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It's unclear how many of the layoffs are at Inova Mount Vernon or other Inova facilities in the Richmond Highway/Alexandria area.
Inova CEO J. Stephen Jones announced that the healthcare provider was cutting 427 positions due to financial stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The next public meeting on the Richmond Highway BRT meeting was scheduled for May, but it's cancelled now. However FCDOT said last week that a design has been picked for Fordson Road, and that station prototypes are in the works.
The preliminary design for the Richmond Highway BRT project now has Fordson Road accessible from both northbound and southbound Richmond Highway.
The CEO of Krispy Kreme visited fire and rescue personnel at the Penn Daw firehouse yesterday, thanking them for their continued service amid the coronavirus epidemic.
Krispy Kreme CEO Michael Tattersfield paid a visit to the Penn Daw fire station on Tuesday, delivering three dozen free doughnuts.
The owner is looking to demolish the current six-pump station and replace it with a food mart and a service station featuring 12 vehicle fueling positions under a canopy.
The owner of the Shell station at the corner of Richmond Highway and Frye Road has applied to build a larger, more modern station and mini-mart at the site.
The new Chick-fil-A in Kingstowne would feature an indoor play area, 32 outdoor seats and a dual station drive-thru.
The owners of the Kingstowne Shopping Center have applied to open a new Chick-fil-A in the space formerly occupied by Fiona's Irish Pub.
Update to Friday's death in Penn Daw: A 32-year-old man was killed in what police say was a domestic-related homicide.
A woman is under arrest for allegedly stabbing her brother to death Friday morning in the Penn Daw area.
The scheduled June opening of the National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir is off.
The opening of the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir will be delayed because of the coronavirus public health emergency.
Very little information released yet about what actually happened. Will update as more info becomes available.
The Fairfax County Police are investigating the death of a man in the Penn Daw area.
Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay says that the county health department will soon start posting more demographic and geographic data about coronavirus cases in the county.
Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay says the health department will soon be releasing more detailed data about the known cases in the county.
Starting today, Chef Jose Andres charity World Central Kitchen is teaming up with Rising Hope Mission Church to serve meals for residents in need.
World Central Kitchen, a charity founded by chef Jose Andres, will be serving meals at Rising Hope Baptist United Methodist Church the next four Thursdays.
The Washington Post's look into what's happened the past two days with FCPS's distance learning.
The week started when parents and students struggled to log in to Blackboard, a virtual learning platform. Those problems persisted Wednesday and, in combination with continued fears about online misbehavior, forced administrators to cancel school entirely.
Police are hoping to locate the owner of this dog, who was found injured in Hybla Valley last week.
The Fairfax County Police are asking for the public's help finding the owner of a dog that was found injured in Hybla Valley last week.
The coronavirus pandemic will unfortunately keep them from performing as a group, but congratulations to the local high schoolers selected to the 2020 All-Virginia Band, Chorus, and Orchestra
Ten students from Richmond Highway-area high schools were recently selected to the 2020 All-Virginia Band, Chorus, and Orchestra.
Seven members of Fairfax Fire and Rescue have tested positive for coronavirus, and three of the cases have been traced to on-the-job contacts. Two of the department members have fully recovered.
The Fairfax Fire and Rescue Department reported Tuesday that seven members have tested positive for coronavirus, while seven are currently in quarantine.
There are now more than a 1,000 known cases of coronavirus in the county; United Community says its food pantry served twice as many people in March.
Coronavirus cases in the Fairfax Health District continued to shoot upward over the weekend, and a local food pantry is appealing for help.
A 23-year-old Fort Belvoir resident is accused of filming men in the bathrooms of the Route 1 Home Depot and the one in Springfield. Police say they are still trying to locate many of the victims.
A man was arrested Wednesday after police say he secretly filmed 19 men without their consent at two Home Depots, including the one at Mount Vernon Plaza.
Coronavirus update: Cases continue to steadily climb in the county, the region and the state; first county fire department member tests positive
The Fairfax Health District reported 120 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, as well as seven new deaths related to the disease.
A Richmond Highway ABC store will be closed until at least April 20 after an employee tested positive for coronavirus.
The ABC Store in the Huntington Gateway complex on Richmond Highway closed Tuesday after an employee tested positive for coronavirus.
If you stole a Ford Edge on Napper Road earlier this week, that was a mistake in more ways than one.
Someone who stole an SUV from the the Hybla Valley area earlier this week may have gotten more than they bargained for: A close encounter with coronavirus. The Fairfax County Police said Wednesday that a 2010 Ford Edge stolen from the 3200 block of Napper Road (see map) was last operated by a person...
Coronavirus's impact on the state budget threatens raises for teachers, state employees, the Virginia State Police and local law enforcement, as well as planned increases in K-12 funding, Scott A. Surovell writes this week.
State Sen. Scott Surovell writes about coronavirus's effect on the state budget, with significant cuts required and certain programs scrapped for now.
Coronavirus update:
-- Cases in Fairfax County break 500 mark
-- Four deaths in last three days, now nine total
-- Inova testing numbers announced
-- One model now projects mid-April peak
Fairfax County now has 538 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and since the weekend there have been three more deaths.
Nobody was injured in a dramatic Sunday evening house fire in the Fairhaven area that was visible from Route 1.
A Sunday evening house fire in the Fairhaven neighborhood was caused by unattended incense, according to Fairfax Fire and Rescue.
A third person is facing murder charges in connection to the May 2019 murder of a 16 year old in the North Hill woods
A third person has been charged with murder in the killing a 16-year-old boy in the North Hill woods last spring.
It appears that the Mount Vernon Athletic Club in Hybla Valley is closing its doors after close to 50 years in business.
The Mount Vernon Athletic Club is closing permanently as of May 5, according to an email sent to members this weekend.
An Inova representative said during Friday's Lee District town hall that the hospital system has enough bed space for an expected surge in coronavirus hospitalizations. Some supplies remain low however, including those needed for testing.
Inova is confident that its five hospitals in Northern Virginia have enough beds to handle the expected surge in coronavirus cases over the next 1-2 months.
An employee of the Defense Logistics Agency on Fort Belvoir died earlier this week, the post's commander said during a town hall meeting yesterday.
A civilian who worked on Fort Belvoir died earlier this week from coronavirus, garrison commander Col. Michael Greenberg said Thursday.
Supervisor Rodney Lusk will be holding an online town hall meeting today at 11:20 a.m., while Supervisor Dan Storck will be holding one tomorrow.
Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk is hosting a digital town hall today, while Mount Vernon District Supervisor Rodney Lusk will be holding one tomorrow.
The 1972 murder of Karen Spencer, a Hayfield Secondary student found beaten death near where the Huntington Metro stands today, has finally been solved.
Police said Wednesday that they've solved the 1972 murder of 12-year-old Karen Spencer.
Fairfax County announced three more coronavirus deaths today. New models suggest that the death toll will continue rising through the middle of next month.
Three men in the Fairfax Health District have died of coronavirus-related illnesses, the Fairfax County Health Department announced Wednesday.
Exclusive: October's fire at the Belle View Shopping Center began inside a cooler at Yido Ramen and Sushi, investigators determined.
The Fire Marshal's office determined that the fire at the Belle View Shopping Center last October began in a walk-in cooler at Yido Ramen and Sushi.
Scott A. Surovell "It is important to understand that this disease can be transmitted before carriers develop symptoms. ... Continuing to socialize with others is incredibly selfish."
State Sen. Scott Surovell says in his weekly column that all citizens must do their part to ensure the spread of coronavirus is slowed.
The inmate is in his 20s, and has been at the facility since January 29.
An inmate at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center has tested positive for coronavirus.
See which roads in the Richmond Highway area are slated to get repaved this summer.
VDOT has released its 2020 paving map, and it includes a modest number of projects in the Richmond Highway area.
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Major fire tonight at the Mount Vernon Antique Center in Hybla Valley. Blaze is through the roof, firefighters still putting it out
The Fairview Drive lights are as amazing as advertised.
Kids from the Gum Springs Children's Center arriving at the Penn Daw Fire Station for today's toy and book giveaway, an annual event by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
Demo work this morning at the old Penn Daw Plaza. Much of the old supemarket is gone. Original brick facade of the shopping center is visible in some spots on the remaining structure.
Congrats to Mount Vernon Majors Football, who opened the 2016 season with a 44-28 home victory against Washington Lee.
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