Local News: Great Falls, VA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Great Falls News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Great Falls News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

Great Falls Info

Great Falls, Virginia is located in Fairfax County. Zip codes in Great Falls, VA include 22066. More Great Falls information.

RSS icon mobile icon

Great Falls News

Local news for Great Falls, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Saturday Dec 5 | Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Rescue Squad Marks 45th

The Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad is in its 45th year of operation. It was formed in 1964 as a "grand project" first proposed by John Costello, charter president of the Sterling Park Jaycees.

Comment?

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Residents Protest Additional Turn Lane

VDOT says dual left turn onto Georgetown Pike wona t increase the roada s traffic.

Comment?

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Holiday Homes Tour

The Woman's Club of McLean is presenting its 43rd annual fund raiser, the Holiday Homes Tour and Market Place of McLean, on Thursday, Dec.

Comment?

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Wish List Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Great Falls charity helps those in need. Tuesday, November 24, 2009 The Wish List Project began in 2000 during the Christmas holiday season and is still growing strong 10 years later.

Comment?

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Ormsby Award for Connolly

Congressman recognized for conservation work. Wednesday, November 25, 2009 In a Nov.

Comment?

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Fairfax Times

Great Falls residents fight intersection upgrade

Great Falls residents are vowing to stop one of the few remaining road-building projects that has funding: the widening of Route 7. While the $37 million project has some support from Reston residents and other east-west commuters, people who live off of Georgetown Pike believe the improvements will attract more cut-through traffic to the Pike.

Comment?

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

FBI searches for Madeleine detective

Parents of missing child Madeleine McCann, Kate and Gerry McCann look at a giant billboard of their daughter on the beach near the Portuguese resort of Lagos.

Comment?

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Fairfax Times

Residents believe new turn lanes will lead to more Georgetown Pike traffic

Great Falls residents are vowing to stop one of the few remaining road-building projects that has funding: the widening of Route 7. While the $37 million project has some support from Reston residents and other east-west commuters, people who live off of Georgetown Pike believe the improvements will attract more cut-through traffic to the Pike.

Comment?

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Great Choices in Great Falls

Variety of gifts on offer in local stores. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 If the idea of battling the crowd at the neighboring mall doe not look that attractive this holiday shopping season and youa d rather not battle the traffic on Route 7, plenty of gifts and knickknacks are available right in town.

Comment?

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Urban Trekker

Town Meeting: Energizing Fairfax County- Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

"Energizing Fairfax County - Climate Change and Energy Efficiency!" This will be an opportunity for you to learn about what is happening in our region and in Fairfax County to conserve our energy resources.

Comment?

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Muslims must combat hate speech

Anwar al-Aulaqi is trying to spread violence in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings.

75 comments

Fri Nov 13, 2009

WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

VA Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Ponzi Scheme

Federal prosecutors say the owner of a Virginia coffee roasting company has pleaded guilty in fraud schemes that resulted in $16 million in illegal proceeds.

Comment?

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Spectator

Raving lunatic hails Major Hasan a a heroa

It's worth noting this find that Harry's Place has made. Anwar al Awlaki describes Major Hasan's atrocity as 'the right thing to do'. Al Awlaki is the former Imam of Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia, where Hasan was a congregant.

Comment?

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Fort Hood shooting: Nidal Malik Hasan 'had contact with 9/11 imam'

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood gunman, had been in recent contact with a radical imam said to have been a "spiritual adviser" to two of the September 11 hijackers.

Comment?

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Harry's Place

Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing

This is a cross post by Anwar Al Awlaki , former Imam of the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia, where his congregants included Major Hasan and two of the 9/11 hijackers Nidal Hassan is a hero.

Comment?

Sun Nov 08, 2009

KNX-AM Los Angeles

STORY: Hasan's Computer Reveals No Terror Ties

A preliminary review of the computer of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the accused shooter in Thursday's rampage at Fort Hood in which 13 people were killed, has revealed no evidence of any connection to terror groups or conspirators, according to law enforcement officials.

Comment?

Jordan News.Net

Massacre major was tied to extremist religious figure

Jordan News.Net Sunday 8th November, 2009 The Sunday Telegraph has reported the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas earlier this week was linked with radical imam, Anwar al-Awlaki, who was a a oespiritual advisera to three of the hijackers who attacked America on September 11, 2001.

Comment?

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Fairfax Times

New signs to tell visitors of road's role in Civil War

From left, Bob Eldridge, Charlie Balch, Jim Lewis, Steve Hull and Tom Evan, all members of the Hunter Mill Defense League History Committee, pose near a patch of woods where a Union observation post once stood during the Civil War overlooking the intersection of the W&OD Trail and Hunter Mill Road.

1 comment

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Artist Depicts Old Great Falls

Regional landmarks long gone and those about to disappear displayed at library, tavern.

Comment?

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Fairfax Times

New public riding facility a horseman's hideaway

Sharon Kees works on technique in the new addition to Turner Farm Park in Great Falls.

Comment?

 

Great Falls News, Events & Info

   
   
Great Falls Dating

more search filters

less search filters

Sponsored links

Find a Local Lawyer

Find a local Lawyer through Lawyers.com

Great Falls, VA Real Estate

View MLS home listings with photos!

Best local coupons in Great Falls

Find a Contractor

Get Great Falls, VA contractors estimates Fast quotes from pre-screened contractors