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Silver Line Extension Could Open Early Next Year -- Phase two of the Silver Line is expected to open in early 2022, according to Metro's general manager. The

Local closures are in effect today as snow continues to fall in the Reston area today. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through early Friday morning, with

FCPS to Host Annual Special Education Conference -- The school system's sixteenth annual special education conference will be held virtually on Saturday, April

February 8, 2021 at 8:45am Local Podcast Explores ‘Gray Love’ — Reston resident Laura stasis is returning with the second season her podcast for people over the age of 50. The podcast is called Dating While Gray. [Reston Patch] True Food Kitchen On Track for April Opening — The business is still on track for an April opening in Reston Town Center. It will be located at 11901 Democracy Drive. [The Burn] Delayed Opening for Inova Vaccine Clinic — Because of yesterday’s wintry mix, Ino...

October 28, 2020 at 1:15pm Fairfax County teenagers are vaping less than their peers nationwide, a county survey of middle and high school students found. 15.1% of the 48,915 students who responded to the 2019-2020 Fairfax County Youth Survey reported vaping within the past 30 days, compared to 22.5% of teenagers in the U.S. overall. The survey results were released on Oct. 20. Nicotine remains the drug most frequently used for vaping, which involves the inhalation of an aerosol through a batt...

January 26, 2021 at 3:45pm A former Oakton High School student is seeking a new trial in her lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board involving a sexual assault that occurred on a school band trip in 2017. Attorneys representing the plaintiff, known as Jane Doe, and the school board delivered oral arguments to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit remotely on Monday (Jan. 25). According to Public Justice, the nonprofit representing the plaintiff and her family, Jane Doe — then a ...

January 12, 2021 at 9:45am Fairfax County Public Schools is getting its first electric school bus today as part of a statewide initiative led by Dominion Energy. The bus is expected to arrive at the Stonecroft Transportation Center in Chantilly. It is the first of eight vehicles that FCPS will receive from Dominion in an initial deployment of 50 buses throughout Virginia. FCPS says it anticipates getting the remaining seven buses by the end of January. Made by Thomas Built Buses, the new vehicl...