Investigators have determined that the cause of the fire that killed Mary Ann Margaret Gardner and Laura Jeanne Snyder-Gardner this winter was accidental. A wall-mounted natural gas heater in the living room caused the fire, resulting in the death of the mother and daughter, according to a Fairfax County Fire [...]

In a one-two punch marking an historic inflection point in the economic development of the City of Falls Church Monday night, the F.C. City Council unanimously approved special exceptions for two major mixed use projects that will now move forward to transform the City’s downtown.

The first significant adjustment of the boundaries separating the City of Falls Church and Fairfax County, arising from an agreement between the two jurisdictions last year to convey the Falls Church Water System to Fairfax, is now undergoing a lot of legal and bureaucratic vetting. The agreement would bring 40 [...]

Police detectives identified and arrested three suspects believed to be responsible for a string of residential burglaries in the City of Falls Church, the Town of Vienna and Fairfax County that occurred earlier this month.

Virginia’s two U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine both backed an amendment to federal water management legislation this week that addresses the needs of the Four Mile Run that runs through Falls Church. The Four Mile Run amendment makes a technical fix to Northern Virginia’s Four Mile Run flood [...]

Laura Hull of the Creative Cauldron arts program at the ArtSpace of Falls Church reported this week that their current show, “Thunder Knocking on the Door,” has been designated a “Helen Hayes Recommended” production by judges of the Washington, D.C. area’s annual Helen Hayes Awards. The announcement came from Kathi [...]

A new running group is giving local moms the safety, camaraderie, and drive to pursue their shared passion. Beth Patterson started the Falls Church/Annandale chapter of Moms RUN This Town, a free club with chapters across the nation bringing together mothers who enjoy running. Patterson was originally part of another [...]

Falls Church City Police responded this afternoon to a residential burglary on Birch Street, according to Falls Church’s Public Information Office. The incident is not believed to be related to the stabbing that also occurred in the area this afternoon.  

Falls Church’s George Mason High and Henderson Middle School were on lockdown today while police searched for an assailant involved in a stabbing incident nearby. According to the F.C. Public Information Office, an altercation occurred at the intersection of Grove Avenue and the W&OD Trail where the victim was stabbed [...]

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a condominium fire yesterday morning in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County that displaced seven occupants and injured one firefighter. The condominium is located at 2840 Annandale Road in the James Lee Condominium Complex. Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire [...]