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Ex-Fairfax elementary teacher guilty of child porn
Scott McCabe
Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013
A former Fairfax County elementary school teacher was convicted Thursday on child pornography charges. Robert Fenn, 27, who taught special education at Popular Tree Elementary School in Chantilly and gave private music lessons to children in their homes, faces five to 30 years in prison,...
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Elite 'TJ' plans for $90 million expansion
Rachel Baye
Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013
Fairfax County's prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology plans to break ground in the coming months on a $90 million renovation that will increase the size of its building by 50 percent. The renovation will add a two-story research wing at the front of the school,...
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Police: Video captures footage of Springfield Groper
Naomi Jagoda
Updated: Mon, Apr 1, 2013
Fairfax County police have released video of what they say is the Springfield Groper, a mysterious man suspected in about two dozen attacks on women over the past several months. The grainy surveillance video shows a man suspected of attacking a 31-year-old woman Thursday afternoon in the...
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Building boom fuels region's economic rebound
Taylor Holland
Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013
Washington-area developers have begun planning more construction projects than at any time in the past four years, an early signal that the region's struggling economy may finally be rebounding. Officials in Virginia, Maryland and the District have seen a surge mostly in residential or...
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Fairfax County officials examine selling air rights to pay for Silver Line
Liz Essley
Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013
Fairfax County officials are considering a potential solution for reducing tolls on the Dulles Toll Road: selling the right to build apartments, offices or retail on top of future Silver Line stations. Tolls on the Toll Road are set to climb in the coming years as officials use the revenue to...
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Springfield Groper may have attacked 24th victim in a store
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Fri, Mar 29, 2013
A serial groper may have struck again in Fairfax County, authorities said, and for the first time, the attack occurred in a commercial business with other people nearby. About 3 p.m. Thursday, a 31-year-old woman was shopping in the HomeGoods store in Kingstowne Towne Center when a man who was...
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Coyotes prompt fear among Arlington pet owners
Taylor Holland
Published: Mon, Mar 25, 2013
Coyotes have been reaping the spoils of Arlington County's population spike and are leaving humans fearful for the lives of their pet cats and puppies. The predators have recently been spotted in backyards and along roadways in Leeway Overlee on North Powhatan Street, prompting the...
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Top Cop: Fairfax County makes one of its own acting police chief
April Burbank
Published: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
A new acting police chief has been appointed in Fairfax County. He will hold the position until county officials select a permanent chief. Lt. Col. Edwin C. Roessler Jr. began his appointment as acting police chief on Saturday after several years of being the department's deputy chief of...
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Virginia's water war could be nearing an end
Taylor Holland
Published: Sat, Mar 23, 2013
Northern Virginia's so-called water war finally may be ending. Fairfax City officials have reached a tentative agreement to join Fairfax County's water system, a move that lawmakers estimate will cut the water bills of city residents by $550 annually and put to rest a years-long battle about...
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