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Loved ones gather at vigil days after woman was fatally shot at Fairfax gas station
Read full article: Loved ones gather at vigil days after woman was fatally shot at Fairfax gas stationThe family and friends of a woman gunned down at a Fairfax gas station returned to the crime scene Wednesday night to hold a candlelight vigil.
Man accused of shooting 32-year-old woman multiple times at Fairfax gas station arrested
Read full article: Man accused of shooting 32-year-old woman multiple times at Fairfax gas station arrestedThe man who is accused of shooting and killing a 32-year-old Jacksonville woman at a Fairfax gas station was arrested Tuesday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
32-year-old woman identified as victim in deadly Fairfax gas station shooting
Read full article: 32-year-old woman identified as victim in deadly Fairfax gas station shootingA 32-year-old woman was shot and killed in the parking lot of a gas station on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Lakeshore area, next to Fairfax, early Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Family of woman involved in crash with JSO officer in Fairfax says she’s recovering
Read full article: Family of woman involved in crash with JSO officer in Fairfax says she’s recoveringA woman is recovering after she was involved in a crash with a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cruiser on Saturday night in the Fairfax neighborhood.
2 injured, 1 in serious condition after crash involving police cruiser in Fairfax neighborhood
Read full article: 2 injured, 1 in serious condition after crash involving police cruiser in Fairfax neighborhoodTwo people were taken to a hospital after a car crash that involved a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cruiser in the Fairfax neighborhood Saturday night.
Man charged with murder in shooting death of 19-year-old found on street in Fairfax
Read full article: Man charged with murder in shooting death of 19-year-old found on street in FairfaxA 26-year-old man was arrested in connection to the shooting death of a 19-year-old found unresponsive in the Fairfax neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Virginia man charged in baseball bat attacks on three women, including congressional staffers
Read full article: Virginia man charged in baseball bat attacks on three women, including congressional staffersA northern Virginia man has been arraigned on charges involving baseball bat attacks on three women, including two staffers for Rep. Gerry Connolly.
Man in custody after baseball bat attack hurts 2, including intern, at congressman's Virginia office
Read full article: Man in custody after baseball bat attack hurts 2, including intern, at congressman's Virginia officeU.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia says a man with a baseball bat walked into his Fairfax office, asked for him, and assaulted two of his workers.
New mural painted in memory of LA's famed mountain lion
Read full article: New mural painted in memory of LA's famed mountain lionAn artist has devoted a sweeping new street mural to the memory of one of Los Angeles’ most famous residents: P-22, the celebrated mountain lion who lived in the city and was recently euthanized amid worsening health and injuries likely caused by a car.
Heard to appeal $10M judgment in Depp defamation case
Read full article: Heard to appeal $10M judgment in Depp defamation caseAmber Heard has notified a Virginia court that she intends to appeal the $10 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial.
Officers: No injuries on Amber Heard after fight with Depp
Read full article: Officers: No injuries on Amber Heard after fight with DeppLos Angeles police officers who responded to a domestic violence call at the penthouse of actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard say they saw no marks on her face after a 2016 fight between the couple in which Heard says she was assaulted.
Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
Read full article: Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and despite facing two unresolved allegations of sexual assault he’s pressing forward with a bid for governor.
Film Academy Museum completes pre-fundraising goal
Read full article: Film Academy Museum completes pre-fundraising goalAfter 8 years and 13,000 donors including the likes of Barbra Streisand and Steven Spielberg, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has reached and exceeded its pre-fundraising goal. Academy Museum director and president Bill Kramer said Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, that the new museum has raised $388 million. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)It took eight years and 13,000 donors including the likes of Barbra Streisand and Steven Spielberg, but the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has reached and exceeded its pre-fundraising goal. Academy Museum director and president Bill Kramer said Friday that the new museum has raised $388 million. Located in Los Angeles at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, the Academy Museum is set to open on April 30, five days after the 93rd Academy Awards.
Park Police officers indicted in shooting of unarmed driver
Read full article: Park Police officers indicted in shooting of unarmed driverFAIRFAX, Va. – Two U.S. Park Police officers were indicted Thursday on manslaughter charges in the 2017 shooting death of an unarmed motorist who led officers on a stop-and-go chase outside Washington, capping nearly three years of inquiry into a case that caused an outcry over concerns of excessive force. With these charges we are reminded that, at least here in Fairfax County, Officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard are not above the law. Federal prosecutors declined to pursue criminal charges against the officers last year, saying their actions did not rise to the level of criminality. He anticipates that the officers will seek to have the case removed to federal court because Amaya and Vinyard are federal officers. It shows the car driven by Ghaisar stopping twice during the chase, and officers approaching the car with guns drawn.
Virginia lieutenant governor enters race for governor
Read full article: Virginia lieutenant governor enters race for governorFAIRFAX, Va. – Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax formally kicked off his campaign for governor Saturday, a year after facing two allegations of sexual assault. Fairfax delivered a campaign speech at the Old Court House in Fairfax in northern Virginia. In February 2019, Fairfax faced calls for his resignation from fellow Democrats after two women publicly accused him of sexual assault. Fairfax has denied the allegations and accused the women of being part of a “smear campaign” to end his political career. Fairfax was elected Virginia's lieutenant governor in 2017.
Virginia lawmakers push to expand police decertification law
Read full article: Virginia lawmakers push to expand police decertification lawFILE - In this Feb. 4, 2016, file photo, Del. Marcus Simon D-Fairfax, speaks during a meeting of the Privileges and Elections subcommittee at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. A bill making its way through the House would require police chiefs to notify the Criminal Justice Services Board or a civilian review panel if an officer has received three complaints of excessive force in the previous five years. Simon, the bill's chief sponsor, said three complaints would not automatically trigger a decertification hearing, but would act as an "early warning system" to detect a pattern that requires further investigation and could lead to decertification. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Check out the 3 top spots in Jacksonville's Fairfax neighborhood
Read full article: Check out the 3 top spots in Jacksonville's Fairfax neighborhoodGet to know this Jacksonville neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a a bookstore to a garden and home decor shop. Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Fairfax, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Located at 4551 Roosevelt Blvd., it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting 4.5 stars out of 102 reviews on Yelp. Philips Garden Store & FurniturePHOTO: ira g./YELPAnd then there's Philips Garden Store & Furniture, a local favorite with five stars out of 10 reviews. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor.
Police: Jacksonville man shoots intruder found inside home
Read full article: Police: Jacksonville man shoots intruder found inside homeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville man shot an armed intruder Thursday after coming home to find her waiting inside his residence, authorities said. The shooting happened about 10:30 a.m. at a home on Oleander Street in the citys Fairfax neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office. By the time officers arrived, the woman was being treated by paramedics for a gunshot wound to the arm. She was later transported to UF Health Jacksonville. The homeowner told police he had just gotten home when he looked through the front window and saw a woman he didnt recognize inside with one of his guns.
Missing Virginia firefighter is also talented dancer
Read full article: Missing Virginia firefighter is also talented dancerJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - For almost a week we've known of Justin Walker as a Fairfax, Virginia, firefighter who went out fishing last Friday with his friend and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department paramedic Brian McCluney. For the last six days, authorities and volunteers have scoured coastal waters from Central Florida to North Carolina looking for them. News4Jax has learned that Walker was also a professional contemporary dancer with the Demetrius Klein Dance Company and obtained video of one of his performances in 2016. Father won't you carry meFor the oceans wideFather won't you carry meFor my boat is so small. "Its a way to also connect.McCluneys wife, Stephanie, previously danced for the same company in West Palm Beach.
National media following firefighters lost at sea
Read full article: National media following firefighters lost at seaThe networks and America's largest newspapers are following the search for Brian McCluney, who works for the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and Justin Walker, a firefighter from Fairfax, Virginia. Hide Caption
National media following firefighters lost at sea
Read full article: National media following firefighters lost at seaThe networks and America's largest newspapers are following the search for Brian McCluney, who works for the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and Justin Walker, a firefighter from Fairfax, Virginia. Hide Caption
Residents concerned thieves are targeting their cars
Read full article: Residents concerned thieves are targeting their carsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Residents in the Avondale, Fairfax and Riverside neighborhoods said Wednesday they're being targeted in the middle of night by people trying to break into cars. Barbara Hitell, a Fairfax resident, said she got surveillance footage of two men outside her home. "Two guys creeping across my front lawn, running over to my cars. Each of them walked up to one of the cars ... then they creep over the next house -- they were hitting every house on the street," Hitell said. She said her surveillance cameras have twice caught people targeting her cars within two weeks.
On this day: June 28
Read full article: On this day: June 282010: U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., the longest-serving senator in the nation's history, dies in Fairfax, Virginia, at age 92. Byrd, who was born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in 1917, served as a U.S. representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. senator from 1959 to 2010. Besides being the longest-serving senator at the time of his death, he was also the longest-serving member of the U.S. Congress, but the latter record was surpassed by U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., in June 2013. Hide Caption