Aug. 6-12: Teen Driver Crashes into House; Coyote Spotted

A 16-year-old driver on his way to football practice on the street's 10400 block around 6 a.m. today.

in the neighborhood last week while walking her dogs. A commenter on the story noted she also spotted a coyote in Oakton recently, at the intersection of Waples Mill Road and Oakton Road. Fairfax County Police say coyote sightings are common. 

When Oakton Elementary School welcomes students next month, it will for them to enjoy.

U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s board of directors. Wolf joined a group of Republicans in front of the old Loudoun Courthouse to decry MWAA and blame many of its woes on U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Kaine (D), a former governor of Virginia.

Sean Duffy, a teacher at Waples Mill Elementary, by turning the schoolyard into a classroom.

Oakton Library will join the rest of the county's libraries . 

Fair Oaks Police Log:

Ten months after a Fairfax woman was convicted of murdering her 2-year-old granddaughter, a Virginia Court of Appeals filed by her attorney.

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan will join presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney in bid for the White House  Readers have posted more than 200 comments on the Patch article that asked what people thought of Ryan joining the Romney ticket.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th District), who is running for re-election and represents a portion of Oakton, saying he "has the least experience and he is the most radical."

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Despite naysayers, .

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