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Region's hospitals ready for mass-casualty event

Washington-area hospitals have learned a lot since the attacks on the Pentagon. And they say they are prepared to handled another mass-casualty event.

Tuesday - 04/16/2013, 04:44pm EDT

Tags: Washington Hospital Center, pentagon, terrorism, Boston Marathon

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Agreement ends water war in Fairfax County

The big water war between Fairfax County and its independent cities and towns has ended and customers could be the winners.

Monday - 04/15/2013, 06:00am EDT

Tags: Fairfax Water, Falls Church, vienna, Fairfax City

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Drivers slow to use 495 Express Lanes

More people are using the 495 Express Lanes in Virginia but the increase in traffic in the lanes' first six months has been slow.

Thursday - 04/11/2013, 06:22pm EDT

Tags: 495 Express lanes, HOV lanes, hot lanes, transportation, Transurban,

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New curb markings urge pedestrian safety in Ocean City

Ocean City will try to discourage pedestrians from crossing Coastal Highway in a seven-block area between 52nd and 59th streets with new, black and yellow curb-top markings that read, "NO PEDESTRIAN X'ING."

Thursday - 04/11/2013, 06:13am EDT

Tags: ocean city, pedestrian safety, tourism, vacation

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Grand jury to hear evidence in Laboy case

The Woodbridge man charged with shooting an Alexandria Police officer was in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. A judge has sent the case to a grand jury to determine whether he should be formally charged in the case.

Wednesday - 04/10/2013, 06:42pm EDT

Tags: crime, courts, shooting, Peter Laboy, Kashif Bashir, Alexandria Police Department,

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Scam targets your tax refund

This could come as a real shock: You send in your tax return and then you get word from the IRS that the agency already has it. Your refund has been sent out to some other address.

Wednesday - 04/10/2013, 04:23am EDT

Tags: taxes, tax fraud, Fairfax County Police, Jim Bacon

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GAO asked to investigate why voters waited hours to cast ballots

Two members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate why voters in Virginia and Florida had to wait hours in line to cast their ballots on Election Day 2012.

Tuesday - 04/09/2013, 04:38am EDT

Tags: voting, Gerry Connolly, Elijah Cummings, elections, GAO

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