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1 week ago | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
A second Fairfax County politician passed away last week. Catherine M. “Cathy” Hudgins died on May 24. She was 81. Hudgins made history as the first African American to serve on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She served the Hunter Mill District from 2000 until her retirement in 2019.
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2 weeks ago | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
Rep. Gerry Connolly, 75, died this morning after suffering from esophageal cancer, his family announced. “It is with immense sadness that we share that our devoted and loving father, husband, brother, friend, and public servant, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, passed away peacefully at his home this morning surrounded by family,” read the statement posted on X.
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1 month ago | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Fairfax County residents must open their wallets wider when paying restaurant checks and purchasing prepared foods at local grocery stores. During the FY 2026 Budget markup session, the Board of Supervisors implemented a 4% meals tax, despite residents voting against it in two separate referendums. Combined with the 6% state sales tax, this will add an extra 10% to the bill for those dining out.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
Just two days after sentencing, Governor Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence of a former Fairfax County Police officer convicted of reckless discharge of a firearm, a Class 6 felony. Former Sgt. Wesley Shifflett was acquitted last fall of the more serious charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Timothy McCree Johnson, a man who was fleeing from officers after shoplifting at Tysons Corner Center in February 2023.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter to Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano on Tuesday urging him to take “swift and deliberate action” regarding sex offender Richard Kenneth Cox. Cox, a registered Tier III sex offender, has most recently been reported as allegedly exposing himself in pool locker rooms in Arlington County, but also at Oakmont Recreation Center in Fairfax County. Tier III is the most serious level of sexual offenders.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker |Asra Nomani
The topic of undocumented immigrant criminals is at the forefront in Fairfax County after the alleged rape of a woman in Herndon last week and a new Department of Homeland Security bulletin about criminal gangs from Venezuela operating in the state. In the rape case, Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard said at a press conference that police responded to the WO&D Trail between Ferndale Avenue and Gray Street at 8:51 p.m. on Nov.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
Thirteen additional voting locations opened on Thursday. They will be open for early voting for Fairfax County registered voters to vote in the general and special elections through Nov. 2. According to Fairfax County Election officials, as of Wednesday, 90,224 people had already cast a ballot at three early voting locations that opened on Sept. 20: Fairfax County Government Center and Mount Vernon and North County government centers.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter is collaborating with the BISSELL Pet Foundation for the Empty the Shelters fall national adoption event. According to Animal Shelter officials, all pets will have waived fee adoptions from Oct. 4 to Oct. 6 thanks to the BISSELL Pet Foundation. Empty the Shelters is the nation’s largest funded adoption event. Since its inception in 2016, nearly 283,000 pets have found loving homes across the country and in Canada.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
Despite positive economic headlines in the news over the past year, the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB)-National Opinion Research Center (NORC) annual report on food insecurity released last week shows that the number of people in the Washington, D.C. metro area experiencing hunger is increasing.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
fairfaxtimes.com | Heather Zwicker
There are about 45 days until election day, and in-person early voting starts this weekend. Three locations will open to accommodate Fairfax County residents, and an additional 13 locations will open on Oct. 17. The Fairfax County Government Center, the Mount Vernon Government Center, and the North County Government Center are the three locations opening this weekend.
