Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Virginia state trooper strikes pedestrian in Annandale

A Virginia State Police trooper struck a pedestrian in Annandale around 2:41 a.m. Saturday, April 26, according to news reports. The woman, a 25-year-old Annandale resident, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police didn’t release the names of the victim or the trooper. The police officer was reportedly exiting from the northbound … Continued

Car crashes into Treasure Trove

Damage inside Treasure Trove. UPDATE: The store reopened on Feb. 25. The Treasure Trove consignment shop in Annandale has been closed since Saturday afternoon when a car drove through the front of the store. Some bricks were knocked out of alignment and there was damage inside (including broken glass and merchandise knocked off shelves), although … Continued

Water main break in Columbia Pines

There was a water main break Sunday, Dec. 15, at about 9 p.m., on Murray Lane near the intersection with Bruce Lane in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale. It was captured it on video by Bob Kovacs, who has produced a lot of material for the Annandale Arts You Tube channel and happens to … Continued

Gas leak on Columbia Pike disrupts preschool at Annandale church

Washington Gas crews repair the damage to a gas line on Columbia Pike. Things are back to normal at Annandale United Methodist Church, but “yesterday was a nightmare,” said Diana Dzikiewicz, the church’s media specialist. Construction workers accidentally damaged a gas line on Columbia Pike in the afternoon just before parents were scheduled to pick … Continued

Young boy in street killed by car

A four-year-old boy was killed as he was attempting to cross the street at the 6300 block of Stevenson Avenue in the west end of Alexandria Saturday, May 4, the Alexandria Police Department reports. According to a police department news release, an 84-year-old man was driving a 2010 Jeep Commander eastbound on Stevenson Avenue when … Continued

Mason police officer injured in crash identified

Dinh The Mason police officer seriously injured in a head-on collision Feb. 28 in Annandale has been identified as Long “Junior” V. Dinh. Officer Dinh’s cruiser was crushed, trapping him in the drivers’ compartment as he was responding to a police pursuit of an aggressive driver. “The impact of the collision created several serious injuries,” … Continued