Valentine’s Day candy banned in Loudoun County Public Schools; Virginia House to vote on gay adoption bill; Middleburg Academy shut down after chemical spill; Illegal immigrant who killed Prince William County nun awaits sentencing; Legislators debate over Virginia state song; and President Obama visits NoVA for the second time this week

Thomas Jefferson High neurobiology students wow President Obama; Sterling woman pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot; FBI to investigate vandalized Chantilly mosque; ‘Tebow Bill’ would allow Virginia home-schooled students to play for public school sports teams; 69-year-old pedestrian killed in Reston crash; and McLean man sets occupied dwelling on fire

Front Royal’s Cutest New Residents

Four rare wolf pups were born in Front Royal earlier this month.

State House considers bill that would allow college professors to carry guns on campus; 9,000 new jobs expected in Fairfax County within the next year; Report says Virginia college tuition outpaces incomes; Virginia State Parks introduces free app; Man charged with peeping in Woodbridge; Dominion Power contractor severely shocked and burned, caused thousands to lose power in Fairfax County; and Black Virginia lawmakers fight Republican-backed voting rule changes

House subcommittee endorses legislation allowing Virginians to use deadly force against intruders; Atty. Gen. Cuccinelli to meet with Maryland and District officials over rat relocation law; Chantilly mosque vandalized; Virginia population growth outpaces that of U.S.; NoVA Sen. Chap Petersen’s attempt to make public urination a Class 4 misdemeanor gets squashed; and St. Timothy Catholic Church bans Girl Scout meetings

Alexandria’s Ashley Wagner wins gold at U.S. Figure Skating Championships; New Metrobus route between Tysons Corner and Mark Center begins; Virginia may see elderly exploitation laws; State Senate considers bill that would make using a cell phone while driving a primary offense for teens; and The White House’s first Chief Technology Officer expected to step down and run for Virginia Lieutenant Governor

Mitt Romney to hit Reston Feb. 10; Overnight Metro power outage leaves riders stranded on platforms, stuck in train cars; Ashburn students allegedly caught with pot brownies at Farmwell Station Middle School; Virginia to close training centers for the developmentally disabled; State Senate committee approves bill requiring women to have pre-abortion ultrasounds; and Long live the ‘King’s Dominion Law’

What Percent Are We?

Northern Virginia is, perhaps not surprisingly, a huge part of the one percent that’s been getting so much attention lately.

State Senate committee passes bill allowing Virginians to purchase more than one handgun per month; Fairfax County Fire Department reports no fire deaths for first time in 2011; Virginia Dems upset over new congressional redistricting bill; More than 400,000 buried at Arlington Cemetery, capacity may expand following gravesite review; DMV 2 Go van stops in Fairfax today; and Virginia’s foreclosure prices are second-highest in the nation

Rachael Ray, Michelle Obama to introduce healthy school meal changes at Alexandria’s Parklawn Elementary; Identity theft on the rise in Tysons Corner; Phase 2 of Dulles Rail project hits money trouble, Loudoun may back out; Loudoun County Police arrest 21-year-old man for impersonating a cop, kidnapping; Divided Virginia Senate in political gridlock; and Police break up youth fight club in Vienna