactly how many children they're legally allowed to care for under county regulations.

More than 10,000 Washington, DC-area commuters are expected to use pedal power to get to work on Friday for Bike to Work Day 2013.

Inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health Visited several restaurants in or near Burke and Fairfax Station this week.

The Burke area now has another shipping option to mail any packages or parcels. A new FedEx store moved into the West Springfield Shopping Center .

Burke non-profit Able Forces will serve as the Virginia host for the Armed Forces Day Freedom Ride on Saturday in Springfield.

Martina Leinz, head of the Burke-based Northern Virginia Chapter of the Million Mom March, addresses the audience at the McLean Commubnity Center about what she says has been a 13-year battle against inadequate gun laws in Virginia.

A 5,214-square-foot home is on the market in Burke. The home on 6904 Spanker Drive is listed at $739,950. It features skylights, a library with built-in shelves, and jetted tubs, according to the listing on AOL real estate .

Fairfax County home day care providers will find out June 18 exactly how many children they're legally allowed to care for under county regulations.

The Braddock Nights summer concert series , sponsored by Braddock District Supervisor John Cook and the Friends of the Braddock Nights returns to the Burke area in June.

Get your library card ready: May 13 marks the beginning of Children's Book Week, an annual celebration of books and reading for young people.

The Great Gatsby has opened in theaters nationwide. Here are the showtimes at the movie theaters showing The Great Gatsby closest to Burke: Watch The Great Gatsby trailer.

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A Northern Virginia woman robbed a Burke gas station Wednesday. According to a news release from the Fairfax County Police Department, 18-year-old Chelsee D. Wright of Stafford walked into the Shell gas station at 6054 Burke Commons Road and, while brandishing a handgun, demanded an employee give her cash.

Around 15 residents and representatives from Milestone Communications met Wednesday evening at Kings Park Library to discuss the proposed monopole AT&T plans to build at Lake Braddock Secondary School .

Mother's Day is almost here and if you're looking for last-minute ideas, you can find everything you need here in Burke to celebrate with the special mom in your life.

Fairfax County Police say a Stafford, Va. woman robbed a Shell gas station in the Burke area on Wednesday night.

Got a sick pet? Dr. Eric Cryan of Lorton's NOVA Mobile Vet will drive straight to your home in his Ford F450.

Inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health Visited several restaurants in or near Burke and Fairfax Station this week.

You've probably seen the headlines by now: "Cicadas to swarm" the East Coast. There will be "billions" of them.

The Northern Virginia Players will present Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" for four shows starting next week.