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Fairfax Co. changes students' electronics policy
WTOP's Neal Augenstein
NoVa's special election Tuesday may catch voters by surprise
Tuesday is election day for about 63,000 registered voters in Northern Virginia's 45th House of Delegates District.
Va. youth group leader charged with sexual battery
A volunteer youth group leader in Fair Oaks is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual battery after he allegedly offered massages to the kids.
Fatal tractor-trailer crash snarls Va. traffic
A tractor-trailer overturned near the ramp of the Fairfax County Parkway and I-95 early Wednesday, killing the driver.
Boy, 8, struck and dragged by SUV in Va.
Fairfax County police say an 8-year-old boy is recovering after being struck and dragged by an SUV in Mount Vernon.
Va. church's electronic sign sparks federal lawsuit
A sign in front of a Virginia church has become a federal case with the first amendment as the focus.
Police in D.C. region prepare for school threats
Across the D.C. region, police are working to head off potential threats like Monday's shooting at a Baltimore County high school.
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.
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