WEEK IN REVIEW: Falls Church Native Makes Mark in NCAA Tournament

Before losing to the University of Arizona Saturday night in the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, r, knocked off the third seeded University of New Mexico Lobos. It was the school's first ever NCAA tournament win.

Michael Gardner had his first appeal attempt for a new trial denied by a judge. His attorney has 14 days to respond the action and go before a three-judge panel.

Spring arrived this week...minus the warm sunny weather.

That didn’t stop George Mason High School’s softball team from playing their home opener under their new lights Friday night. The Mustangs marched over Episcopal High 15-1.

City Council voted to move the proposed Harris Teeter project to the city’s boards and commissions for further review. The unanimous vote was needed to move the process forward.

K-9 units from several Northern Virginia police agencies converged on Annandale the last three weeks to go through specialized training from a Mississippi-based company. The training taught the dogs to focus their sense of smell on drugs and explosives on their own with no guidance from their handler.

Falls Church Police arrested three people last weekend for driving under the influence, two of which were arrested on Saint Patrick’s Day.