Springfield News

Del. Dave Albo was given three awards last week for his 2013 voting record by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce .

Fairfax County police officers are saying farewell to their old cruisers as the department purchases 127 Ford Police Interceptor sedans and utility vehicles in FY2013.

At Wednesday's Citizen Advisory Committee meeting, Captain Jim Baumstark - commander for the Franconia District Police Station - said there have been no reports of serial groper incidents in the greater Springfield area since the community meeting in March .

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.

The Armed Forces Day Freedom Ride will come to Springfield on Saturday. Del. Eileen Filler-Corn will attend this fundraiser for emergency assistance for disabled veterans and wounded warriors.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors moved towards submitting an application for a federal transportation loan Tuesday that could help the county and its partners pay for $1.9 billion of the Silver Line Metro project.

Fairfax-based Apple Federal Credit Union and Springfield-based Vantria Federal Credit Union have completed their merger, announced April 1. The deal adds $73 million in assets and 7,700 Vantria members to Apple Federal Credit Union's existing 148,000 members and $1.7 billion in assets.

As the Fairfax County School Board prepares to vote on another round of changes in a years-long push for reform of its discipline policies, board members are struggling to find common ground on when parents should be notified if their child could be suspended or expelled.

This Springfield, Virginia hotel is off Interstate 95 and within a 25-minute drive of Washington DC.

The following items are from the recent daily activity reports from the Mason, West Springfield, and Franconia Police District Stations of the Fairfax County Police Department.

A Springfield Va.-based foundation is offering UPMC employees free legal help to counter an aggressive unionization campaign, which has been underway at the hospital giant for more than a year.

It has been more than a month since the last report of an incident connected to the series of Springfield assaults by the so-called serial groper - so far, it marks the longest time period between incidents since they began in early September.

Fairfax County's Office of the Fire Marshal is investigating a fire destroyed a home early Wednesday morning at 6240 Willowfield Way in Springfield, according to a news release from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

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

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department 4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687 Duty PIO : 703-877-3702 fire-rescue.PA-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov News Release 13-51 Date: May 08, 2013 Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire, Wednesday, May 08, 2013, at ... (more)

A large fire devastated a house in Springfield early Wednesday, and then jumped to a nearby house and damaged its roof.

In a recent letter, Gov. Bob McDonnell urged FBI Director Robert S. Mueller and U.S. General Services Administration Acting Administrator Dan M. Tangherlini to carefully consider the GSA Warehouse located in Springfield for the FBI's relocation.

The competition for the location of the new FBI headquarters has been fierce and now a decision by Virginia's governor has surprised some of the communities competing for the site.

A Utah soccer referee who died Saturday from injuries suffered after being punched in the head is a tragic example of the increasing dangers in officiating the sport, according to veteran referees.