• Spanberger jumps into the Dominion-NextEra fight. Virginia's governor formally filed to intervene in the proposed $67 billion merger of Dominion Energy with Florida-based NextEra. Virginia's State Corporation Commission is reviewing the deal, and Spanberger wants a seat at the table. FFXnow

• A single Virginia district holds the House in its hands. House control could hinge on one Virginia race, and both parties know it. Expect national money and attention to flood the district before November. WTOP

• A man acquitted by reason of insanity in a Fairfax killing boarded a one-way flight and vanished. He was on a hospital pass when he fled. He had been found not guilty by reason of insanity for a killing in Fairfax County. WTOP

• Gunfire erupted at a Gunston Middle School basketball court. Adrian Dwight Taylor, 51, of Arlington, faces nine counts of attempted malicious wounding after a court dispute last month turned into shooting. ARLnow

• Police named the woman killed on S. Glebe Road. Katherine Krueger, 48, of Arlington, died Sunday night when a driver struck her at S. Glebe Road and 14th Street S. ARLnow

• Fire tore through multiple homes in South Riding before dawn. Loudoun crews battled an early morning blaze that damaged several houses. Loudoun Fire & Rescue

• A towing company is suing to make getting towed more expensive. Advanced Towing has spent months in Arlington circuit court arguing the county's base towing rate is too low. Nobody who has ever paid an impound fee is rooting for the plaintiff. ARLnow

• The National Symphony Orchestra heads to George Mason as the Kennedy Center goes dark. With the Kennedy Center shutting for two years, the NSO will perform at GMU's Center for the Arts and five other regional venues next season. FFXnow

• Reston's Makers Point offices are on deck for housing. Berman Enterprises wants to redevelop the Sunrise Valley Drive office property into a residential community. It is the latest Reston office site pointed toward apartments. FFXnow

• A new shawarma spot opens in Vienna. Mashahweez Shawarma and Grill soft-opens at 128 Maple Avenue West, custom wallpaper and all. FFXnow

• A new sushi restaurant is planned for a vacant Loudoun building. The Burn
• The 52nd annual Virginia Scottish Games return over Labor Day weekend. Secret DC
• A nonprofit is expanding housing stability programs into Fauquier, Culpeper, and Rappahannock. InsideNoVA

At the Gunston court and a South Riding cul-de-sac, ordinary places turned into crime scenes and fire lines this week. The neighborhoods reopen, the caution tape comes down, and the people who live there go back to shooting hoops and mowing lawns because the alternative is not living there at all.

Stay safe out there. See you tomorrow.

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