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  • UPDATE: Vienna man charged with child abuse in connection with infant daughter’s death; Manassas flasher targets young boys; Fairfax County is second-largest suburban office market in the U.S.; Virginia ranks 21st in the nation for child homelessness; and Six people in custody in connection with suspected Arlington prostitution ring
  • NoVA loses influence in state Senate; Fairfax County’s first murder of the year occurs in Centreville; Rick Perry denied inclusion on Virginia ballot, files appeal; 8-Year-old boy struck and killed by car in Alexandria; Fairfax County ‘butt slasher’ suspect arrested in Peru; and Report ranks Virginia last in the nation in ‘kinship care’
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    All the need-to-know news for the region

    Department of Rail and Public Transportation launches ‘Super NoVa Transit’ study; State Senate approves bill requiring some welfare recipients to undergo drug testing; Alexandria coal-burning power plant fined $208,700 for violating air quality laws; Gun recovered from fight at Arlington Career Center; House Republicans push restrictive abortion laws; and State trooper arrested on child sex charges

    Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

    Loudoun, Fairfax are wealthiest counties in the nation, Arlington, Stafford and Prince William also in top 10; State Senate votes to ban smoking on school grounds and government buildings; Alexandria man risks life to stop Fairfax carjacking; House of Delegates advances ‘personhood’ bill; Verizon spent over $725 million on Virginia telecom upgrades in 2011; Prince William County Public Schools teachers protest against proposed pay freezes; and Annandale couple to fight same-sex marriage ban during Valentine’s Day demonstration

    Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

    Today is deadline for Virginia residents to register to vote in GOP primary; Burke woman pinned to bed after tree crashed through her roof; Former Alexandria resident admits to $1.5 million Ponzi scheme; Woman grazed in head by stray bullet during Gar-Field High post-basketball game shooting; 30-foot sign collapses onto I-66; Volunteer fire departments could charge for emergency calls; and Alexandria military wife takes home over $30,000 in Wheel of Fortune winnings

    Monday, February 13th, 2012

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    Friday, February 10th, 2012

    Another soldier, another treehouse, another controversy in Fairfax.

    Obama heads to NOVA’s Annandale campus Monday to discuss 2013 budget; Foursquare names Reston seventh-most romantic place in the country; 15-year-old girl sexually assaulted in Fair Oaks area; Herndon mother fights teen dating violence after daughter’s murder; Brad Paisley records song written by Springfield man with rare, fatal disease; and Mitt Romney speaks at Northern Virginia Technology Council breakfast today

    Friday, February 10th, 2012

    Delegates believe advancing ‘Castle Doctrine’ bills unnecessarily replicate English common law; Alexandria paramedic in critical condition after falling from I-395 overpass; Bull Run Troubadours to deliver surprise Singing Valentines throughout Prince William County; Estranged local sisters united through Facebook; and Reagan National, Dulles Airport may adopt new screening program to relieve low-threat passengers of long waits in line

    Thursday, February 9th, 2012

    Obama holds slight lead over Romney in Virginia, according to new poll; Alexandria waterfront residents take legal action against city rezoning plan; Virginia Sheriffs Association opposes legislation that would restrict the use of restraints on pregnant inmates; Senate Finance Committee endorses bill forcing online retailers to collect Virginia sales tax; Light snow headed to NoVA today; and Two Loudoun County students honored at White House Science Fair

    Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

    Dept. of Emergency Management schedules statewide tornado drill for March 20; Gingrich drops ballot lawsuit; Fairfax County to seek private-sector assistance in Route 1 redevelopment project; Fredericksburg man charged with embezzlement of county property; Loudoun County parents summoned to court over kids’ consistent tardiness; and Repeal of Virginia handgun sales limits expected to impact the entire East Coast

    Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

    Vandals spray paint racist, anti-Semitic, vulgar graffiti throughout Warrenton; Funeral held for murdered Alexandria activist; Wind power may be coming to Virginia; Fairfax brigadier general dies in Afghanistan; and Fairfax County Police bust illegal gambling operation

    Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

    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

    Friday, February 3rd, 2012
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