Centreville News

Here's a look at some of the top Patch stories of the past week from across southern Fairfax County and a look at what's coming up: Schools Budget Raises for teachers stayed alive in the final Fairfax County Public Schools budget.

A grand jury in Fairfax County Circuit Court this week indicted Benjamin Luke Walker, of Centreville, in connection with the murder of his roommate , Ryah Leslie.

With Memorial Day Weekend upon us it is time for pools and waterparks. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority has the best collection of waterparks in the region by far with 5 exciting waterparks.

As Jon Hickox turned off Lee Highway and into the driveway of an abandoned, overgrown farm next to the Manassas Battlefield , a powerful sensation came over him.

Five individuals, including three Fairfax County residents, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court this week to conspiring to secure more than $1.5 million in a mortgage fraud scheme involving a home in Gainesville.

Shamus Ian Fatzinger/Fairfax County Times Mothers Against Drunk Driving, along with State Farm Insurance, has chosen Centreville High School junior Melissa Stegner as one of 10 students from across the country to form MADD's first-ever Power of You National Teen Influencer Group.

"And now they're reaping the benefits of all their hard work." The ranking honors the top 1,000 public high schools in the nation that have proven the most effective at producing seniors ready to enter college.

Patrons and community members turned out on Saturday to help celebrate the 20 th anniversary of the opening of the Centreville Regional Library , built on the grounds of one of the area's last dairy farms.A Storytellers, a balloon artist and Curious George were all on hand to help entertain the kids in a day dedicated to recognizing the vast ... (more)

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Five individuals have pled guilty to conspiring together to secure more than $1.5 million in a mortgage fraud scheme involving a home in Gainesville, Virginia.

A three-judge panel of U.S. 4 th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond on Thursday listened to attorneys for opposing sides in a Virginia Death Row case in which a lower federal court vacated the sentences of Justin Michael Wolfe, of Chantilly .

Five individuals, including two Loudoun County residents, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court this week to conspiring to secure more than $1.5 million in a mortgage fraud scheme involving a home in Gainesville.

Virginia's appeal of a federal court decision to vacate the conviction and sentence of Justin Michael Wolfe-who a Prince William County jury sent to death row in 2002 for murder-for-hire-goes before the U.S. 4 th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond on May 17.

Thousands of Centreville-area students will head off to college this fall, and when they do, they may encounter a culture that emphasizes drinking at all costs.

Nearly 80 riders on the Police Unity Tour passed through Centreville Saturday morning, as they completed the last phase of a 220-mile bike ride from Richmond to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. Twenty-five Fairfax County Police Officers were on the ride, and near the front was Kevin Whalen, a Centreville resident and senior ... (more)

Editor's note: Centreville resident Kevin Whalen is sending updates for the next several daysA as he rides the Police Unity Tour , a 220-mile bike ride from Richmond to Washington, D.C. He is riding in honor of Virginia Tech's Officer Deriek Crouse, who died after being shot on campus last December.

Fairfax County Police have arrested a Centreville man they believe caused more than $200,000 worth of damages by vandalizing a Chantilly mosque earlier this year.

Editor's note: Centreville resident Kevin Whalen is sending updates for the next several days as he rides the Police Unity Tour , a 220-mile bike ride from Richmond to Washington, D.C. He is riding in honor of Virginia Tech's Officer Deriek Crouse, who died after being shot on campus last December.

A drunk 29-year-old man pulled two semi-automatic pistols on a hotel security guard early Wednesday because he was upset about the hotel rates, according to the Arlington County Police Department .

A trade association with over 1,300 members will move from its current headquarters in Fairfax to Centreville.