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A D.C. man was fatally shot Sunday near the Capital Beltway in Temple Hills, police said.


Proposed ramps at the Dulles Toll Road and Capital Beltway interchange are pitting Fairfax County against Virginia transportation officials, who say the $110 million project is needed for commuters who must cross several lanes of traffic to enter or exit the airport access road.


Fairfax Schools News
In case of disaster, a place for pets: Manassas, Pr. William benefit as grant spreads shelters across N.Va.
(Post, November 22, 2009)

Alternative test may inflate score gains: 'Portfolio' exams spread in Va.
'How do you know we are closing the . . . gap?'
(Post, November 19, 2009)

Fairfax show specializes in pretty crafty gift ideas: More than 200 artists are expected at weekend event
(Post, November 19, 2009)

Construction during school year means disruption at Edison High
(Post, November 19, 2009)

Students may face an uphill climb: To help cut busing costs, Fairfax officials suggest getting more kids to walk to school
(Post, November 18, 2009)
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Fairfax Government News
A black teen longs for the wild blue yonder: Fairfax high school senior has his heart set on a very exclusive club: African American fighter pilots
(Post, November 20, 2009)

Alternative test may inflate score gains: 'Portfolio' exams spread in Va.
'How do you know we are closing the . . . gap?'
(Post, November 19, 2009)

Grim holidays ahead for area food pantries: 'We know the unemployment rate is going up. We know the need for food is going up.'
(Post, November 19, 2009)

Budget woes frustrate foreign language goals: In Fairfax schools, the debate becomes fundamentals vs. frills
(Post, November 17, 2009)

After man's fatal fall, family sues over Va. town's inaction: Despite failed inspections and warnings, visitor center opened with hazard intact
(Post, November 16, 2009)
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Fairfax Crime News
Sen. Lugar's wife charged with DUI, hit-and-run
(Post, November 19, 2009; 5:18 PM)

Fairfax police charge 3 in probe of gold thefts: Wave of burglaries may have hit 26 homes of local South Asians
(Post, November 13, 2009)

D.C. to help U.S. identify illegal immigrants in jail: Federal program checks fingerprints of local crime suspects
(Post, November 13, 2009)

Detecting glimpses of humanity in D.C. sniper
(Post, November 10, 2009)

Va. parents charged with allowing baby to overdose on heroin
(Post, November 4, 2009)
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