Fairfax County News

A man was robbed at gunpoint in Annandale last Friday near Commons Drive. According to a news release from the Fairfax County Police Department, the man was removing his toddler from his vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Friday in the parking lot in the 4500 block of Commons Drive when two men approached him.

The Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team is on standby waiting to hear if they might be called to help out in Moore, Okla., where first responders are helping victims of a massive tornado that struck Monday afternoon.

Based on earlier reports and comments by those involved, indications pointed to a summer Request for Proposal date for the General Services Administration for the new FBI headquarters.

Traffic is backed up along Route 123 northbound this morning due to a water main break.

Ken Cuccinelli's plan for winning the Virginia gubernatorial race is straightforward.

Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them.

Fairfax County police are investigating at least three burglaries in Oakton that appeared to occur in the early hours of Monday morning at a number of local businesses.

The draft master plan for McLean Central Park is undergoing revisions, and Fairfax County Park Authority officials are interested in hearing your thoughts.

On the above map, the addresses are block numbers, not specific home or business addresses.

Summer vacation is right around the corner, and it's time to get your kids registered in summer camp.

Centreville neighbors plan to celebrate Memorial Day, May 27, with an old-fashioned ice cream social in the heart of historic Centreville.

Parents in northern Fairfax County will have an opportunity to weigh in on "digital learning" in Fairfax County Public Schools in June.

Kristin Cottrell Haynes is delighted to chauffer her daughter and five of her Falls Church High School classmates to their senior prom Saturday night in her Honda Odyssey.

A man taking his toddler out of his vehicle was robbed at gunpoint Friday in the Annandale area of Fairfax County, police say.

The following list of arrests was provided by the Fairfax County Police Department.

Mount Vernon Nights Summer is around the corner, and you know what that means... The Mount Vernon Nights Concert series returns to Lorton's Workhouse Arts Center on June 1! The weekly concerts, which are also held at Grist Mill Park, feature local musicians, groups and orchestras.

Virginia's unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in April, the lowest it's been in more than four years.

Lillian Hill's Head Start classroom at Camelot Elementary School is bustling and filled with kids the Friday before Mother's Day.

Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week.

Fairfax County Police and several organizations will be showing off their "old school" police cruisers, paddy wagons and other vehicles from 1 - 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18.