Aug. 6-12: Judge Denies Grandmother's Murder Sentence Appeal

Ten months after a Fairfax woman was convicted of murdering her 2-year-old granddaughter, a Virginia Court of Appeals judge has

Stephanie Lynn Schwab, known across the area as the "Blond Bandit," was Thursday for a series of crimes in Virginia.

Fairfax County police inside his apartment in the 9100 block of Barrick Street. Jose Ivan Lopez Castro, 20, allegedly stabbed Oscar Rivera, 38, to death inside a bathroom in an apartment the two men were staying in.

A around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday where the W&OD Trail crosses Park Street in Vienna.

A Vienna-based tech company has been , who says its podcast — "This American Startup" — infringes the copyright held by his own program for the past 20 years.

The Town of Vienna will Thursday, continuing the discussion on whether the proposed four-story structure fits into both the aesthetic character and zoning ordinances of the town. Kirstyn Barr, the town's public information officer, .

Erica Hendry, Vienna Patch's editor for the past two years, . Her promotion means she will no longer be in charge of day-to-day operations of Vienna Patch. Nicole Trifone will now run Vienna Patch and Oakton Patch. 

Police Logs: Man from Giant parking lot; Officers in road; Woman with umbrella; Officers in stolen checks case.

PFC Kristin Ruddy , given annually by the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna. Each year, the honor — named after former longtime Vienna Mayor Charles "Charlie" A. Robinson — is awarded to an officer from both the Vienna and Fairfax County Police Departments based on nominations from commanders.

U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf  on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s board of directors. Wolf joined a group of Republicans in front of the old Loudoun Courthouse to decry MWAA and blame many of its woes on U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Kaine (D), a former governor of Virginia.

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan will join presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in bid for the White House  Readers have posted more than 200 comments on the Patch article that asked what people thought of Ryan joining the Romney ticket. 

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th District), whose district incldues Vienna,  saying he "has the least experience and he is the most radical."

Patrick Henry Library will join the rest of the county's libraries 

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