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After the storm: The Potomac reacts at Great Falls Park
Superstorm Sandy weather has disappeared on the East Coast, along with all the flood warnings. But are things back to normal yet along the Potomac?
Virginia company chosen for debt collection work
Louisiana has chosen a Virginia company to help devise a strategy for improving collection of millions of dollars in unpaid debts owed to state agencies.
Missing Fairfax woman found in Potomac River
Police have identified the remains found in the Potomac River as a missing woman from Fairfax.
Advocacy groups offer tips to teens after library assault
Area residents remain on edge after a 17-year- old girl was attacked on Tuesday at the Thomas Jefferson Library in Falls Church, Va. The victim ducked into a bathroom trying to escape a man she thought was following her and he cornered her there.
Police step up efforts to nab serial fondler in Va.
Police are stepping up efforts to identify a man they say has fondled nine women in Fairfax County.
Voters OK levee to keep Huntington from flooding
Fairfax County voters overwhelmingly approved a $30 million bond issue to build a levee and a pumping station for the Huntington area, according to unofficial election results.
Va. election board clarifies poll watchers' rights
Democrats say poll watchers need to be able to interact with voters to ensure they aren't unfairly denied ballot access or forced unnecessarily to cast provisional ballots, which are usually disqualified.
Biden, Romney make final push in Virginia
The final day of campaigning in battleground Virginia is expected to be a busy one.
Absentee voters face long lines in Va., sign of voter turnout
Campaigning for the White House is in its final days. But in the Washington-area, voting in this presidential election already wrapped up for some.
Spanx opens in Tysons Corner
On Friday, women crowded into a Spanx store that opened in Tysons Corner Center. Customers came from all over, including one woman who drove five hours from Virginia Beach.
Local workers head out to restore Sandy-ravaged areas
The Dominion Virginia Power company sent 1,500 of its workers to New Jersey on Friday morning to help fellow utility companies up north after the company restored power to its last batch of Virginia customers.
Police: 8th woman fondled in Springfield, Va.
An eighth woman says she was fondled in Springfield Thursday afternoon.
Va. high school fight caught on YouTube video
A Fairfax County mother says she warned school officials her daughter was being bullied just days before the teenage girl was attacked at Centreville High School cafeteria.
I-495 Express Lanes on track to open early in Va.
The Virginia Department of Transportation says the multi-billion dollar 495 Express Lanes project is on track to open earlier than expected.
Huntington residents get thumbs up to return home
Fairfax County says no flooding is imminent in the Huntington and Belle View/New Alexandria areas.
Storm knocks down letter from USA TODAY sign
A letter is missing from the USA TODAY building in McLean thanks to Hurricane Sandy.
Va. state trooper hurt in 2-vehicle crash
Virginia State Police say a trooper has been injured when a car struck a patrol car in Fairfax.
Evacuations ordered in flood-prone Fairfax neighborhood
Fairfax County has ordered Fenwick Drive and Arlington Terrace in the Huntington area to evacuate immediately.
FEMA activates Fairfax urban search, rescue team
The federal government has activated Fairfax County's elite urban search and rescue team for deployment to deal with the effects of Hurricane Sandy.
Fairfax County Parkway has uncertain future
A town hall meeting to discuss the future of Fairfax County Parkway had one focus: Congestion.
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