Real Time Crime Center expands use of AI to improve response times
The Fairfax County Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) has implemented new artificial intelligence technology that enhances emergency response by identifying critical information from 911 calls in real time. This initiative is being carried out in partnership with the Department of Public Safety Communications and the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, the Police … Continued
Planning Commission recommends approval of Gallows Road development
The Fairfax County Planning Commission recommends approval of a Comprehensive Plan amendment that would allow the development of 32 single-family homes on Gallows Road in Annandale. The new development, proposed by Madison Homes, would replace 11 existing homes along Libeau Lane and the Raintree townhouse community. The plan amendment increases the density from the current … Continued
Child rescued from open 6th floor window
Fairfax County firefighters rescued a toddler who was dangling from a sixth-floor window in Seven Corners on July 10, WUSA9 reports. When firefighters arrived at about 3: 15 p.m., they found that the child, believed to be around 2 or 3 years old, had kicked out a window screen at a unit at Woodlake Towers … Continued
A microburst storm, like the one that hit Burke, could happen anywhere
By Julia Key Burke residents are still recovering from a microburst storm that struck the community on June 22 with 90-mile-per-hour winds, toppling trees and damaging homes. “The storm caused widespread damage across Lake Royal and surrounding Burke communities, bringing down numerous trees onto homes, vehicles, roads, and power lines,” Sulayman Brown, deputy coordinator of … Continued
Lawsuit challenges $1.8 million fine against an immigrant
The Legal Aid Justice Center filed a lawsuit on July 8 on behalf of an Alexandria resident facing more than $1.8 million in immigration fines imposed by the federal government. LAJC calls the fine “one of the latest examples of the administration’s escalating effort to use extreme financial penalties as a weapon against immigrant communities.” … Continued
Barcroft Plaza Starbucks baristas vote to unionize
Employees at the Starbucks at Barcroft Plaza voted to unionize on July 7. Nine of 15 eligible workers (baristas and shift supervisors) at the coffee shop at 6365 Columbia Pike voted to join Starbucks Workers United. One of the baristas told Annandale Today their biggest complaint has to do with scheduling issues by a manager … Continued
Three pedestrians injured in crash
Three pedestrians were injured following a two-vehicle crash in Bailey’s Crossroads shortly before 3 p.m. on July 9, 7News reports. One of the vehicles left the roadway and hit an adult man, an adult woman, and a teenage girl at the intersection of Leesburg Pike and Crossroads Center Way. All three were taken to the … Continued
Marginal population growth predicted for Fairfax County
Fairfax County has experienced marginal population growth between 2024 and 2025, while the median home market value rose by more than 6%. Those are some of the major findings in the county’s just-released demographic report for 2025 by the Department of Management and Budget. Here are some key statistics from the 225-page report:
ICE lodges detainer against an abduction suspect with a criminal history
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer urging Fairfax County not to release from jail “an illegal alien who has been charged with rape and abduction.” Juan Arevalo Mendez was arrested on June 30 in Prince William County. He has been charged with strong-arm assault and kidnap of an adult with the intent to sexually assault in connection … Continued
Registration open for Senior Olympics
Registration opened on July 6 for the 2026 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. The NVSO consists of 47 athletic and recreational events held in various locations throughout Northern Virginia from Sept. 11 through Oct. 4. Events range from a 5K trail race to horseshoes, duplicate bridge to poker. New events this year are rock climbing and … Continued
Three spaces in a Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center available for lease
Big changes are coming to the small retail shopping strip at Leesburg Pike and Glen Forest Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. Three units are available for lease: the vacant spaces formerly held by the Mum Aroi Thai restaurant and the Thai Value Food Market, plus the office currently occupied by State Farm Insurance agent David Seidel. … Continued
More details emerge on proposed Seven Corners project
The Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department on July 1 accepted for review a conceptual development plan and rezoning application for the construction of 450 multifamily units on the site of the Grand Mart grocery store and Pistone’s Italian Inn in Seven Corners. The proposal by Eakin Properties calls for two 85-foot-tall buildings connected by … Continued
Happy Independence Day! but try to stay cool
While many of you will be celebrating outdoors today, it’s going to be healthier to stay inside. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s air quality forecast for Northern Virginia for Saturday, July 4, is 209, which puts it in the “very unhealthy” category. (A “good” air quality index is 50 or less.) The DEQ says … Continued
Wedgewood Apartments lack AC – again
With the D.C. region experiencing a “dangerous heat wave,” tenants at the Wedgewood Apartments in Annandale are suffering without air conditioning. “The conditions inside the apartments have become unbearable,” says Aisha of McWhorter Place. “This is affecting our health, comfort, and ability to safely remain in our home.” “I have already contacted the leasing office … Continued
Judge blocks assault firearm ban
Hundreds of new laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly this year took effect on July 1. However, two of those laws – banning assault weapons and prohibiting law enforcement agents from wearing masks – have been temporarily blocked by the courts. The measure signed by Gov. Abigail Spanburger prohibiting the purchase and sale of … Continued