Fairfax County News

Virginia's unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in April, the lowest it's been in more than four years.

Lillian Hill's Head Start classroom at Camelot Elementary School is bustling and filled with kids the Friday before Mother's Day.

Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week.

Fairfax County Police and several organizations will be showing off their "old school" police cruisers, paddy wagons and other vehicles from 1 - 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18.

Fairfax County police officers are saying farewell to their old cruisers as the department purchases 127 Ford Police Interceptor sedans and utility vehicles in FY2013.

With summer fast approaching, Patch checked in with Mason District Supervisor Penelope Gross to briefly discuss the major issues currently happening within the district and the initiatives her office is currently pursuing.

After Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II formally accepted his party's nomination for governor and Virginia GOP scion Mark Obenshain secured the same for attorney general, it was a political neophyte who stole the show Saturday with multiple helpings of 11th-hour drama.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department 4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687 Duty PIO : 703-877-3702 fire-rescue.PA-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov News Release 13-54 Date: May 16, 2013 Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at ... (more)

Council is expected to consider a legislative proposal in June that would bring food trucks to the City of Alexandria.

FCPS held the third annual Global Awareness Technology Fair at Lee High School on May 14 where four students from West Potomac High School participated in the events.

The station logistic technician position has not been cut in FCPD county budget cuts.

Virginia Republican Party delegates officially nominated Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to run for governor at its state convention Saturday in Richmond.

Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them.

Fairfax County home day care providers will find out June 18 exactly how many children they're legally allowed to care for under county regulations.

Volunteer Fairfax was recently awarded a federal grant to sponsor RSVP , a program which invites individuals age 55 and older to participate in volunteer opportunities.

As an Army veteran and former member of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mayo Stuntz had traveled the world - he spent three years across the Pacific Southwest, and later, served tours in Japan and Nicaragua.

Fairfax County police are asking for the public's assistance in locating the vehicle and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash with a police officer.

Fairfax County police have arrested three people in connection with a series of burglaries that hit homes across three jurisdictions this month - and more charges could be coming, police said Wednesday.

If you visited Lake Anne Plaza this week, you may have noticed the fountain in front of the Reston Museum is under wraps.

The former site of the Frame Factory , located at 7130 Little River Tpke., beside the Antiques & Art Emporium , is still a vacant lot almost a year after the property was put up for sale.