It's a numbers game
Go ahead, approach an area football coach and ask him about the Oakton Cougars. A number between 16 and 18 will likely be thrown out. Oakton returns 17 of its 22 starters from last year's 5-5 team, but 17 isn't the number the Cougars wish to focus on. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Third strike for Episcopalians
Fairfax judge issues another blow to Episcopalians in church property dispute | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local talent boosts Cavs
Lake Braddock graduate Matt Weiler had a successful first two years at the University of Kentucky. He started 21 games during that span for the men's soccer team and was even named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team as a freshman after helping the Wildcats reach the conference final. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Lake Fairfax Park employees charged with embezzlement
Fairfax County detectives from the Reston District Station, in cooperation with officials from the Fairfax County Park Authority, began an investigation into allegations of embezzlement involving Park Authority employees in July of this year. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Loudoun prowler may be targeting Herndon
A prowler suspected of several home invasions and assaults in Loudoun County may also be targeting Herndon. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Hotel memo confuses proposal issue
At its public hearing Aug. 12, the Herndon Town Council voted unanimously to defer a decision on the Diamond Properties proposal to build a five-story Element hotel in the downtown area. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, however, issued a press release on Tuesday stating that the "Element Herndon" hotel will open in the downtown "in the spring of 2010." | 0 comments - ›› more ...
AeroTrain on track for 2009
This time next year, a new rail system will be shuffling 6,755 passengers per hour by train through Dulles – Dulles Airport, that is. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon mother gets $300,000 academic scholarship
A 41-year-old mother of three has received an academic scholarship worth up to $300,000 to pursue a graduate-level education. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Gannett to lay off 600; eliminate 1,000 positions
Tysons Corner-based Gannett Co. Inc. is laying off 600 workers and eliminating 1,000 positions according to former Gannett editor Jim Hopkins. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Northern Virginia's fall football forecast
A look at Northern Virginia's presence on the Division I-A level. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Return to the gridiron
If Oakton graduate Jared Green's nationally televised speech, which was used to introduce his father, longtime Washington Redskin Darrell Green, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame was any indication, this upcoming football season promises special things for the University of Virginia wide receiver. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
ICE arrests 42 workers at Dulles International Airport
On Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 42 men believed to be illegally present in the country at Dulles International Airport as part of a critical infrastructure protection operation. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
No shortage of bus drivers in Fairfax
This time last year, Fairfax County Public Schools was still about 50 or so drivers short of the number needed to drive its school buses for the upcoming year. Now, as another new school year is about to begin, the ranks are full, thanks in part to the struggling economy, recruiting and retention efforts, and a raise in hourly pay rates. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Attorney rules Herndon day laborer deterrent effort unconstitutional
An effort to create a "pedestrian safety zone" to deter day laborers who congregate near the intersection of Elden Street and Alabama Drive was deemed unconstitutional last week by the town's attorney. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Local 4-year-old advances to semifinals of 'America's Got Talent'
Four-year-old Kaitlyn Maher of Ashburn has advanced to the semi-finals of the "America's Got Talent" television show. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Drilling home a point
A handful of protesters led by David McCracken, pictured, 10th Congressional District Council coordinator for MoveOn.org, made a visit to Republican Congressman Frank Wolf's (R) Herndon office on Thursday to protest offshore oil drilling. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Giving the cold shoulder to laborers
Revoking the ABC licenses of area convenience stores, confiscating bicycles and removing pay phones along Elden Street are but a few suggestions recently offered by Herndon Councilman Dennis Husch in an effort to "make Herndon unwelcoming to illegal aliens." | 2 comments - ›› more ...
Mayor, ICE, meet at unannounced meeting
Herndon Mayor Steve DeBenedittis, Vice Mayor Connie Hutchinson and town staff officials met with representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an unannounced meeting July 29. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Diamond proposal moves through friction toward fruition
The continuing proposal by Diamond Properties to construct a five-story hotel in downtown Herndon recently caused friction between some members of the Town Council and the Planning Commission, but is moving forward all the same. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Herndon, McLean churches share a common bond, pastor
"The church felt like it was dying," recalls Todd Weiss, head deacon at First Baptist Church of Herndon, referring to events of a month or so ago. | 0 comments - ›› more ...