Fairfax County News

A 29-year-old Lorton man has been arrested and charged with forcible sodomy and abduction with intent to defile.

The man accused of slashing women's buttocks in Northern Virginia malls has pleaded guilty in a Fairfax County court.

Newly appointed Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers shakes hands with Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova June 7 during the kickoff of the fire department's 'Safety In Our Community” door-knocking initiative.

A new report released by the Northern Virginia Health Foundation finds that nearly 60 percent of adult residents and 26 percent of youth in Fairfax County are overweight or obese, and that a quarter of all Fairfax youth aged 14-21 reported feeling hopeless or sad for more than two weeks in a row, an indication of potentially deeper issues.

Two people were killed in a possible murder-suicide Monday in the Bailey's Crossroads area of Fairfax County, police said.

Fairfax County police say two people were found dead after a shooting in the 5500 block of Seminary Road in the Bailey's Crossroads area of the county on Monday morning.

A onetime day laborer admitted in court Monday that he would creep up behind young women at Fairfax County shopping malls, slash their buttocks with a razor blade or box cutter and then disappear into the crowd.

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

A 19-year-old Lorton man living in the 9500 block of Burnt Oak Dr. was arrested for driving while intoxicated, entering a building to commit larceny, intentionally damaging a monument and misdemeanor assault on June 12, 2013.

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.

A team of sleep specialists is partnering with the Fairfax County public school system to develop a plan to delay the start time for high schools.

A team of sleep specialists is partnering with the Fairfax County public school system to develop a plan to delay the start time for high schools.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will vote to proclaim June 18 as U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship Day at its next meeting that same day.

Fairfax County Police said on Friday they are investigating four robbery and assault incidents that took place on Reston Association bike paths in the last two weeks.

Fairfax County park-goers could soon be feasting on a variety of dishes from the metro area's many food trucks thanks to a new initiative from the county park authority.

Your car may one day tell you when there's road work up ahead or if there's a car tailgating you.

The Braddock District Council of Community Organizations announced the 2013 Best of Braddock Award winners on Wednesday during their monthly meeting.

Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area.

Last year, Fairfax County reported eight cases of West Nile virus. Of those cases, one person died.

Gum Springs Community Day is today from 1-5 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Park, 8115 Fordson Road.