Sunday, December 2, 2012
A look back at top stories Nov. 26 to Dec. 1
Busy week? Catch up on Vienna Patch's top headlines Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. Police/Government Police Log: Man Wields Knife During Parking Lot Confrontation Gas Tax, Higher Tolls Could Fund State Transportation: Virginia's gas tax is a flat rate tax, but leaders are beginning to explore other options. Report: Wages in Virginia Fell in 2011: Commonwealth Institute says median household income in 2011 down 4.2 percent from 2007. Bolling Drops Out of 2013 Race for Governor Virginia's lieutenant governor made the announcement Wednesday morning. Supervisors, School Board Grapple with Budget Shortfalls Facing hundreds of millions in deficits in Fiscal Year 2014, Fairfax County leaders try to plan around federal sequestration, unpredictable revenue. …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
A rundown of this week's top stories
Though the area was spared of Hurricane Sandy's worst, news of the super storm — before, during and after — captured the attention of Vienna Patch readers. Click here to take a look at all our Hurricane Sandy coverage. Vienna Patch readers sent in their photos of Sandy's aftermath. Click here to flip through the photo gallery. The Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County earned a federal grant of nearly $200,000 last week to continue its mission of preventing and reducing underage drinking. A crop failure caused Holtorf Pumpkin Carvers to cancel its annual pumpkin art display for the first time in its decades-old history. The I-495 Express Lanes could open as early as Nov. 17, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced …
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Candidates in the 11th congressional district race answer questions from Patch readers
Dr. Neal Peckens, an animal surgeon often based out of The Hope Center in Vienna, went missing last week in Glacier National Park in Montana. Rescue crews found him and his hiking partner, Jason Hiser, uninjured Monday. Vienna resident and best-selling author David Baldacci and his wife, Michelle, were honored at the Fairfax County Library Foundation's fourth annual Library Jubilee for their efforts to promote literacy in the U.S. Readers submitted questions for the candidates of the 11th congressional district race, and they answered. Click here for links to the answers from Col. Chris Perkins, Mark Gibson, Chris DeCarlo and U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly. When the first phase of the Silver Line Metro is up and running, the four new stations …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Vienna resident charged with reckless driving after running his car into a house, gas line
After an investigation into a suspicious item shut down Center Street South and other nearby streets, police determined the item — a bath ball with the word 'BOMB' written on top — poses no threat to the community, police said. David Wei, 65, of Echols Street, was charged with reckless driving after he lost control of his vehicle while driving down his street, hitting a house and gas line, temporarily closing the street to traffic. A fuel leak caused a fire while a man worked on a restored vehicle in his garage on the 1700 block of Prelude Drive on Oct. 8, fire officials said. Three 16-year-old girls were arrested in Springfield for allegedly being in possession of marijuana at an off-campus event. The teenagers were arrested at Waterford …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
FCPS sends alert to schools community about missing Woodson High student
A car drove into a house on Echols Street on Friday night, hitting a gas line and temporarily shutting down the road. A proposed Church Street parking garage has undergone several changes based on feedback it received at public meetings last month, including a reduced height, more adjacent green space and fewer curb cuts. Fairfax County Public Schools has joined the effort to help find a missing Woodson High student, sending out an alert to the schools community Thursday asking anyone with information to contact police. Photo Gallery: Thousands of Northern Virginians celebrated Oktoberfest in Vienna on Saturday, continuing the annual festival that began five years ago. Mike Wallace, a Vienna Little League product who graduated from …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
A look back at stories in Vienna between Sept. 23 and 30
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Reston Zoo Director Meghan Mogensen - accused of inhumanely euthanizing an injured wallaby - was found guilty by a Fairfax County General District judge Friday on counts of animal cruelty and possession of a controlled substance. After a one-day bench trial, Judge Ian O'Flaherty sentenced Mogensen, 26, to a $1,000 fine and 30 days in jail on the animal cruelty charge and a $250 fine and suspension of her driver's license for six months on the drug count. Both of the charges are misdemeanors. Mogensen's attorney, Caleb Kershner, said they will appeal, which means there will likely be an additional, new trial in Fairfax County Circuit Court. Police, Fire: A fire in the basement of a Malcolm Road home Monday has been ruled accidental, …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Catalytic converters stolen from Koons Tysons Toyota
A grand jury indicted former Madison High School swim coach Noah Rucker this week on three felony counts of indecent liberties with a child while in a custodial or supervisory relationship, which will move the allegations forward to a trial. Fairfax County Police are investigating a report of 24 stolen catalytic converters from Koons Tysons Toyota's storage lot, police said. Even before Tuesday's severe weather hit Northern Virginia, trees were knocked down in the Vienna Elementary School playground, barely missing the building and classroom windows. Police Log: Cedar Lane Teacher Choked; Stranger Demands Entry to Woman's Home Fairfax County Police Log: Sept. 6-12 What was slated as a forum for candidates vying for Virginia’s 11th …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Vienna Police make arrests in connection with drug deal in Outback parking lot
The Town of Vienna will receive all of its water from Fairfax Water by 2015, according to an agreement Town Council approved with the water utility at its Monday meeting. Though the Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce has recently dropped Vienna from its name to become the Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce, chamber president Lisa Huffman says the organization will better serve small businesses in Vienna moving forward. Vienna Police arrested two men and a woman Tuesday afternoon after allegedly witnessing a drug deal in the parking lot behind Outback Steakhouse. Vienna Police charged a Vienna man with driving while intoxicated, refusal of a breath test and hit-and-run after he allegedy struck a parked vehicle on Patrick Street and…
Monday, September 10, 2012
School Board delays vote that would establish a committee to review discipline policies
A man attempted to disarm a Vienna Police officer after being arrested for prescription fraud Aug. 26. Saying they felt they had not yet had a "full, robust" discussion on the makeup of a committee charged with reviewing the system's discipline policies, Fairfax County School Board members delayed a vote Thursday that would have established the 29-member group. Madison High School faculty and students have spent the past week kicking off the school year with a bang, hosting a back to school festival and planning activities Tuesday around the first day of the school year. Vienna Police Logs: One charged after fight in McDonald's parking lot; Officer broke up a party, issued three citations Fairfax County Police Log: Aug. 23-29 Vienna …
Monday, September 3, 2012
Police chase crosses three major commuter roadways
Police chased a D.C. man through three major commuter roadways at the end of rush hour Wednesday. Charles R. Lawton, of Washington, D.C., ignored police signals to pull over for traffic violation and was arrested and charged with driving on a revoked licesnse, habitual offender, and failure to obey law enforcement officer's command to stop at the end of the chase. Crews began work Wednesday on a 0.3 mile stretch of Cottage Street, between Walker and Patrick streets, for new sidewalk, curb and gutter, entrances, drainage, utilities, sign replacement, asphalt pavement and pavement markings. The Virginia Department of Transportation is funding the $1.2 million project, which is scheduled for a July 2013 completion date. Church of the Good …
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