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Bolling: Don't dump GOP primary
Virginia lieutenant governor says switch to convention would be unfair.
Rush hour slowed by rain, hail, tornado warnings
Funnel clouds threatened the D.C. region Friday evening as storms brought travel to a near-halt.
Metro faulted in 3 accidents
New reports detail Metro’s critical failings, including one that killed two of its workers in 2010.
Virginia gets new juvenile justice chief
Gov. Bob McDonnell appoints Mark Gooch to the post.
Cuccinelli, Bolling team up for coal
Rally for coal jobs will draw Republican gubernatorial rivals to Virginia coal country.
Mike Signer expected to run for attorney general
Democrat Mike Signer is expected to announce that he will run for attorney general next year.
‘Obamacare’ sparks Virginia rallies
Contraceptive mandates prompt demonstrations for religious freedom.
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- Virginia State Police seek vehicle that dragged man along Interstate 95 in Dale City
- Mystery surrounds Va. officer’s fatal shooting of Sunday school teacher
- Death sentence in Pr. William case cut to life after ‘double jeopardy’ ruling
- Virginia inmate escapes death sentence by admitting to another killing
The State of NoVa by Tom Jackman
Ex-Loudoun prosecutor is at the center of fatal police shooting case
Jim Fisher, now commonwealth’s attorney in Fauquier County, boldly has charged a police officer with murder.
The State of NoVa by Tom Jackman
The crack of the (wood) bat returns to Northern Virginia
An all-wood bat youth baseball tournament raises $500,000 for pediatric cancer research.
The State of NoVa by Tom Jackman
Ambulance chasing: it’s not just for lawyers anymore
A benefit 5K “ambulance chase” raises money for a Fairfax County volunteer fire station.
The State of NoVa by Tom Jackman
Fairfax County native hits big screen with ‘Lawless’
The film of Matt Bondurant’s 2008 book “The Wettest County in the World” debuted at Cannes on Saturday.
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Reid Williamson has visited all 3,143 U.S. counties. Could this be the most extreme bucket list accomplishment?
It’s tough to say who’s more compelling for me to watch at the National Spelling Bee: the whip-smart savant kids or their high-octane uber-parents.
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, two women in the Army Reserve argue it’s only fair that women get to choose to go to the front lines.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray should resign if he refuses to explain to District voters what went wrong in his 2010 campaign.
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Severe storms make mess of region
The region suffered damaging winds, an onslaught of rain and tornado warnings .
2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Three days of excitement and nervousness ended Friday when Snigdha Nandipati, of San Diego, won the trophy with “guetapens.”
Police captain’s traffic safety message is personal
Tom Didone had gone to dozens of teen car crashes — and then his son died in one.
National Spelling Bee
Lori Anne Madison, missed her second word on Wednesday and was eliminated in the second round.
U.S. Naval Academy grads celebrate
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave the commencement address at the ceremony.
A final farewell to Chuck Brown
Fans, family and friends mourn the death of D.C.’s “Godfather of Go-Go” at an all-day public viewing at the Howard Theatre.
Farm animals attacked in Fairfax
A calf, two goats and a chicken were slashed over the weekend at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon.
Fairfax shelter caters to homeless female veterans
A former Army captain opened the shelter with last fall.
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