Fairfax County
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Inova hospitals make urgent call for blood donations
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Local hospitals are urgently asking people to roll up their sleeves and give blood.
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The Silver Line receives eight Fairfax-approved station names
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Next stop: Innovation Center? Perhaps before we know it.
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The Silver Line Metro needs station names
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Metro wants to know what to call the new station names on the proposed Silver Line, which will extend the Metrorail out to Dulles. Floris? Innovation? Herndon?
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Parents, neighbors squabble over proposed soccer fields at Salona Park
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Fairfax County last year released a master plan proposing two athletic fields at Salona Park. The county's plan went back to the drawing board after complaints from residents.
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Loudoun, Fairfax counties help make D.C. area richest in the U.S.
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Six counties in the D.C. region are among the top 10 wealthiest in the country, and the metropolitan region as a whole is America's richest, according to new census data for 2010.
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Johnny D. Guillen Pimentel identified as Fairfax butt slasher suspect
Fairfax County Police say they know the identity of a man suspected in the butt-slashing of at least nine woman at retail stores in the county since February.
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Roll Over America's velomobiles will reach us tomorrow
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The Fairfax Advocates for Better Bicycling welcome the European and American team of cross-country cyclists with lemonade this Wednesday before they continue their trek through Arlington and into Washington, D.C.
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Fairfax to use purified sewage to water golf course
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It used to be that, if something smelled rotten in Virginia, you knew the cause: trash hauled in from 24 states. Now, though, it could be coming from a local golf course. (Probably not, but humor us for a moment.)
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Butt stabber: Police create task force
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As more women have come forward in the serial butt stabber case, the pressure is on the Fairfax County Police to catch the suspect. They know what he looks like, but otherwise have been frustrated in their efforts. Now they're resorting to that old fallback: a task force.
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Fairfax County 'flashbang' demonstration will sound like gunfire
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If you're driving on Route 28 through Chantilly, Va. this afternoon, and you happen to hear what sounds like gunfire or explosions, do not expect the worst. A law enforcement conference at the Dulles EXPO Center is holding a "flashbang" demonstration — that is, showing off some stun grenades — between 3 and 4:30 p.m. The grenades emit a bright flash of light and sound like gunfire. If you hear such a sound at any other time today, please call 911.
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Butt stabber video: How to protect yourself from the serial slasher
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With the serial butt stabber still on the loose, Forever 21 customers and other female shoppers in Fairfax County have been watching their ass. Isn't it time they learned how to protect it?
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Fairfax County students don't feel bad about cheating
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An ethics survey of Fairfax County students found that nearly all sixth graders are naïve and opposed to cheating, and more than half of high school seniors have learned that cheating is easier than studying. We wonder where they got that idea.
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Fairfax butt stabber sought by police
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Since February, Fairfax County Police have been searching for a man who, they believe, has stabbed five women — all in the butt. He struck again Monday night at the Forever 21 in Fair Oaks Mall.
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Hospital expansion starts squabble with local residents
CommentAs Inova-Mount Vernon hospital is set to expand, residents of Fairfax County's Gum Springs neighborhood worry about traffic and the impact on their historic community.
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How outdoor concert venues stop you from becoming overheated
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If you’re thinking of bailing on an outdoor concert this weekend, don’t -- venues have you covered with free water, shade, and mist.
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Fairfax County reports more bike crashes in 2011 than this time last year
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Will there ever be peace between our drivers and cyclists?
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Choon Sik Lee allegedly forced job seekers to watch porn
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What's the worst thing you've had to do to get a job? Suck up to a hiring manager? Fake a resume? Shower? Whatever it was, it can't have been as bad as being forced to watch porn with an elderly man.
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Brad K. Edmonds, serial burglar, sentenced to 33 years in prison
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The good news for Brad Edmonds is that he was sentenced to only 33 years in prison after allegedly committing over 100 burglaries or attempted break-ins. Thirty-three years for 100 crimes? What a steal! Ha.
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