Fairfax County News
Fairfax delegate wants to ditch gas tax
Delegate Tim Hugo wades into the debate over how to pay for transportation maintenance and construction in Virginia as revenues dwindle.
Mag names best places to raise kids in the D.C. area
Where are the best places in the Washington region to raise your kids?
Fairfax County considers building new schools
Student enrollment is up in Fairfax County, prompting school officials to consider building new schools to alleviate overcrowding.
Science Applications wins Coast Guard contract
A McLean, Va., company has been awarded a $17 million contract to support health care operations for organizations including the U.S. Coast Guard and the State Department.
Va. priest charged with sexually assaulting man
Fairfax County police say a Catholic priest has been charged with the sexual battery of a man.
Barnes & Noble pulls up stakes in Reston
Barnes & Noble Inc., which has been attempting to negotiate a lease renewal in Reston for more than a year, has decided to pull up stakes and leave the area.
Serial 'butt slasher' held without bond
A Peruvian man charged with slashing women's buttocks in several Northern Virginia shopping centers will remain behind bars until his trial.
Fairfax County priest charged with sexual assault
A Catholic priest has turned himself in to police after allegedly sexually assaulting an adult male at his parish.
Inova greenlights $23M ER expansion in Mount Vernon
Inova Health System trustees have approved a $23 million addition to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital.
Suspected 'butt slasher' extradited from Peru
The man accused of slashing women's buttocks in Northern Virginia last year has been extradited from Peru and transported to Fairfax County.
Tough morning for local parents, teachers and students
It was an emotionally rough morning, as students headed back to school in the D.C. area on Monday. It's the first day since the Connecticut shootings and emotions were raw.
Extra police patrols planned at schools around D.C.
Schools in the Washington area will have counselors and extra police patrols as students return to class following the school shooting in Connecticut.
Lack of cash could stall improvements to Fairfax corridor
Plans to further widen and add transit along the Fairfax Count Parkway could be stalled because of a lack of state transportation funds.
Forensic link leads to arrest in Vanessa Pham murder
A newly received forensic link led to an arrest in the 2010 murder of a 19-year-old Falls Church, Va., woman who was found fatally stabbed inside her car.
Profiler: Fairfax Co. serial groper may be seeking publicity
Former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt says Fairfax County's serial groper is operating in his own comfort zone but may soon spread out.
Possible 14th victim groped in Fairfax County
A 43-year-old woman has become the possible 14th victim of a serial groper who has plagued Fairfax County in recent months.
Police arrest suspect in Falls Church library assault
A 17-year-old girl who thought she was being followed was assaulted by a man after ducking into a bathroom to escape him, authorities say.
Metrobus driver arrested on route in murder probe
A Metrobus driver was arrested while on his route Wednesday morning and charged in connection with a murder investigation, WTOP has learned.
Police investigate armed abduction in Northern Va.
Two area police departments are investigating the abduction and robbery of a 56-year-old Woodbridge woman.
Fairfax supervisors want workers to kick the habit
Fairfax County is debating policies that would encourage county employees to stop smoking in an effort to improve workers' health and reduce health care costs.
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