Pothole Patrol — Had enough of potholes in Northern Virginia? So has Phil the Pothole hunter. VDOT shows you a day in his life. [YouTube]

Fairfax County Police Shooting Investigation Stalled — Just what happened last summer when Fairfax County Police shot and killed John Geer outside Geer’s Springfield home? Internal conflicts are delaying investigation. Should this worry Fairfax County residents? [Washington Post]

Lax Registration Now Open — Registration Herndon Reston Youth Lacrosse is now open and player evaluations will be held several dates in February. [HRYL]

SLHS Writers Earn Kudos — South Lakes High School students were among the Fairfax County Public Schools winners of the 2014 Scholastic Writing Awards.  Fifty seven FCPS students overall received awards for dramatic scripts, flash fiction, humor, journalism, personal essays-memoirs, persuasive writing, poetry, short stories, science fiction-fantasy, and writing portfolios. [FCPS]