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Shots are fired at NVCC teacher
Police direct traffic after incident. (Post)
A disgruntled 20-year-old student walked into a classroom at the Northern Virginia Community College campus in Woodbridge and fired at least two shots from a high-powered rifle at his math teacher, police say.
 U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the move for federal transit safety oversight was necessitated by a recent series of high-profile accidents, particularly the June 22 Metro crash that killed nine people in Northeast Washington. (Ricky Carioti - The Washington Post)
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Syndicate This PageWhen the multiple-choice test for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology was administered, scores of students sat down to testing booklets with missing or out-of-order pages.
Supervisors allocate more than $2 million to social services in an effort to improve an agency criticized for failing to protect a 13-year-old found dead in a frigid creek after abuse by her mother.
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5 men missing from N.Va. are arrested in Pakistan (Post, December 9, 2009; 2:43 PM)
Anti-drunk driving program kicks off Friday: Free taxi rides for inebriated holiday revelers (Post, December 9, 2009; 12:49 PM)
John Kelly: Excessive requests by charities discourages donor (By John Kelly, December 9, 2009)
local digest: Local digest (Post, December 9, 2009)
Va. community college student held in campus shooting: 20-year-old walked into class with rifle, firing at least twice; no one hit (Post, December 9, 2009)
Virginia Tech faces lawsuit over student's suicide (Post, December 8, 2009; 7:53 AM)
Man convicted of 2007 killing of Fairfax woman: Case hit delays over questions of defendant's mental health (Post, December 8, 2009)
Fairfax, doughnut maker settle suit: County had said Lorton Krispy Kreme factory clogged sewage system (Post, December 8, 2009)
Man hurt in shooting at Quantico Marine base (Post, December 8, 2009)
Va. investigates legality of access to voter list: Giving data to nonprofit might have been illegal, state election chief says (Post, October 30, 2009)
Deeds's Trip Targets Disaffected in N.Va.: Obama's Support Could Play Role (Post, October 17, 2009)
Deeds Trailing McDonnell in Money on Hand By $1.8 Million (Post, October 16, 2009)
GOP Fervor Mounts As McDonnell Leads: Deeds Fans Less-Excited, Poll Shows (Post, October 10, 2009)
How They Voted on God, Guns And Gays: Deeds, McDonnell on Schools, Taxes, Too (Post, September 27, 2009)
Schools News
Teaching the ABC's of crucial social skills: As number of autistic kids rises, schools and programs are being created to aid those with mild form (Post, December 3, 2009)
The best and brightest take a detour: Recession-wary honor students are using community college as door to elite schools (Post, November 30, 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)
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)
Budget woes frustrate foreign language goals: In Fairfax schools, the debate becomes fundamentals vs. frills (Post, November 17, 2009)
Crime News
Student tries to shoot math teacher at Va. college: 20-year-old walked into class with rifle, firing at least twice; no one hit (Post, December 9, 2009)
Md. woman arrested after trying to cut out fetus of captive: Mother, child recovering (Post, December 8, 2009)
Man convicted of killing woman in Fairfax park: Case hit delays over questions of defendant's mental health (Post, December 8, 2009)
Va. targets funeral homes' standards: Complaints about handling of remains prompt proposed rules (Post, December 1, 2009)
Teen burglary ring in Manassas identified (Post, November 30, 2009; 4:29 PM)
Tysons Corner Development
Drivers are looking for the exit on I-95 (By Robert Thomson, November 12, 2009)
Tysons will need $15 billion -- 'with a B': Money crucial for roads and public transit, Fairfax planners say (Post, October 30, 2009)
18 Feet Done, Many More to Go: Building a Metrorail Tunnel at Tysons Corner Takes Brute Force Applied With a Deft Touch (Post, October 18, 2009)
30,000 Stimulus Jobs, Many in D.C. Area, Reported (Post, October 16, 2009)
Economy Slows Establishment of Tax District: Move Would Help Fund Metro Extension to Dulles (Post, October 8, 2009)
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