McLean: Crisis Link, Text and Turning Point
McLean-based nonprofit provides services and engagement during crises.
Caryline Kelly, 27, will earn her graduate degree in mental health counseling this summer. Kelly is a recovery support specialist with Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, headquartered in McLean.
Week in Great Falls
Weekly happenings in Great Falls
Great Falls: Summer Concerts Return to Village Green
Great Falls singer-songwriter Mary Ann Redmond kicks off 2016 series.
Families, neighbors, and groups of friends gathered on the Village Green, and as the hot summer day drifted into a cooler evening last Sunday, it really began to feel like summer in Great Falls.
Great Falls Teen to Compete in Miss Teen America
Skye Jannery-Barney, a Great Falls resident and rising junior at The Madeira School, will compete for the title of Miss Teen America 2016 this July.
Stretching from Great Falls to La Jolla
Delivering yoga class close to home on Great Falls Green.
Victoria Weseley’s mother lives in La Jolla, California.
Chantilly Baseball Comes Back to Win State Championship
Chargers score three runs in bottom of seventh to beat Battlefield.
The Chantilly baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Battlefield in the 6A state championship game on Saturday.
Arlington: Nunez Leads W-L Boys’ Soccer to First State Championship
Senior scores two goals in state final win over First Colonial.
The Washington-Lee boys' soccer team won its first state championship on Saturday.
State Tournament Roundup
W-L boys' soccer, Robinson girls', boys' lax among teams competing for titles.
The 6A state championships are being held today at Robinson and Lake Braddock.
Vienna: Vannicola's No-Hitter Sends Madison Softball to State Final
Warhawks beat Grassfield in 6A state semifinals, face Osbourn Park today.
Madison pitcher Katie Vannicola threw her first high school no-hitter on the state tournament stage.
Mount Vernon: Quander Road School graduates took different paths, reached the same goal
Quander Road School Principal Joe Thompson is actually fond of the iPhone intelligence Siri chirping “re-routing” during route guidance. In his remarks to the 12 graduating seniors at the school for students with mental health and behavioral challenges, Thompson used Siri to congratulate them on reaching their goal.
Mount Vernon, Springfield: McAuliffe Announces Site for New Puller Veterans Care Center
120-bed facility to be built in Fauquier County.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) said he’s working on making Virginia the most veteran-friendly state in America. Though the Commonwealth, he said, is the first and only one to have “functionally ended veteran homelessness,” it still has one of the lowest ratios of available care centers to number of veterans in the country.
Springfield Days' Petfest 2016 at South Run RECenter in Fairfax Station
Diane Roadcap of Springfield wants people to understand that animals are spiritual beings. Ever since she was a girl of five and felt drawn to a box at the local dump in Luray that contained a dog duct-taped to the inside, doomed to be incinerated, she says she’s had the gift of being able to translate for animals.
Burke: Shocked by Kidney Disease
Family searching, waiting in line for living donor.
Burke resident Hayden Shock graduated from Gallaudet University May 13 on the dean’s list with a marketing degree. That was expected. Fewer than two months before, he was diagnosed with acute kidney failure. For a healthy college senior -- Shock threw javelin and competed for Gallaudet track and field -- the diagnosis was totally unexpected.
Herndon Police Officers Train with Fairfax Fire & Rescue
Two menacing Dodge Charger sedans come to a stop, a dark silver one in front of the other, all black with gold lettering that reads Herndon Police. Officers from the cruiser get out, and begin barking commands at the driver of the suspicious car in front.
Third Lane Opens at Fairfax Boulevard
The City of Fairfax announces the opening of a third westbound lane along Route 50 (Fairfax Boulevard) from Bevan Drive to Jermantown Road.
Fairfax City Council Race Ends up in Court
Judges order a recount to determine winners.
Relay for Life Brings Community Together
Participants walked laps at Workhouse Arts Center in support of a cure for cancer.
Burke Centre Library Book Fair Fuels Passion for Reading
The public library held a book fair Thursday to Sunday offering great deals on great books.
Area Crime and Police Reports
Area Crime Reports