May 28, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Rotary club supports charities through Mustang raffle

#Bailey's Crossroads, #cars, #community events, #community organizations, #volunteers
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The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads is raffling off a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible named “Black Beauty.” This is the 30th anniversary of the club’s vintage Mustang raffle, which is its major fundraising project.  Over the years, the club has raised more than $1.34 million to help many local groups, including JEB Stuart High School, … Continued

Murder arrest in Annandale

#crime, #homicide
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Yanez [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have charged Ubaldo Lopez Yanez, 31, with the murder of an adult male in the Fairmont Gardens apartment complex in Annandale. The identity of the victim has not yet been determined. The body of an adult male with trauma to the upper body had been discovered at about 3:20 p.m. … Continued

Annandale house fire displaces eight people

#fires
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A fire at a single-family home at 7127 Wayne Drive in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood in Annandale Thursday night displaced eight people, including three children. No one was injured. “My family is okay. That is the important thing,” said Roldan Ugarde, who said his wife and their children, Scott, age 5, a kindergartner at Mason … Continued

Police offer more details on actions of fugitive

#crime, #police
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Police search for Assaye in Annandale. [James Lawler Duggan/Reuters] The Fairfax County Police Department has released more details on the efforts to catch fugitive Wossen Assaye March 31 in Annandale.  Assaye, a convicted bank robber, had been under the watch of two contracted security guards at Inova Fairfax Hospital on Gallows Road. Shortly after 3 … Continued

Resident seeks missing cockatiel

#pets
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Lia, a female adult cockatiel, escaped from her home on Crane Drive in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood on March 27.  She weighs about 1 gram and is 10 to 12 inches long. Lia is mostly gray and white and has orange cheeks, a light yellow head and bottom tail feathers, and a high-pitched voice. She … Continued

County budget would end enforcement of grass ordinance

#Board of Supervisors, #budget, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance
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The owner of this healthy lawn received a warning from a community association. Local lawns could be a lot messier next year, if the Board of Supervisors agrees with a budget recommendation to eliminate enforcement of the grass ordinance. Some neighborhood groups are concerned that could lead to declining property values, deteriorating quality of life, … Continued

Sharpshooters take down seven deer at Green Spring Gardens

#animals, #Gross, #neighborhood groups, #pets, #wildlife
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Deer at Green Spring Gardens. Fifty deer were killed in Mason District parks during the 2014-15 season, including seven shot by sharpshooters at Green Spring Gardens, says Katherine Edwards, the wildlife management specialist for Fairfax County. Archers using crossbows were responsible for the rest. Edwards gave a presentation at the third and final installment of … Continued

Annandale Cleanup set for April 18

#community events, #litter
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Some of the trash bags full of litter collected during the 2014 Annandale Cleanup. The Annandale Cleanup, an annual spring event, has been scheduled for April 18, beginning at 9 a.m. Everyone who cares about keeping our community attractive and litter free is encouraged to volunteer. The meeting point is in the parking lot at … Continued

Residents want a do-over of Seven Corners plan

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Fairfax County staff and members of the Mason District Land Use Committee discuss Seven Corners. Residents of the Seven Corners community urged the Mason District Land Use Committee to defer a recommendation on the redevelopment plan approved by the Seven Corners Task Force. Their concerns about the plan were expressed at the MDLUC meeting March … Continued