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Virginia-Florida St. Preview
Mainstays North Carolina and Duke unsurprisingly sit atop the ACC standings, though upstarts Florida State and Virginia are just as much a part of the race. The 21st-ranked Seminoles try to maintain at least a share of first Saturday with a seventh straight win overall and ninth consecutive home victory over the 16th-ranked Cavaliers, who can pull even with the Seminoles in the ACC race.
Virginia AG Investigating Gingrich Worker Over...
The office of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is investigating the petition signatures turned in by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich as part of the Republican's failed attempt to qualify for the Virginia presidential primary ballot.
Clemson-Virginia Preview
It's difficult to score against Virginia and Clemson, and that was apparent the last time these teams met. Another low-scoring affair figures to be in order Tuesday night when the 16th-ranked Cavaliers meet a Tigers team seeking to end a four-game road slide. Virginia (17-3, 4-2 ACC) is second in the country in scoring defense, yielding 50.6 points per game, while Clemson (11-9, 3-3) is second...

Bechtel to move some jobs from Maryland to Virginia
RICHMOND - Bechtel, one of the largest engineering, construction and project management companies in the world, will relocate several hundred jobs from Frederick County to Fairfax County. In moving what it calls its global operations headquarters to the Reston Town Center, Bechtel will bring 625 jobs and an $18 million investment to Fairfax and give Virginia the latest round of bragging rights ...
Big-name politicians visit Virginia to help...
RICHMOND - In the final two frenzied weeks before Virginia's legislative elections, a host of bold-faced names is stopping in the state to raise money and energize volunteers as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of the Senate. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will rally the troops Wednesday at the Fairfax County Republican Committee headquarters. Former president Bill Clinton will ...
Westbound I-66 closed in Fairfax due to hay truck...
Westbound Interstate 66 was closed at the Va. 123 intersection in Fairfax following a tractor trailer that fully engulfed in flames on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Gang member gets 10 years for role in Woodbridge...
According to an FBI news release, Alexander Rivas, also known as Casper, re­cruited the two runaway girls to serve as prostitutes throughout Northern Vir­ginia including Fairfax County, Alexandria and Woodbridge.
Virus leads Fairfax shelter to euthanize all cats
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter has halted all cat adoptions and euthanized all felines after a virus spread through the facility.
Missing Northern Virginia man sighted in Virginia...
VIRGINIA BEACH Police from Virginia Beach and Fairfax County are looking for a missing Northern Virginia man last seen here.
Virginia Men Live 15 Years Longer Than...
A man in Fairfax County, Virginia, can expect to live 15 years longer than one in Holmes County, Mississippi, according to a study released today that illuminates health disparities across the U.S.
Virginia AAA girls' soccer: W.T. Woodson falls in...
Despite clawing back from an early one-goal deficit and dominating play at times, the seventh-ranked W.T. Woodson girls' soccer team fell to Cox, 2-1, with just more than three minutes left in the fourth overtime period in a Virginia AAA quarterfinal in Fairfax on Tuesday. Meantime, Heritage pulled off a stunning upset by toppling Central Region champion Deep Run on penalty kicks to earn a date ...
Movies bring big benefits to Virginia
RICHMOND - For Clint Eastwood fans in Virginia, it was a thrill to hear that his latest film, "J. Edgar," is set in parts of Fauquier and Fairfax counties. But for those communities, there's a tangible benefit to playing such a supporting role: They'll enjoy a financial boost from tourism and other economic spinoffs.
Fairfax County eyes suit over BRAC
Fearing a traffic nightmare, local leaders consider a lawsuit to stop the Pentagon transfer of more than 6,000 workers to Alexandria.
Frisbees fly at Stafford park
Scott Zimmerman of Fairfax let several blades of grass drift from his fingers to test the wind direction yesterday at Pratt Park in Stafford County.Then, with one swift motion, he sent his Frisbee soaring into the air in the Maximum Time Aloft semi-finals of the 35th annual Virginia States Frisbee Tournament....
Book connects ADHD dots
Even at 45, Billy Brett sometimes can't contain his enthusiasm and has to be reminded to use his "inside voice."When he pulls an early shift as a motorcycle officer in Fairfax County, he's got energy to burn, even at the most Godforsaken hours. His voice comes across the radio like a bubbly morning DJ when other officers are still sipping their coffee....
Fairfax Democrat considers challenging Kaine in...
Courtney Lynch, a Marine Corps veteran and founding partner of Lead Star consulting firm, has announced that she is exploring a run, offering herself as "a common-sense alternative to career candidates."
One dead in crash on U.S. 1 near Fort Belvoir
One person is dead and several others injured after a commuter bus and three other vehicles collided on U.S. 1 near Fairfax County Parkway.
Fairfax urban search and rescue returns from Japan
Fairfax County’s Virginia Task Force 1 came home early Sunday morning after spending one week in the earthquake and tsunami-devastated Japan.
Fairfax Task Force 1 searches for survivors in...
Fairfax County’s urban search and rescue team has found eight bodies, but no survivors in their time on the ground in Japan.
NWS confirms two tornadoes Thursday night
The National Weather Service confirms that two tornadoes touched down – in Fauquier and Fairfax counties – during Thursday night’s severe storms.
Fairfax search and rescue team headed for Japan
Fairfax County fire and rescue's urban search and rescue team has been mobilized to head to Japan in the aftermath of Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Culpeper men charged in Fairfax tree scam
Johnny Neal Deane, 28, and Kenneth Barker Dillon, 29, both of Culpeper, and Michael Joseph Bailey, 26, of Brandy Station, are charged with working at the victim’s home without a business license or soliciting permit. Fairfax City police arrested the men last month.
McAuliffe visits Danville to talk jobs
Fairfax County businessman Terry McAuliffe visited Danville on Monday to discuss bringing new jobs to the area by creating greener technological advances in manufacturing.
Epiphany middle-schoolers advance to diocesan...
Epiphany Catholic School students learning, understanding the scientific method
ABORTION
Katie Morison, a VCU freshman from Fairfax, stands with other protesters at VCU on February 25, 2011.
Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg holding job fair...
WILLIAMSBURGKingsmill Resort is looking to fill about 200 full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs. Positions include supervisors to front desk personnel and sales managers to jobs at the spa or at the golf course. A job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Fairfax Room at the resort on Kingsmill Road.
Northern Virginia census
Virginia's D.C. suburbs grew by 24 percent since the 2000 census, to 2.6 million. Fairfax County is the state’s largest locality with 1 million residents.
Census Shows Va. Population Still Booming
Virginia continues to pack in people living near the nation's capital. Fairfax County is the state's largest, growing 11.5 percent to 1.08 million residents in 2010, while Loudoun County's population increased 84 percent to 312,311, according to a U.S. Census Bureau count of selected cities and counties released Thursday.

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