Friday Morning Rundown

Sign at Reston Station

Kaine’s Bill Could Cut College Cost — Sen. Tim Kaine (D) has co-sponsored the Supporting College Access and Success Through Dual Enrollment Act, legislation to help students earn college credits in high school in order to cut the cost of earning a college diploma. [Office of Tim Kaine]

County Air Gets An ‘F’ — Poor marks for Fairfax County in the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2014 report. [Fairfax Times]

Shop Saturday — Reston Association will be holding its Community Yard Sale Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nearly 100 families will be selling furniture, clothing and household goods. The sale will be in the parking lot of 12001 Sunrise Valley Dr. [Reston Association]

Almost Half Of Fairfax County Homicides Are Domestic — Seven (about 45 percent) of the 16 homicides that occurred in Fairfax County in 2010 were domestic-violence related, according to a study released May 6 by the Fairfax County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team. [Fairfax Times]

Special RELAC Meeting June 12 — Reston Association’s Board of Directors will hold a special meeting June 12 to discuss RELAC exemptions. [Reston Association]

Recent Stories

Owners of six Woofie’s franchises in Northern Virginia are hosting a “Paws in the Park” pet adoption event tomorrow (Saturday) at Wolf Trap National Park. Participating Woofie’s include Reston/Herndon, Ashburn-Leesburg,…

A Fairfax Connector bus to Tysons (staff photo by James Jarvis) The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has the green light to apply for a federal grant to replace…

Morning Notes

The splash pad at the Mosaic District in Merrifield has been turned on (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) Congress Approves More National Airport Flights — “More long-haul flights are coming…

Fairfax County’s annual Summer Entertainment Series will kick off on June 1 (via Fairfax County Park Authority/Twitter) The Fairfax County Park Authority has composed a slate of summer shows, including…

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