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Fairfax marks first homicide of 2012

A man walked into a police pre-release center yesterday afternoon reporting a woman dead in the 5900 block of Gunther Court in the Centreville area, according to Fairfax County Police.

Monday - 01/16/2012, 02:45pm EST

Interpol: 'Butt slasher' suspect arrested in Peru

Interpol says the man suspected of slashing women's behinds while they were shopping in Fairfax County stores has been captured in Peru.

Saturday - 01/14/2012, 11:28am EST

Child sex abuse reports rise, Fairfax Co. to host abuse Q&A

The child sex abuse scandal at Penn State is raising awareness of potential abuse in our area.

Friday - 01/13/2012, 11:44am EST

Drexel drops George Mason 60-53

Damion Lee scored 21 points and Drexel outscored George Mason 10-2 in the game's final 3 1/2 minutes to seal a comeback 60-53 win on Thursday night.

Friday - 01/13/2012, 05:49am EST

Random dance on agenda for Michelle Obama in Va.

First Lady Michelle Obama is planning to bust out some random dance moves at a Northern Virginia high school.

Friday - 01/13/2012, 05:38am EST

Proposed Fairfax school budget up 9 percent

When schools open in Fairfax County next fall, a projected 181,608 students will walk through the doors.

Friday - 01/13/2012, 04:15am EST

Classes before Labor Day likely in Va.'s largest school district

Fairfax County will likely open schools in August if the so called "Kings Dominion law" is eliminated.

Thursday - 01/12/2012, 03:57pm EST

Fairfax City superintendent to resign in June

Fairfax City's superintendent has announced that she is retiring this summer.

Thursday - 01/12/2012, 08:36am EST

Fairfax students warned about college drinking

College-bound high school students in Fairfax County are getting a warning about the prevalence of binge drinking on campus.

Wednesday - 01/11/2012, 06:05am EST

Fairfax residents voice priorities as county searches for new exec

It's the largest jurisdiction in the region with more than a million people. The man who has run it for 11 years is leaving, and now Fairfax County residents have specific issues they want addressed as the search begins for a new county executive.

Tuesday - 01/10/2012, 12:42pm EST

11 displaced, 1 injured after Falls Church home explosion

Eleven people have been displaced from two Falls Church townhouses after one of the homes exploded Sunday evening, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials say.

Monday - 01/09/2012, 03:24pm EST

Gov. outlines caveats to $150M Dulles Rail funding

The head of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is confident that disagreements over the funding deal for the first phase of the Dulles Rail project will be worked out.

Monday - 01/09/2012, 04:51am EST

A fight over water bills in Fairfax County

Fairfax Water says it has the lowest rates in the region, but tens of thousands of people who live near the cities of Falls Church or Fairfax, or the Town of Vienna, get their water from those smaller, local utilities, and pay a higher rate.

Sunday - 01/08/2012, 02:10pm EST

Residents tell Fairfax leaders what they want done

Roads, taxes, money for families and the disabled -- just some of the things Fairfax County citizens say the General Assembly should tackle when they get back to work this week.

Saturday - 01/07/2012, 01:35pm EST
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Fairfax seeks input as it hires new county exec

Fairfax County is seeking public input as it prepares to hire a new county executive to replace retiring Anthony Griffin.

Saturday - 01/07/2012, 07:26am EST

Va. grandmother gets 35 years for killing toddler

A Virginia woman was sentenced Friday to 35 years for throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a sixth-level walkway at a busy shopping mall, a murder the judge called "almost beyond comprehension."

Friday - 01/06/2012, 05:08pm EST
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Va. residents get chance to chime in on spending $85B

How would you spend $85 billion? Here's your chance to put in your two cents.

Friday - 01/06/2012, 04:56am EST

Area schools guard against students' allergic reactions

The D.C.-area's two largest school systems say they tailor health plans to individual students who suffer from potentially deadly allergies.

Thursday - 01/05/2012, 04:47pm EST
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Beltway HOT lanes getting a name change

WTOP has learned the new HOT lanes on the Capital Beltway will be formally designated as "Express Lanes" on highway signs, with an E-Z Pass logo positioned alongside.

Thursday - 01/05/2012, 02:11pm EST

Local chauffeur wins $1M in Va. lottery

What would you do with a million dollars? A Maryland man is facing that dilemma after winning big in a Virginia lottery.

Thursday - 01/05/2012, 02:03pm EST
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