Franconia News

Weekend track maintenance work will affect Metrorail's Orange, Red, Blue and Yellow lines.

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County Department of Transportationa s 10-year plan recommends changes to bus routes in Burke.

As usual, there is no road work planned on Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg area for most of the weekend.

Book about former Board of Supervisors Chair Joe Alexander is released at Franconia Museuma s History Day.

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Joe Alexander signs copies of the book, "Franconia Remembers Joe Alexander," at the Franconia Fire Station on Saturday.

The number of customer contacts at the five Fairfax Connector Stores increased 40 percent from last year to this year.

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Police in Virginia say a 27-year-old Fairfax County school teacher is facing charges after she was caught in a car with a 15-year-old boy early Sunday morning.

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Virginia enters into a three-year agreement with Amtrak to provide more transportation options in Northern Virginia.

Laurel Grove Baptist Church is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Wednesday, September 09, 2009 Most milestones are memorable affairs, a time to celebrate successes and revel in accomplishments.

A Metro worker was struck by a train Thursday morning in Alexandria . The incident happened near Slaters Lane and Route 1 between the Braddock Road and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stations.

Weekend track work will close three Blue and Yellow Line Metrorail stations in Northern Virginia throughout the Labor Day weekend.

What happened to a 46-year-old Alexandria woman in the garage of the Springfield-Franconia metro station garage Tuesday night is sending chills through other metro riders tonight.

Police in Fairfax County are searching for a suspect who allegedly carjacked a woman in the parking lot of a Metro station on Tuesday night, forced her into the trunk, drover her around for an hour, and then dropped her off and fled.

Those planning to take Metro to Reagan National Airport as part of their Labor Day weekend travel plans should reconsider.