Fairfax County News
Hundreds of Va. Verizon customers face fourth day without service
Verizon is gradually restoring phone and Internet service to northern Virginia customers after road work damaged communication cables serving the area.
Answer Desk: Why did the signs change on 3 NoVa roads?
There are new signs going up on three major roads in Northern Virginia that mean more than just new road numbers.
Police: 2 teens sexually assaulted in McLean
Fairfax County police say two 14-year-old girls have reported that they were grabbed and sexually assaulted by a man in McLean this week.
Move-in day at Virginia's largest university
Across the country this week, freshman are heading off to college. And on Thursday, it was move-in day at George Mason University in Fairfax, now Virginia's largest four-year university.
5-year-old girl taken, sexually assaulted in Va.
Police are searching for a man who took a 5- year-old girl from a Fairfax County playground and sexually assaulted her.
Skin care business heads toward $1M revenue
Few thought it was a good idea for Ada Polla to start a skin care line in Washington _ not industry insiders, not mentors and especially not her father, a dermatologist who originally created the products for his medical spa in Geneva.
Four cities in region make best places to live list
Four local communities made the top 20 list of best small cities to live across the country.
State trooper recovering after crash on I-495 in Fairfax
A Virginia state trooper is recovering after being injured when an intoxicated driver hit his patrol car early Saturday morning.
Police ID victim of fatal hit-and-run in Fairfax
Fairfax City police have identified a 62-year-old pedestrian who was killed early Saturday morning.
19-year-old charged with DUI in fatal hit-and-run
A 19-year-old woman has been charged for drunken driving after she struck and killed a man on Interstate 95 early Saturday morning.
Public comment on proposed Dulles Toll Road rates
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is now taking public comments on its proposed rate increases along the Dulles Toll Road.
Va. fugitive caught in Mexico 12 years later
Fairfax County police say a fugitive who disappeared 12 years ago has been returned from Mexico to face drug and sex charges.
West Nile virus pops up across region
It's here again - West Nile virus turned up in at least two people in Virginia and two people in Maryland, and many places in the region are reporting mosquitoes have the virus as well.
Teen convicted in slashing of animals in Va.
Police say a Herndon teenager has been convicted of charges related to incidents in which animals were attacked in and around a Fairfax County park.
Bryce Harper leads one-day baseball camp for area kids
Over 200 boys and girls played baseball today with the biggest kid in the major leagues - the 19-year-old Nats rookie sensation Bryce Harper.
Mother of wounded security guard says he's 'fine'
The mother of a security guard who was shot at the headquarters of the conservative Family Research Council says her son is "doing fine" and she's proud of him.
Man charged in shooting at conservative group HQ
A Virginia man has been charged in federal court in the shooting of a security guard at the headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group.
Fairfax Co. schools to repay $1M to federal government
Fairfax County Public Schools is repaying the federal government $1 million after an investigation found grant documents had been falsified.
Cuts could delay FAA NextGen program 10 years
A Federal Aviation Administration program that would transform air traffic control and contribute billions of dollars to contractors' coffers could be scaled down and delayed a decade if $1.2 trillion in automatic federal cuts occur as scheduled on Jan. 2, according to a new report.
LaHood calls Metro's Silver Line model for the country
Like the Panama Canal and other influential projects in history, the Silver Line is a model for big success.
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