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  • Virginia Republicans want private school vouchers; Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William County Public Schools consider online textbooks; Adult sex offenders in Virginia may now get mandatory life in prison; Bald eagles flock to Springfield; State Senate committee votes to allow hunting on Sundays; and Bill pushes toll equality on Dulles Greenway
  • 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
  • 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’
  • 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’
  • General Assembly may make it legal to carry concealed weapons without permit; Virginia Republicans reverse decision to include ‘loyalty oath’ on primary ballot; State Department of Taxation offers new online filing option; Perry, Gingrich and Santorum lose appeal to appear on Virginia ballot; and State Senator Ebbin proposes bill requiring coaches and teachers to report suspected child abuse
  • 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
  • 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


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    All the need-to-know news for the region

    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

    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

    Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

    Front Royal’s Cutest New Residents

    Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

    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

    Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

    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

    Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

    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

    Monday, January 30th, 2012

    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’

    Friday, January 27th, 2012
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