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Community
Inova Blood Donor Services will hold a community blood drive at Reston Bible Church in Dulles on Saturday, Oct. 10, with a particular need for type O donations.
Community
Inova Blood Donor Services will hold a community blood drive at Reston Bible Church in Dulles on Saturday, Oct. 10, with a particular need for type O donations.
Local Government
Fairfax County is launching a 90-day noise-camera pilot in early 2027 at two locations, including Westpark Drive near Tysons, with $100 fines for vehicles exceeding 95 decibels and possible countywide expansion that could reach Reston.
Local Government
Reston's median apartment rent fell 1.1% year-over-year to $2,389 in September, reversing August's slight uptick, while nearby Tysons was the only Fairfax County community to post a rent increase.
Local Government
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recognized outgoing FCEDA President Victor Hoskins at its Sept. 29 meeting, capping a seven-plus-year tenure credited with securing nearly 64,000 jobs. George D. Thomas, co-founder of Connected DMV, started as the Reston-headquartered authority's new CEO in August.
Local Government
Federal changes taking effect Oct. 1 raise maximum SNAP benefits but tighten work requirements, boost Fairfax County's Fair Market Rent benchmark for a two-bedroom from $2,510 to $2,780, and launch the 2027-28 FAFSA.
Local Government
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Sept. 29 to fold the county-owned 1.86-acre Kiss & Ride lot near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station into a 23.88-acre rezoning application filed by BDC Reston LLC, opening the door to transit-oriented redevelopment but stopping short of any commitment to sell or lease the land.
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Local Government
Hunter Mill School Board member Melanie Meren and Reston Citizens Association President Lynn Mulston outlined priorities for the January 2027 General Assembly session, including K-12 funding reform, speed-limit authority for localities, and a delayed Virginia Gaming Commission bill that shelves gaming regulation changes until 2027.
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Local Government
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a criminal blight ordinance on Sept. 15 that gives police a civil process to compel property owners to address recurring drug activity, prostitution, or gun discharge, with a 30-day correction window before the county can take legal action or perform its own fixes at the owner's expense.
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Education
FCPS shifted its 2026-27 Eid al-Fitr holiday from March 10 to March 9, 2027, giving students and staff a full day off one day earlier, with the district cautioning that dates could shift again based on lunar sightings.
Education
A union grievance over teacher weapons-screening duty at Lake Braddock Secondary School is heading to the Fairfax County School Board for a final decision, with potential implications for staffing at every FCPS middle and high school, including Reston's Langston Hughes Middle School.
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Education
The Fairfax County School Board voted 12-0 on Sept. 24 to ban automated license plate readers on all school property, a preemptive move covering roughly 200 campuses including Reston-area schools.
Education
Fairfax County Public Schools expanded its free Hazel Health virtual mental health counseling program to all middle school students as of July 1, a change that covers South Lakes pyramid families alongside the existing high school service.
Education
Microsoft's legally binding AI privacy agreement with the American Federation of Teachers bans student data from AI training starting Nov. 1, but FCPS students primarily use Google tools, and Google has not committed to similar protections.
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Education
Reston students started the 2026-27 school year under a statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban, a district prohibition on personal devices during class, the removal of tablets from pre-K and kindergarten, and a new tap-on/tap-off bus ID system.
Education
FCPS CFO Leigh Burden warned the school board that fiscal year 2028 could require up to $153.9 million in cuts, driven by collective bargaining costs, healthcare expenses and a shrinking county funding share that has eroded by $340 million since 2020.
Public Safety
A Fairfax County grand jury indicted Marvin Morales Ortez, 24, on second-degree murder and firearm charges for the December 2025 shooting death of a housemate at a Fan Shell Court residence in Reston, with trial set for Dec. 7.
Public Safety
Fairfax City police charged Lawrence Onley, 46, with careless driving and infliction of injury or death on a vulnerable road user in the Sept. 9 crash that killed a 13-year-old e-bike rider on Pickett Road, a case tied to the same wave of student crashes that restored crossing guards at South Lakes High School.
Public Safety
Federal officers at Dulles Airport seized 65 pounds of khat from a Bronx man arriving from Morocco, the latest in a string of seizures that have netted more than 2,300 pounds of the controlled substance at Dulles and BWI in August alone.
Public Safety
Fairfax County Police issued a fall visibility advisory on the autumnal equinox urging Reston-area drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to take extra precautions as shorter days push commutes into low-light conditions.
Public Safety
Fairfax County has treated 554 residents for potential rabies exposure in 2026, already exceeding its five-year annual average, as the CDC issues a national health advisory citing a 17% rise in rabies inquiries and Virginia logs 280 confirmed animal cases.
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Public Safety
A Honda Pilot rear-ended a stopped oxygen-tank truck on the westbound I-66 Express Lanes on Sept. 6, killing Marylsha Liddell, Paul Liddell, and their 4-year-old daughter Leilani. Virginia State Police charged the drivers of the truck and a Toyota 4Runner with reckless driving.
Public Safety
Fairfax County's 25th anniversary 9/11 ceremony at Public Safety Headquarters honored two local officers who died from illnesses linked to their Pentagon response, with personal accounts from responders including Deputy Fire Chief Bill Betz.
Community
Inova Blood Donor Services will hold a community blood drive at Reston Bible Church in Dulles on Saturday, Oct. 10, with a particular need for type O donations.
Business
Reston-based Leidos filed a WARN Act notice for 84 permanent layoffs at its Ashburn facility tied to a CBP cybersecurity contract, the second round of cuts at the site this year.
Business
Big Greek Cafe, a Maryland-based chain with 16 locations, plans to open its first brand-new Virginia restaurant at Reston's North Point Village Center by late 2026 or early 2027, filling a space vacated by California Tortilla.
Business
John Marshall Bancorp, headquartered in Reston since 2006, agreed to acquire Eagle Financial Services, the parent of Bank of Clarke, in a $253 million all-stock deal that would create a $4.4 billion community bank with 23 offices across Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Business
Halley Rise Holdings LLC filed amendments with Fairfax County to rearrange office, residential, hotel and park space across four undeveloped blocks of the 4.16-million-square-foot mixed-use project south of the Reston Town Center Metro station.
Sports
South Lakes volleyball has lost seven consecutive matches after a season-opening win, including a 3-0 sweep by Chantilly on Sept. 24, as the Seahawks look to regroup before VHSL region play begins Oct. 31.
Sports
South Lakes improved to 4-0 with a 28-6 road win over West Potomac on Friday, Sept. 18, as quarterback Christian Wyatt accounted for three touchdowns and the defense held the Wolverines to 81 total yards, though coach Jason Hescock challenged his team's second-half focus heading into a bye week before the Baron Cameron Bowl against Herndon.
Sports
Senior wide receiver Nick Picarelli caught three touchdowns and sophomore QB Gavin Satterfield impressed in the South Lakes Blue-White scrimmage on Aug. 9, as the Seahawks count down to their Aug. 28 season opener at Yorktown.
Sports
Coaches across the Concorde District warn that FCPS boundary changes sending 384 South Lakes students to Skyview High School will thin rosters, cost staff, and reshape athletic competition for years.
Elections
Nearly 35,000 Fairfax County residents have cast ballots for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election, with Reston voters facing a U.S. Senate race, three constitutional amendments and two county bond questions totaling $255 million.
Editor
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
Editor
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
Editor
Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.
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