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

Residents urge officials to curb speeding and ban trucks on Backlick Road

An accident on Backlick Road and Jayhawk Street on Jan. 6. [Aaron Kelley] Two serious accidents that occurred within 10 minutes of one another at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 highlight the safety concerns on Backlick Road in Annandale. A witness, Aaron Kelley, saw people holding infants as they got out of their wrecked … Continued

Christmas trees will be picked up in January

If your live Christmas tree has dried out, it’s time to dispose of it to avoid a fire hazard, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department warns.  Christmas tree fires aren’t that common, but when they do occur, they are more likely to be serious, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Dried out trees … Continued

VDOT open house features traffic management and safety agencies

Dozens of trucks on display at VDOT’s Incident Management Open House. Although traffic congestion is a way of life in the D.C. metro region, imagine how much worse it would be without the dozens of agencies from multiple jurisdictions that work to keep things running as smoothly as possible. Many of those agencies took part … Continued

Closed sidewalk endangers pedestrians on Leesburg Pike in front of retail construction site

People are walking in traffic on Leesburg Pike. Now that the sidewalk in front of the shopping center project under construction on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads has been closed off, people are risking their lives walking in the street with cars and trucks whizzing by a few inches away. Spectrum Development LLC, which is … Continued

Police investigating school threats

FCPD increases the police presence at local school schools following mass shootings. [WAMU] Since the Parkland, Fla.,  school shooting, which resulted in the deaths of 17 students and teachers Feb. 14, Fairfax County Police Chief Chief Edwin Roessler Jr. reported police officers have investigated 24 threats or complaints related to local schools. That includes emails … Continued