2025 at 4:58 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}An Alexandria man has been charged in Saturday night's fatal stabbing in Sterling the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said VA — A stabbing in the Sugarland Run neighborhood of Sterling killed a man on Saturday An Alexandria man was charged in the stabbing Sheriff's deputies responded around 10:22 p.m Saturday to the 20 block of Carolina Court and the sheriff's office said Wesley Richard Scott The suspect was identified as Lathius Noel Martin Martin was arrested during a traffic stop and was charged with aggravated malicious wounding He was taken to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center Additional charges are possible as the medical examiner conducts an autopsy The sheriff's office is consulting with the medical examiner and Commonwealth's Attorney's offices A preliminary investigation indicates the suspect and victim know each other The sheriff's office believed the stabbing resulted from an altercation Anyone with information can contact Detective King at 703-777-1021 or anonymously contact Loudoun County Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919 Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. In a unique spectacle of baseball and entertainment Constellation Field will host the Going Yard Home Run Derby on Saturday The Going Yard Home Run Derby will be a traditional home run derby format that is set to include former MLB All-Star Jose Canseco former Houston Astros outfielder Josh Reddick former Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny Manziel Baseball Youtuber Eric Sim and more for the one-night event post-Derby fireworks and an extensive list of celebrities former professional athletes and social media influencers Gates open at 5:00 pm and the Going Yard Home Run Derby is set to being at 6:30 pm. Before the start of the main events, retired Navy Seal Robert O’Neill will be honored and will throw out a ceremonial first pitch. Tickets for the Going Yard Home Run Derby can be purchased here Can Jose Canseco still hit a ball 450 feet? Can Antonio Brown even hit a baseball? Is Eric Sim, the King of Juco, a ‘fake slugger?’ All of these questions and more will be answered on October 5 with displays of athleticism and special surprises. The event will also be streamed live at TimeToGoYard.com. Media inquiries can be directed to Tyler Lubin at [email protected] Subscribe Support Us Interfaith Inspiration A man walks the Sugarland Run Stream Valley Trail hike in Herndon Boundaries can feel contradictory to spiritual values such as compassion and love Her chest felt tight and she was exhausted The hours of working overdrive were starting to catch up to her — finishing residency and starting a new job Carmin is a Pediatrician who takes care of children who are hospitalized As one of the co-founders of the LEAD program (Leadership Education in Advancing Diversity) she sought to pioneer a way for physicians to advance diversity efforts in their own subspecialities Carmin did her best to be as available as possible She took meetings and answered emails whenever people needed her I had no limit to how much access people had to me,” she reflects What she didn’t anticipate was the physical and emotional toll it would take on her It was only when she found herself exhausted According to Berkeley University Health Services boundaries are “the limits and rules we set for ourselves in relationships.” they have the ability to say “no” when they need to but also are comfortable opening themselves up to intimate and close relationships Setting boundaries can be difficult due to religious and cultural contexts Growing up in an African American Baptist Christian household Carmin didn’t see concrete examples of establishing boundaries you are there for everything your family needs Idea of limiting is not there.” she shares This messaging echoed even stronger in her healthcare career Everyone around her seemed to be working all the time It was only when she reached her breaking point that she realized that she needed boundaries to stay in this work long term For clients who come from deeply religious backgrounds, she often hears them worry boundaries are “selfish” or that they are not “being gracious enough or forgiving enough.”   “In those situations,” she shares, “I first hold space for whatever is coming up – for the shame, for the anger, for the pushback. And encourage a sense of curiosity to ask –is there another part of me that might believe something else?” It’s not surprising that Erin hears this concern from many clients. Many spiritual communities don’t readily incorporate the language of boundaries. For Swetha Gogineni, an Intensive Care Unit Physician, boundaries weren’t modeled growing up in her Hindu, South Indian family. However, in her fast paced, high acuity job in the ICU, navigating limited emotional bandwidth and physical resources is an inevitable reality.  “I’m constantly finding a way to make sure that you can help that one person, but also that in doing so, it doesn’t harm other people,” Swetha shares. She does wonder when she engages in boundary setting, if she is in violation of the concept of karma in Hinduism (when actions in this life can affect our future ones).  Feeling emotionally complex feelings, such as shame or guilt or fear of not being “good” can be normal when setting boundaries. Erin encourages her clients to observe what comes up from them, in a non-judgemental way,  and to remind themselves that even if it’s hard, setting boundaries can prevent us from building resentment in our relationships.  Carmin continues to navigate emotional challenges and occasional pushback from family; She has actively incorporated compassionate boundaries in her life. “As I tap more into how I’m feeling, I recognize how I feel in different scenarios which lets me know when to step back from things. She’s dedicated time to rest during the week and has been paying close attention to how something feels and says she uses her heart and body as a compass in life.  “As I tap more into how I’m feeling, I recognize how I feel in different scenarios which lets me know when to step back from things. I use my heart and body as a compass in life.” Interfaith America Magazine seeks contributions that present a wide range of experiences and perspectives from a diverse set of worldviews on the opportunities and challenges of American pluralism. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of Interfaith America, its board of directors, or its employees. Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright @ 2024 Interfaith America Interfaith America is 501 (c)(3) non-profit recognized by the IRS and resources from Interfaith America in your inbox Planning is underway for stream restoration at Sugarland Run North At a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on July 11 the board unanimously approved an agreement between the county and the Town of Herndon to design and construct the project The $3.9 million project would restore roughly 2,350 linear feet of Sugarland Run, which is located in the Sugarland Run watershed The project will begin roughly 1,200 linear feet north of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail crossing with Sugarland Run Sugarland Run South runs from Elden Street to the previously finished southern end of the project The town has asked the county to fund the design and construction of the project over four fiscal years “In addition to improving the environment and water quality this partnership with the Town of Herndon is an example of implementation of effective and efficient government practices consistent with the County’s Strategic Plan,” county staff said a July 11 memo Staff noted that the partnership with Herndon will save the county time and administrative costs that would have piled up if the project was administered under the county’s own stormwater program The agreement is possible because the Town of Vienna the Town of Herndon and Fairfax County have agreed to share some stormwater service district fees in order to meet stormwater management requirements for the Chesapeake Bay the town’s deputy director of public works noted that the primary goal of the project is to absorb and direct energy in a way that protects the geology of the stream The project will improve the aquatic habitat of the area and improve the safety and instability of eroded banks Channel erosion from the increased volume and velocity has led to significant nutrient and sediment pollution Construction on the northern project is expected to start in fiscal year 2026 Design work will begin in fiscal year 2024 2024 at 1:13 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The Virginia Department of Transportation will close a deteriorated bridge in Sterling around Aug VA — A deteriorated bridge in the Sugarland Run neighborhood of Sterling will be closed "indefinitely" by the Virginia Department of Transportation VDOT told the supervisor's office that the bridge will eventually be replaced but construction may not begin until late 2027 The bridge closure will not affect any homes Properties off Thomas Avenue will continue to have access — from Lakeland Drive from the west and Algonkian Parkway from the east traffic will not be able to continue across the bridge in both directions A detour will be available via Lakeland Road Briskman's office plans to continue sharing updates about the bridge closure The skeletal remains of Michael Delaney, the Reston man who went missing from Reston Hospital in May 2020 On Friday afternoon (July 23), the Fairfax County Police Department published a message on Facebook saying the remains were found on Wednesday (July 21) by its Search and Rescue team after a community member reported it The FCPD says it does not suspect foul play in his death We’re saddened to announce Michael Delaney was found on July 21 by our Search and Rescue team Our team returned to search the area of Sugarland Run after a community member reported finding what appeared to be skeletal remains officers discovered clothing matching the description of what Mr Delaney was last seen wearing as well as skeletal remains Detectives from our Crime Scene Section collected the remains which were given to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Dental records confirmed the remains are Mr Detectives do not suspect foul play in his death “On behalf of the Major Crimes Bureau my heartfelt condolences go out to the family and Friends of Mr There is so much that goes into these kind of cases and I want to thank the lead detective for his dedication to this case and to Mr Delany’s family since he went missing over a year ago Many people played an important and valuable role to include our Search and Rescue team detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau as well as our local and state law enforcement partners They tirelessly followed up on every lead we received many of which led them outside not only Fairfax County but the state A special thank you to the many volunteers and to the other public and private entities who assisted with searching over 5,000 acres since the time Mr This is not the resolution our detectives and our agency hoped for and our hearts remain with the Delaney family,” Major Ed O’Carroll Commander of the Major Crimes and Cyber and Forensics Bureaus This information confirms what Courtney Park-Jamborsky, Delaney’s step-daughter, announced in a Facebook post early yesterday (Thursday) Park-Jamborsky said that Delaney’s clothing “Our family is heartbroken but feel relieved to know about Michael after 14 months of agony,” she wrote “We are forever grateful for the outpouring of support since May 10 but has yet to hear back as of publication According to surveillance video, Delaney walked out of Reston Hospital in the evening of May 10 Park-Jamborsky had taken him to the hospital because of a fall at his Reston home she was not allowed to accompany him inside due to COVID-19 protocols that were in place at the time “I stood at the sliding emergency room door at the hospital, and he stood there with me,” Park-Jamborsky told Reston Now in May 2021 “I felt like I was letting a 5-year-old walk through that door without someone helping him But I had confidence that [Reston Hospital] knew what they were doing I never thought in a million years that he would disappear.” He was admitted into the hospital and kept overnight Park-Jamborsky says she received a call from the hospital saying they couldn’t find her stepfather Surveillance video showed Delaney walking out of the hospital about 30 minutes earlier. FCPD put out a missing persons alert several hours later Delaney was never seen again, despite a search that lasted weeks While Delaney’s location has been found it still remains unclear as ever what led up to the tragedy 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 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… 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 Work has begin on a new pedestrian bridge at Sugarland Run Stream Valley Park according to the Fairfax County Park Authority Slated to be completed by the end of the summer the bridge replaces a span that was removed 15 years ago between Heather Down Drive and Eddyspark Drive Once completed, the structure will connect the neighborhood along Heather Down with the Sugarland Run Stream Valley Trail Crews will demolish and remove any remaining structures associated with the earlier bridge and construct 10-foot-wide connecting approaches to the bridge which is funded through 2020 park bond funds The trail which is roughly three miles long along the main end runs from Sugarland Road to the Town of Herndon (Updated at 4 p.m.) A Herndon car wash that discharged green liquid that ended up in Sugarland Run Stream received a formal notice of violation on Friday (May 28) from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Flagship Carwash Center of Herndon at 632 Grant Street does have a permit to discharge according to both a car wash representative and DEQ However, the green liquid was being discharged into a storm sewer that goes into Sugarland Run due to a malfunctioning of the car wash’s water reclamation system malfunctioning, says DEQ official Mark Miller, who manages regional enforcement and pollution response for Virginia’s northern region Miller says the presence of the discharge in Sugarland Run has been observed multiple times by both DEQ officials and town staff members the business will be notified that it is in violation of its general DEQ permit The discharge is believed to be a mix of water and car wash detergent but it is not thought to be harmful to the stream and the Virginia DEQ all performed independent tests on the discharge and did not find any contaminants in the stream that are known to be harmful to the environment,” Town of Herndon spokesperson Anne Curtis told Reston Now by email Curtis says DEQ is now in charge of the investigation and is “in contact with the property owner to resolve the illicit discharge.” This issue was first brought to the public’s attention during a Herndon Town Council work session on May 18 Deputy Director of Public Works John Irish noted that town staff were aware of the situation and had recently observed the discharge themselves Flagship Carwash Center of Herndon managing member Guy Paolozzi told Reston Now that the business is currently conducting its own investigation to determine why the discharge is green Until both the car wash and DEQ complete their investigations Flagship Carwash Center currently has five Virginia locations and 10 locations across the region Miller says the notice of violation was drafted and sent out last week The intent of the notice is to get the problem fixed under a timeline These types of violations are not uncommon and they can end with the business fixing the issue without any further consequence However, a civil charge (a fine) could be imposed depending on the findings of DEQ’s investigation A section of Sugarland Run south from where the discharge has been observed is about to undergo a restoration. The long-running project was first approved in August 2018 Construction and restoration is expected to be completed in early 2022 A new pedestrian bridge at Sugarland Run Stream Valley Park has officially opened located in a section of the park between Heather Down Drive and Eddyspark Drive was added to connect the community to the Sugarland Run Stream Valley Trail on the opposite bank of the creek The 10-foot-wide structure now completes the connection which was previously broken due to flood and storm damage for many years The project was funded by nearly $740,000 from a park bond in 2020 according to the Fairfax County Parks Authority “We celebrated National Park and Recreation Month in July and the theme of this year’s observance was ‘Where Community Grows,'” FCPA Executive Director Jai Cole said during the ribbon cutting “I can’t think of a more fitting example of how parks and recreation bring communities together and connect residents to a wide range of opportunities Crews demolished and removed the remaining structure so the previous bridge installed a prefabricated steel bridge and built 10-foot-wide including Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn celebrated the grand opening of the bridge earlier this month Construction to replace the Hunters Creek Pedestrian Bridge is slated to begin in October An assessment by the town found that the bridge — which connects to the Sugarland Run trails from behind the Hunters Creek Swim & Racquet Club (417 Queens Row Street) — needs to be replaced and that erosion of the stream needs to be addressed Final designs for the replacement bridge and stream restoration are expected this month It will include a new fiberglass structure set on a new foundation But the town announced on Friday (March 15) that the project will take longer to get going than anticipated “Schedules have been extended because of the sensitivities of working in a wetland area and in a floodplain,” the project page says “Working in the wetland area will require an Army Corp of Engineers permit The Town will work with the Army Corp of Engineers in an effort to expedite the permit process.” Construction is expected to wrap up by the spring of 2025 The bridge will remain closed until the work is complete Residents will need to use the Cavendish Street entrance or Runnymede Park entrance to access trails 2021 at 9:53 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Virginia Department of Transportation completed work in April on the Sugarland Run Bride on westbound Route 7 in Herndon (VDOT)HERNDON VA — Virginia Department of Transportation recently completed work to rehabilitate the Route 7 westbound bridge over Sugarland Run in Herndon according to a post on the department's official Twitter account The $4.4 million project included the construction of a new concrete bridge deck the project was supposed to include widening the bridge and extending the acceleration lane from the Fairfax County Parkway on-ramp to Dranesville Road These elements were removed from the project due to funding constraints The project was paid for using state funds and money from the federal State of Good Repair fund which pays for bridge improvements across the country Construction work began in September 2020 and ended in April Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 2024 at 3:52 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}(Patch Graphics)STERLING VA — A missing teen who didn't come home after walking her dog in Sterling has been found according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office The 14-year-old was last seen Wednesday taking her family dog on a walk She was missing from the Sugarland Run neighborhood of Sterling The sheriff's office said Friday that she was last seen in the 1200 block of Elden Street in Herndon and has her dog with her The dog she was with is a small cream-colored mixed poodle Anyone with information can contact Detective Smith at 703-777-1021 32-23) were unable to overcome the pitching of the Salt Lake Bees (61-69 29-27) as Sugar Land dropped Saturday night’s contest at Constellation Field 0-1) took the mound for Sugar Land in his Triple-A debut and pitched 2.0 clean innings before surrendering a solo home run to Zach Humphreys in the third and Eric Wagaman drove in Stevens on a single to center field Brown’s night ended with one out in the fifth after putting two men on with a single and a walk LHP Parker Mushinski took over and issued a free bag to Stevens and a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Willie Calhoun to score another run Wagaman cleared the bases with a double for three runs and Humphreys drove in Wagaman to put the Bees up 7-0 Cole Tucker ripped a two-bagger down the right field line to send the speedy shortstop all the way home 8-6) silenced the Space Cowboys offense for 7.0 innings holding them to just four hits and no walks while striking out eight LHP Eric Torres took over for Rosenberg and gave up a single to Tommy Sacco Jr as well as walks to César Salazar and Chas McCormick but Pedro León worked a seven-pitch walk to score the first Sugar Land run of the night Salt Lake turned to RHP Nick Robertson to escape them from a jam and the reliever got a three-pitch strikeout to end the eighth RHP Misael Tamarez hurled two scoreless frames sending the game to the bottom of the ninth for Sugar Land’s final chance to score With Robertson back on the mound for Salt Lake reached first on a single and advanced to second when Salazar was issued a walk Kenedy Corona drove in the second run of the night for the Space Cowboys with an RBI single that skipped past the infield to send Sacco Jr ending the game at 8-2 and serving the Space Cowboys with their first loss against Salt Lake in 2024 The Space Cowboys close out a 12-game home stand on Sunday night with the series finale against the Bees. Sugar Land’s RHP AJ Blubaugh (10-3, 4.02) will start while Salt Lake has not named a starter. The game can be heard on ESPN 92.5 FM or online here and seen on MiLB.TV Fans can purchase full-season and partial-season plans Behind five innings and seven strikeouts from RHP AJ Blubaugh and a four-run seventh inning the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (8-10) outlasted the Las Vegas Aviators (12-6) 7-6 on Thursday at Las Vegas Ballpark batting lead-off for the first time this season jumped on the third pitch of the game and deposited a fastball 420 feet to center robbing CJ Alexander of a two-run home run with a leaping grab at the right-field wall to retire the side OH MY JACOB MELTON pic.twitter.com/0n4cXotwHt Kenedy Corona began the third by slapping a single to right and Salazar punched a double down the line in left putting two runners in scoring position with nobody out On an errant pick-off throw from Willie Maclver Brice Matthews led off the fourth with a base knock and swiped second his Pacific Coast League leading ninth stolen base but Sugar Land could not drive him in as the game stayed tied at two inducing a pop-up and adding two more strikeouts to his ledger running his total to six through four innings Shay Whitcomb kept the fifth inning alive with a two-out double before Luis Guillorme traded places with him plating Whitcomb with a double as the Space Cowboys went ahead Blubaugh faced the minimum courtesy of a strikeout and Guillorme’s glove as the third baseman dove to snag a line drive and doubled off Nick Kurtz at first What can't Luis Guillorme do??? pic.twitter.com/S1ncEl7VsI 1-0) took over for Blubaugh in the sixth and sat down Las Vegas in order The Space Cowboys stretched their lead in the seventh Corona and Salazar began the frame with a single and a walk The first baseman forced Maclver to field a swinging bunt Corona alertly rounded third and sprinted home to score He touched home in the ensuing at-bat from Matthews’ 95 mph RBI single Brice's base knock caps off a 4-run seventh! pic.twitter.com/3vCcfeL3D6 RHP Luis Contreras made his first appearance of the year in the eighth entering a 7-5 game after Las Vegas plated three runs in the seventh Contreras allowed one run in his only inning of work spinning a scoreless frame with two strikeouts ● César Salazar’s lead-off home run was the first lead-off homer from the Space Cowboys since Grae Kessinger went yard on the first at-bat of the game on September 11 Salazar also picked up his first multi-hit game of the season with a double in the third He reached base three times for the first time since September 10 ● AJ Blubaugh allowed two runs in five innings his fourth consecutive outing allowing two earned runs or less ● Kenedy Corona’s single in the third extended his hitting streak to five consecutive games He also picked up his second multi-hit game of the season and has scored a run in five consecutive games for Sugar Land Brice Matthews pushed his on-base streak to 11 games Matthews is also 9-for-10 in stolen bases this year ● Shay Whitcomb extended his on-base streak to 11 games with a double in the fifth inning ● Luis Guillorme extended his hitting streak to seven games and his on-base streak to 15 games with a double in the fifth and an intentional pass in the seventh Game four of Sugar Land’s six-game series with the Las Vegas Aviators resumes on Friday at 9:05 pm CT RHP Tyler Ivey starts opposite LHP Jacob Lopez The game can be seen live on the Bally Sports Live App or MLB.TV and can be heard anywhere at SLSpaceCowboys.com Season Memberships for the 2025 Space Cowboy season including Full and Partial Season membership plans The Sugar Land Space Cowboys are the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros and compete in the Pacific Coast League They are the reigning Pacific Coast League Champions and Triple-A National Champions They began play as the Astros’ Triple-A affiliate in 2021 and began playing under the Space Cowboys brand in 2022 The Space Cowboys play at Constellation Field located at the corner of Hwy-6 and US-90 Alternate in Sugar Land Follow the team on Twitter (@SLSpaceCowboys) and their official website (slspacecowboys.com) Fans can purchase full-season and partial-season plans for 2025 by visiting slspacecowboys.com/tickets Six candidates have filed in the May 3 election for Sugar Land mayor Aubrey joined Community Impact as a reporter in February 2024 she served as Editor-in-Chief at Insite Brazos Valley Magazine in Bryan She also served as the news editor at The Battalion before graduating with a major in journalism and minors in business and sports management in 2022 Aubrey enjoys spending time with her friends Five candidates will run for the Sugar Land City Council District 2 seat on May 3 Angela joined Community Impact as a reporter covering education in Montgomery County in April 2024 after working as a journalist in Central Texas Angela worked as part of a digital and social media team at a news station in Waco watching reality TV and going to the library Five candidates will run for the Sugar Land City Council at-large Position 1 seat May 3 The candidates answered questions related to their priorities ahead of the May 3 election Five candidates will run for the Sugar Land City Council The winner will serve a three-year term in the position previously held by William Ferguson Next week marks 30 years since the Colonial Pipeline ruptured in Reston that flowed into the Potomac River — the D.C area’s main source of drinking water ruptured and spilled 407,736 gallons of No “A 50 to 100 foot geyser of oil was observed behind the Reston Hospital Center,” recalled Michael Nardolilli executive director of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin and then entered the Potomac at Algonkian Regional Park.” Fairfax Water — one of three water suppliers in suburban Virginia — had to shut down its drinking water intakes on the Potomac River for two weeks because of the spill “We were fortunate in that the spill hugged only the Virginia side of the Potomac River so it did not interfere with WSSC’s water supply or the Washington Aqueduct,” said Nardolilli which serves most of Montgomery and Prince George’s County and the City of Falls Church did not need to shut their intakes “The disaster caused severe impacts to wildlife and national park lands and resulted in $25 million in cleanup costs and a multi-million dollar settlement with Virginia and the federal government,” said Nardolilli Oil was detected as far downstream as Quantico there was a lot less growth in Fairfax County so they were able to switch to their other to supply the needs of their customers,” said Nardolilli While WSSC Water draws 30% of the water it needs from the Patuxent River the Potomac River is the sole water supply for the Washington Aqueduct with only a one-day supply of drinking water available Eleanor Holmes Norton successfully spearheaded the effort to authorize the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to conduct studies to find a secondary drinking water source and additional drinking water storage funding has not been secured to pay for the study Nardolilli and Norton intend to remind Congress that a spill like the Colonial Pipeline spill 30 years ago “We were fortunate that only one of the water supplier intakes had to be shut down but that was a wakeup call that we need to build into our system more resiliency to have supplemental storage or a backup water supply,” Nardolilli said “We’re not talking about constructing anything anytime soon — the studies take $3 million and probably three years to conduct.” Since the 1993 spill, water officials have been researching ways to store water. WTOP reported in 2016 that the Travilah Quarry in Montgomery County was being considered Other alternatives include underground water storage and recycling Potomac River water Nardolilli acknowledges with still-to-come studies it will take a while before the area has additional storage or a backup supply “Hopefully before the next disaster happens on the Potomac and hopefully before a major drought,” he said “Those are the two things that keep me up at night.” Neal Augenstein has been a general assignment reporter with WTOP since 1997 He says he looks forward to coming to work every day even though that means waking up at 3:30 a.m This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area The upcoming Downtown Commuter Service joins Fort Bend Transit's other commuter routes into Houston Kelly joined Community Impact Newspaper as a reporter in June 2017 after majoring in print journalism and creative writing at the University of Houston she transitioned to editor for the Lake Houston-Humble-Kingwood edition and began covering the Spring and Klein area as well in August 2020 Kelly was promoted to South Houston managing editor Complaints from Herndon residents about a pungent odor from the James Corbalis Water Treatment Plant have led Fairfax County officials to consider diverting the wastewater into the sewer system Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman explained at a Board of Supervisors meeting yesterday (Tuesday) that the issue began several weeks ago when rising algae levels in the Potomac River led to more organic matter being discharged into a state-permitted tributary of Sugarland Run Bierman says the organic matter may negatively impact aquatic life “This is not a great situation — it’s pretty awful right now — but we want to make sure that we are proactive about trying to prevent this situation in the future,” he said supervisors passed a board matter directing Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services staff to review Fairfax Water’s discharge permit for potential improvements to protect Sugarland Run’s water quality and prevent future odors “While algae levels in the Potomac River are returning to more normal levels this situation may recur in the future due to changed rainfall patterns related to climate change,” the board matter reads DPWES has also been instructed to continue collaborating with Fairfax Water to identify long-term solutions including possibly discharging effluent — liquid waste or sewage — into the county’s sanitary sewer system Located at 1295 Fred Morin Drive, the Corbalis treatment plant opened in April 1982 and can now treat 225 million gallons of water per day drawn from the Potomac River which provides drinking water to nearly 2 million people in Northern Virginia Photo via Swanky Fella on Unsplash 2023 at 3:37 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A spring house on the Herndon golf course you may have noticed some hidden – and sometimes not so hidden – interesting historic “gems,” which harken back to Herndon’s past On the west side of the Herndon Centennial Golf Course are a couple of turn-of-the-century stone spring houses that can be seen from the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) trail These represent the days before the Town had its own water system These spring houses were formerly associated with homes that were once located along a gravel road (Old Heights Road) that runs parallel to the W&OD Trail Next to the Herndon caboose on Lynn Street is a tall iron whistle post The sign is next to the W&OD Trail which and dates to when the Southern Railway ran the railroad The black marks signify how many times a locomotive engineer was to blow the train whistle and whether the duration of the whistle should be long or short The two long and two short whistles warned that the train was approaching a crossroad A cemetery caretaker’s shed was once located on the property of the Herndon’s Chestnut Grove Cemetery The cemetery is located at the intersection of Dranesville Road and Herndon Parkway and was formally established sometime between 1872 and 1874 The caretaker’s shed is believed to date from that same time period The shed was in danger of being lost due to development near Herndon Parkway who formerly lived in a historic home at 905 Elden St. made arrangements to have the old shed relocated to their back yard The carpenter gothic style shed remains in that yard today There is an old gas generating station that is located across the street from the Herndon Municipal Center at 777 Lynn St It was part of the Herndon Gas Company that was formed to provide gas for the streetlights in downtown Herndon and for the lights in a few of the town’s more affluent homes The black marks on the outside are remnants from Herndon’s 1917 Big Fire Next to the gas house is the foundation of Moffett’s Blacksmith shop (built in 1906) which was moved to Frying Pan Park in the 1970s started Fairfax County’s first lending library The club members stored their books in various buildings around town but lost many of them in the 1917 Big Fire they were able to build their own library building in 1927 The club ran their library out of this little cream-colored building at 660 Spring St until the 1970s when it was absorbed into the Fairfax County Public Library system The building is now a Quaker Friends Meeting House Two large cement sculptures of whimsical trolls can be found in a small patch of trees between the W&OD Trail and the Herndon Harbor House They can best be seen from the parking lot of 871 Grace St The sculptor was Mary Larue Wells who was hired in the 1980s by the Fairfax County Housing Authority to create some art work for the play area of a subsidized housing project in Reston The molds for her sculptures were later reused at the Harbor House Wells used the likenesses of two county officials for the faces of the two trolls: Walter Webdale and Jack Herrity Parked in the rear parking lot of the Elden Street Service Center at 602 Elden St. is a rusty antique car sitting upon cinderblocks The car is believed to have been there since that building housed the Herndon Motor Company in the 1960s Some sections of old sidewalk in a few of Herndon’s older neighborhoods have a dimpled pattern on them This design was made with a hand-held roller and represents some of the older sidewalks in town One of these rollers is located in the Herndon Historical Society’s Depot Museum Some sections of dimpled sidewalks can still be seen on Grace Street and Oak Street Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad (later named the W&OD Railroad) was being built through what is now the Town of Herndon in the late 1850s A stone railroad bridge was built over the Sugarland Run Stream in c This stone bridge can still be seen underneath the W&OD Trail where it intersects with Herndon Parkway on the east side of Herndon A tall granite obelisk is on Herndon’s town green located behind the Municipal Center at 777 Lynn St This is Herndon’s veteran’s memorial and is a half-size replica of the 21-foot Herndon Monument located on the grounds of the U.S The original obelisk was erected in Annapolis in 1860 in honor of Navy Commander William Lewis Herndon The town’s obelisk was a project of the Wayne M Kidwell American Legion Post 184 and was dedicated in 2002 The oldest house still standing in Herndon is at 744 Dranesville Road 1783 and originally belonged to George Payne It includes a chicken coop and root cellar It was originally a rectangularly shaped house but an addition was constructed during the Civil War period There are two fully stone homes remaining in Herndon Herndon’s 58-acre natural park on the east side of Herndon Parkway The other is Mayor Isaiah Bready’s home near St at the intersection of Ferndale Avenue and Vine Street The Bready family moved to Herndon in the 1850s and lived in a wood frame house on their property He was elected as Herndon’s first mayor in 1879 located at the intersection of Elden and Lynn streets was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project The WPA was one of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs to help put people back to worked during the Depression About this column: “Remembering Herndon’s History” is a regular Herndon Patch feature offering stories and anecdotes about Herndon’s past. The articles are written by members of the Herndon Historical Society. Barbara Glakas is a member. A complete list of “Remembering Herndon’s History” columns is available on the Historical Society website at www.herndonhistoricalsociety.org 2022 at 11:42 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Herndon Depot By that we do not mean that we should just “re-write” history for the sake of making it say something we want Instead we sometimes find it necessary to re-write — or update — history when we become aware of new information And that is the case with the construction date of the Herndon Depot (also sometimes referred to as the Herndon train depot we believed that the Herndon Depot was constructed in circa 1857 based on new information that we have recently discovered we now know that it was built either in late 1859 or in 1860 Why did we formerly believe it was built in 1857 One reason may be that a National Registry of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination application for the Herndon Depot written in 1979 said it was built in 1857 The application was submitted by a historic preservation planner in the Fairfax County Comprehensive Planning office and we accept that she may not have been the person who wrote the text of the application And although she had footnotes for some parts of the text in the application the part of the text that said “1857” had no citations Or maybe she — or the application writer — was making educated guesses and the year 1857 was the year that ended up being embossed on a plaque that hangs on the side of the depot and written in Herndon Historical Society literature We also had a firsthand account from Catherine “Kitty” Kitchen Hanna (1830-1907) who was living in the Reston area (then called Thornton or Thorntonville) when she was first a newlywed living at different times in homes on Monroe and Elden streets Although she did not mention a construction date of the Herndon Depot it may have been logical for some to assume that an 1857 depot construction date could have been conceivable if the railroad cut was being built through the Reston area in 1856 which stated 1857 as the depot construction date we also found a Historic Buildings Survey that was conducted on the Herndon Depot in 1977 it was recorded by someone else who was a comprehensive planner for Fairfax County This survey dated the depot to have been constructed in “circa 1861.” There was also another NRHP nomination application dated 1991 when the entire Town of Herndon historic district was being nominated for the NRHP the text of that application said: “By 1859 the line had extended twenty-seven miles to the settlement that would later be known as Herndon and a small board-and-batten frame depot was constructed.” It did not explicitly say that depot was built in 1859 but it could be read that way That statement did have a citation; it cited Herbert H The Herndon Historical Society has a copy of Harwood’s book and after reading it we discovered that the book says nothing about our depot being constructed in 1859 What it did say was that by August of 1859 the railroad company was running limited passenger and freight service as far as the Vienna station as to the exact construction date of the Herndon Depot The railroad company that we are referring to is the Alexandria Loudoun and Hampshire (AL&H) Railroad Company The name of the railroad that ran through the town of Herndon changed names several times over the years The name in the 1850s and 1860s was the AL&H and the final name – from the 1930s until it closed in 1968 - was the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad (W&OD) regular daily roundtrips were started to Farmwell (now known as Ashburn) A timetable that the AL&H published — which was included in Harwood’s book — said that the train schedule would take effect “on or after January 16 1860.” The timetable listed the following stops: Alexandria But did the schedule actually start on January 16 Hardwood also had an appendix page in the back of his book that was titled “Chronology.” It said this about the AL&H: “Opened to Vienna 1860.” If his information is correct then that means the railroad was running through Herndon and out to Leesburg in May of 1860 Old railroad company documents that would have shown details of the construction of the railroad and its depots are hard to come by and some Washington and Old Dominion Railroad (W&OD) historians say But we recently found a few old Annual Reports of the Board of Directors of the AL&H Railroad Company that range from 1853 to 1860 These documents were obtained at the Library of Virginia in Richmond In a close reading of some of those found reports from Nov we essentially confirmed that passenger and freight had been carried on the rails since January 1860 and mail service started out to Leesburg in May 1860 The first half of the year the rail was being operated by the railroad contractor the administration of the railroad was handed over to the General Superintendent and then the trains started going out to Leesburg We also discovered a Virginia General Assembly Board of Public Works document from 1859 Within that document is an AL&H engineer’s report dated November 1 The engineer in charge of the first division (or east half) of the railroad was named Mr The first division of the railroad stretched from Alexandria to west of Herndon The division was divided up into “sections.” The Herndon Depot is identified as Section 23 This confirms that that railroad track had been laid in Herndon by November 1859 a second short piece of track that ran parallel to the main track where locomotives could pull off to the side in order to allow other trains to pass Randolph said that the Falls Church depot was complete and the Vienna depot was “nearly finished.” There was no mention of the Herndon Depot (at Section 23) being completed yet A man named Bowie was the engineer for the second division (western half) of the railroad so this information did not report on Herndon’s section 23 it gave an overall picture of how the various depot buildings along the railroad were still a work in progress he submitted an addendum to his report that included a page entitled Shops and Fixtures.” His list of buildings indicated that there were three completed passenger houses/freight depots one of them made of brick/stone and two made of wood But the main station house in Alexandria was known to be made of brick And the other two station houses that he previously reported as being completed or “nearly finished” were those in Vienna and Falls Church We know that the depot in Vienna was made of wood because it still existstoday in the Town of Vienna Does that mean that our depot was built after November of 1859 but prior to Jan when train regular trips had supposedly started We surmise that it is possible that if the Herndon Depot had still not been completed by January of 1860 when the trains were running the station master could have possibly used some other nearby temporary shelter or building in Herndon to take tickets until the depot was built Recently we obtained another report dated Oct This was a report that the president of the AL&H Railroad Company presented to the stockholders he stated that since the last annual meeting [in November 1859]: He went on to list all the buildings that had been completed at the bottom of the page and one of the completed buildings listed was it was also noted in a “Buildings” chart that one brick/stone freight depot had been constructed as well as five wooden ones; and there was one brick/stone passenger house and six wooden ones The president also made some comments in his October 1860 report that may explain when the trains started running: We interpret this to mean that the trains did indeed start running at least by January of 1860 – and possibly on a limited schedule for a few months prior to that — under the supervision of the contractor the railroad was put under the supervision of the AL&H general superintendent and the trains started running on a regular schedule out to Leesburg this is what we do know: The Herndon Depot had not yet been built in November 1859 Limited runs of the train may have started in late 1859 but a regular schedule out to Farmwell appeared to start in January of 1860 with trains running out to Leesburg starting in May 1860 Could the Herndon Depot have been built in two months’ time between November 1859 and January 1860 We believe that it was more likely that the depot may have been built by May of 1860 But we may never know for sure if our depot was built in late 1859 or in early 1860 One thing we do know for sure is that it was not built in 1857 we will stick with a construction date of “c About this column: “Remembering Herndon’s History” is a regular Herndon Patch feature offering stories and anecdotes about Herndon’s past. The articles are written by members of the Herndon Historical Society. Barbara Glakas is a member. A complete list of “RememberingHerndon’s History” columns is available on the Historical Society website at www.herndonhistoricalsociety.org Note: The Historical Society is seeking volunteers to help keep the museum open each Sunday. If you have an interest in local history and would like to help, contact HerndonHistoricalSociety@gmail.com You may have heard of a little team known as the Houston Astros but did you know they're not the only baseball team in town has been entertaining baseball fans of all ages since 2012 Attending a Space Cowboys game is the grand slam of family activities if you have young baseball enthusiasts The entertainment options at Constellation Field are worth the price of admission by themselves (and probably the main event for wriggly toddlers) Read on for our tips for making a Space Cowboys game into the ultimate family night out Single game tickets range from $11-69. Kids under 3 are free. Check the Space Cowboys schedule when you're buying tickets because there are fun deals ($5 frozen drinks!) and giveaways on certain nights The most important secret is that the stadium opens an hour before the game starts so get there early to take advantage of Constellation Field's many kid-friendly amenities and scope the excellent food options We spent a lot of time in this expansive playground which is half space-themed and half Western-themed The Western-themed play area is more suitable for toddlers and smaller children Right by the Kiddie Corral and behind Center Field is a large splash pad which is perfect for Houston's hot summer evenings My kids chose to attend the game in their swimsuits to stay cool Located next to the Bud Light Ice House is the Grassland grass-covered hill where you can sit and view the game Out-of-towners might not realize that a big hill is a novelty in Houston so if there aren't many people sitting on it Located on the concourse behind sections 10 and 11 Moonshot Alley is a free batting simulator with a batting machine pitching to fans of all ages Constellation Field has a huge selection of kid-friendly food available There's even a Chik-Fil-A for those who can't get through a game without their waffle fry fix Most food vendors are located in the main concourse and you can get everything from pizza to Tex-Mex to BBQ to ice cream My kids opted for chicken tenders and a classic ballpark hotdog Grownups can hit up Buttered and Boozed if they don't want to walk back to Karbach Cantina Overall, we can't wait to go back and watch some more minor league baseball. Check the Space Cowboys website for tickets INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A stage collapsed during a powerful storm at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday sending steel scaffolding into the terrified crowd below and killing at least four people among fans awaiting a performance by the country band Sugarland The collapse came moments after an announcer warned of the advancing storm and gave instructions on what to do in event of an evacuation dust and rain blew up quickly as a gust of high wind toppled the rigging Hundreds of concert-goers rushed afterward amid the chaos to tend to the injured many with upraised arms seeking to lift heavy beams lights and other equipment that blew down onto the crowd Many of the injured were in the VIP section closest to the stage Emergency crews set up a triage center in a tunnel below the grandstand at the Indianapolis fairgrounds Witnesses reported seeing many people with head and neck injuries and broken bones spokesman for Wishard Memorial Hospital in the city said later Sunday that at least 18 patients were brought in He said their problems ranged from head injuries and bone fractures to lacerations and other cuts and bruises He said those injuries were not life-threatening and conditions ranged from fair to critical "We set up a command center and a page was sent out to staff to call the command center," he said adding the hospital hadn't seen such a sudden influx of patients since a tornado outbreak in 2000 We can't think of an incident that compared to this mass of people" arriving Dave Bursten said the number of injured could rise because some people may have taken themselves to hospitals Bursten said the injuries ranged from cuts and scrapes to "very serious injuries" and that it was a "very likely possibility" that the death toll could also climb Emergency crews continued to search the fairgrounds early Sunday to ensure there were no other injured concert-goers who might have wandered off after the collapse Fair officials canceled all activities Sunday was expected to resume Monday with a service honoring the victims Bursten said emergency personnel and fair officials were monitoring the weather because a severe storm had been expected to hit the area around 9:15 p.m He said preparations were being made to evacuate the facility but that the "significant gust of wind" struck the stage rigging that holds lights and other equipment before the evacuation plan was activated weather can change in a very rapid period of time," he said Concert-goers said the opening act by Sara Bareilles had finished and the crowd was waiting for Sugarland to take the stage They said an announcer had alerted them that severe weather was possible and gave instructions on what to do if an evacuation was necessary But the same announcer said concert organizers hoped the show would go on The wind that toppled the rigging came just minutes after that announcement "It was like it was in slow motion," concert-goer Amy Weathers told the Indianapolis Star "You couldn't believe it was actually happening." Associated Press photographer Darron Cummings was in the audience attending the concert as a fan shortly before the collapse He said he and his companions sought shelter in a nearby barn after seeing the weather radar and eyeing dark clouds approaching We heard people just come running," Cummings told the AP "When you see dark clouds like that if there's going to be bad weather there's going to be mass chaos on leaving." Witnesses told WTHR that some of the injured were in a VIP section in front of the stage known as the "Sugar Pit." The witnesses said the dirt rain and wind came up the main thoroughfare of the fairgrounds just before the collapse "Panic kicked in when they seen the dust bowl coming in from the Midway," concert-goer Darryl Cox told the television station told the station that there was lightning and the sky had gotten dark but it wasn't raining when the wind suddenly toppled the rigging people were running and going crazy," she said metal stage scaffolding "kind of wobbled at first." Then pandemonium set in as it fell She said and three friends grabbed each other and formed a chain "You can't imagine — we just thought it was going to rain or something," Alsman said Sugarland tweeted about the incident about an hour after it happened Indiana's position in the Midwest has long made it prone to volatile changes in weather But even Wishard Memorial Hospital's spokesman said he was surprised how things blew up without warning "I was at home watching a movie and I looked outside and all of a sudden the wind picked up It had been a beautiful day up until then and then it started raining — and then I started getting calls on the pager." tornado-force winds hit Indianapolis just after thousands of people left a free outdoor concert by John Mellencamp held as part of the NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament a tornado touched down south of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway delaying the start of the Indianapolis 500 and forcing a nearly two-hour interruption in the race INDIANAPOLIS -- A stage collapsed during a powerful storm at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday "You can't imagine - we just thought it was going to rain or something," Alsman said It had been a beautiful day up until then and then it started raining - and then I started getting calls on the pager." Sugarland teamed with Matt Nathanson to perform the song ‘Run’ at the 2011 CMA Awards The teaming is ideal when you consider that the song was written by Nathanson and Sugarland sang the duet with the jeans and casual shirt clad Nathanson while Kristian Bush accompanied them on guitar The song is featured on Nathanson’s latest album ‘Modern Love,’ which debuted at No Sugarland competed at the 2011 CMA Awards for Vocal Duo of the Year against the Civil Wars, Montgomery Gentry, Steel Magnolia and Thompson Square Watch Sugarland Perform ‘Run’ at the 2011 CMA Awards Sugarland teamed with Matt Nathanson to perform the song ‘Run’ at the 2011 CMA Awards. The teaming is ideal when you consider that the song was written by Nathanson and Sugarland.\nRead More Sugarland teamed with Matt Nathanson to perform the song ‘Run’ at the 2011 CMA Awards Sugarland competed at the 2011 CMA Awards for Vocal Duo of the Year against the Civil Wars, Montgomery Gentry, Steel Magnolia and Thompson Square