
Penalties for Porch Pirates
Mail theft expected to rise to felony in Virginia
Mail theft expected to rise to felony in Virginia

Decline in Federal Workers Would Hurt Real Estate
Reducing Fairfax County’s and Virginia’s federal workforce would further depress the declining commercial real estate market in Northern Virginia.

Decline in Federal Workers Would Hurt Real Estate
Reducing Fairfax County’s and Virginia’s federal workforce would further depress the declining commercial real estate market in Northern Virginia.

Help On The Way
Kaine and Warner offer tele-town hall meeting Monday.
Fear and uncertainty threaded throughout the Fairfax County federal workforce after an unexpected email with the subject line "Fork in the Road" arrived in their employee email inboxes on Jan. 28, as it did nationwide for over 2.3 million federal employees.

Meeting on Georgetown Pike/Great Falls Library Pedestrian Refuge Improvements
Crosswalk project heads toward finalization
A community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Great Falls Grange brought the Georgetown Pike - Great Falls Library Pedestrian Refuge Improvements project closer to its construction start date.

Surovell Defends His Casino Bill
Bill passed the Senate (24-Y 16-N) on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Opponents question source of $1.8B casino revenue prediction.
Black History Event Planned for Feb. 19
News Briefs

Bugs and Hisses, Osprey Platforms and Honored with Award
What’s next for Susan Laume?
Susan Laume just received the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Naturalist Volunteer of the Year Award for 2024.
Fatal Hit and Run in Woodlawn
On Jan. 29 around 8:34 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Buckman Road in Woodlawn for two pedestrians who were struck by a vehicle.
NVSO Elects New Chairman, Reveals Dates for 2025 Events
The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) committee recently elected Rod Hupp of Falls Church 2025 Chairman.

Flu Season and Winter Preparedness
Flu season poses its own challenges, with the risk of catching the influenza virus.

Casino Bill for Tysons Advances
Opponents make repeated trips to Richmond to testify against the bill.
The subcommittee pushed SB982, introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), to the Senate General Laws and Technology Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9 a.m. The bill proposes to allow Fairfax County residents to vote in a referendum on a casino in Tysons.