Northern Virginia, as it happens · Sunday, November 15 · Updated 12:32 AM

Daily digest · Saturday, November 14, 2026

Russell Road design upheld; fatal crashes in Gainesville and Annandale

Alexandria City Council upheld the Russell Road safety design, adding two parking spaces. Two fatal single-vehicle crashes, one in Gainesville and one in Annandale, were reported early Saturday, and police are investigating both.

Alexandria

Fairfax

Police investigate fatal single-vehicle crash in Annandale

Fairfax County police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred about 2:16 a.m. Saturday in Annandale. Police say alcohol and speed are believed to be factors, and a 28-year-old was killed.

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Tysons & McLean

Reston & Herndon

Loudoun

Prince William

Driver killed in crash on Lee Highway in Gainesville

Prince William County police say a 39-year-old Loudoun County woman died early Saturday, Nov. 14, after her SUV left Lee Highway, also called Route 29, at high speed and struck a tree near Pageland Lane in Gainesville.

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