Va. schools win award for online government transparency

Virginia's award winners include public school districts in Fairfax, Loudon and Prince William counties; the cities of Arlington, Hampton, Richmond and Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg-James City County.

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Fairfax officials field questions on Dulles rail

Fairfax County officials will be answering questions from the public about the multi-billion project to extend Metrorail through Tysons Corner to Dulles Airport.

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Redskins could move training camp to Richmond

The Redskins are considering taking summer training camp and the business that goes with it to Richmond.

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Loudoun woman charged in 2005 death of daughter

The 20-month-old toddler, Jocelin Gutierrez, died in August 2005, but charges were never filed.

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Police seek help finding Laurel hit-and-run driver

Police are asking for the public's help after a pedestrian was struck by a truck in Laurel on Wednesday and seriously injured.

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Loudoun mother convicted, fined for children's tardies

A Loudoun County mother whose three children were repeatedly tardy for school has been convicted of three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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Mom born on Leap Day gives birth on Leap Day

Leap year birthdays are rare enough. Imagine having one and then having a baby on your birthday.

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Smithsonian plans festival to welcome Discovery

The Smithsonian Institution plans a four-day festival with NASA to welcome space shuttle Discovery into its collection in April.

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Shuttle 'Discovery' to make final landing at Dulles

After 39 trips in space and roughly half a billion miles, the space shuttle Discovery's final journey will end in the D.C. area.

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Etihad Airways to fly from Dulles

Etihad Airways announced the launch of non-stop daily flights to Dulles International Airport, the airline's fourth destination in North America.

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Pipe bombs found in Loudoun County

The sheriff's office says a call came in around 10 a.m. about suspicious devices in the Sugarland Run area. Officers found three suspicious devices next to a bridge along Algonkian Parkway.

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Virginia man among 7 Marines killed in helicopter crash

A Virginia man was among the Marines killed in a fiery collision of two helicopters in the California desert earlier this week.

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Fannie Mae to pull out of Herndon's Monument IV

Fannie Mae is planning to pull out of the Monument IV building at 12900 Worldgate Drive in Herndon come June, casting another shadow over the building after its mortgage was transferred to a special servicer fearing just that possibility last spring.

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Leesburg gas leak evacuates shopping center

The fire department tells residents nearby the situation is stable.

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Dulles Rail project may be in jeopardy, again

Ideology regarding labor unions could once again disrupt the fragile financing plan for one of the region's biggest transportation projects, the second phase of the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport.

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Deadly Loudoun accident sends deer through windshield

The impact sent the deer flying through the windshield of a Nissan Xterra traveling northbound on Route 9. An Arlington man died.

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Loudoun Co. debates economic development authority

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Dulles Toll Road rates could triple by 2018

New projections show that one-way rates on the Dulles Toll Road could triple to $6.75 by 2018 to bring in the necessary funds to pay for extending Metrorail to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County.

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Driving the Dulles Toll Road could triple by 2018

Drivers on the Dulles Toll Road could soon see rates jump, as they shoulder the financial burden of the massive Dulles Rail project.

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Patrol car tape leads to suit against ex-deputy

A former Loudoun County sheriff's deputy is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after a patrol car camera appeared to show him knocking out an unsuspecting target with a blow to the back of the head delivered at a full sprint.

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