Jennifer van der Kleut (formerly Jennifer McBride) was born and raised in the southern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. She graduated from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University. She was a full-time writer for Silicon Valley Community Newsgroup from 2004 to 2006, writing for newspapers such as the Los Gatos Weekly and Saratoga News, among others. She wrote the weekly history column Los Gatos: Now and Then for the Los Gatos Daily News throughout 2007, and was a contributing editor at South Bay Accent Magazine from 2008 to 2009. She has also lent her voice to many other publications such as the Los Gatos Weekender and the online Brizzly Guide.
Jennifer was one of the very first freelance writers to contribute to many of the first Bay Patch sites in the Bay Area when they first launched in the fall of 2010. After contributing for more than a year and a half, Jennifer was hired on as an official Patch employee in May of 2012. She is very excited to be a full-fledged member of the Patch family.
In California, Jennifer served as the interim editor for Milpitas Patch in the South Bay, an associate editor for the San Mateo and Foster City Patch sites on the Peninsula, and then served as the head local editor for RedwoodCity-Woodside Patch, before transferring to the east coast in April of 2013.
Jennifer is now the local editor for both Herndon Patch and Fairfax City Patch. She loves being a part of these two communities and getting to know her new home in Northern Virginia.
Jennifer currently lives in the Clifton/Centreville with her husband, Alex and her two sons, Connor, born in Sept. 2007, and Oliver, or Ollie, born in May 2010.
A verbal argument turned ugly when two men who live on the same street cut each other with knives, and one of them fired a shotgun.
The annual event features hundreds of artists selling their handmade creations, just in time for Mother's Day and graduation season.
The donation will help provide emergency food assistance to roughly 32,000 struggling Northern Virginia residents.
Construction of a fourth lane and a new, relocated I-95 interchange will soon take place in Stafford County.
Safely dispose of everything from light bulbs to batteries, pesticides, paint and more.
Just days before, Silverthorne was happily given a "cancer-free" diagnosis from his oncologist after battling squamous cell carcinoma.
The team's foundation was presented with the award for their contributions to local students in a ceremony in Leesburg Friday morning.
Police said the target of the thefts appears to be outgoing mail containing bill payments such as personal checks.
The man has been arrested by Leesburg police.
Man was taken into custody after hitting the woman with his car during an argument, according to Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
The man used millions to purchase real estate, a car, a 'personal watercraft,' and other things and logging them as business expenses.
The teen reported the man has approached her in McLean three times in seven months.
A nearly year-long investigation by Leesburg Police and the FBI led to the arrest of Lonnell K. Sanya.
Two witnesses say a man matching the sketch knocked on their doors during the time period the burglary took place.
Slightly cooler temperatures are expected Friday.
Slightly cooler temperatures are expected Friday.
The organization will receive the school district's first ever Legacy Award on Friday morning in Leesburg.
After a young girl never made it to school, a vigilant mother and daughter spotted her walking alone in a high-traffic area.
The annual dining out event runs through Monday, March 14 and features special discounts at a number of area restaurants.
The annual dining out event runs through Monday, March 14. Find out which local restaurants are offering special deals.
