Fairfax County News
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.
2 plead guilty in plot to steal from pension plan
Two Maryland men have pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to steal $9 million from a Vienna-based company's employee pension plan through a series of bad mortgage loans.
Alexandria woman reported missing from group home
A 22-year-old woman with impaired mental capabilities is missing again.
Voters asked to fund levee to prevent Huntington flooding
The Huntington neighborhood, near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, has flooded three times in the last 10 years, damaging cars and homes.
Permanent I-95 ramp closure in Northern Virginia
Drivers in Northern Virginia will need to learn a new route as Virginia's Department of Transportation plans to close an on-ramp near the Fairfax County Parkway.
Homeless students in Fairfax County may set record
The number of homeless students in Fairfax County public schools may hit a record-breaking high by the end of the school year.
School bus, van collide in Va.; no injuries
A bus carrying 10 preschoolers was involved in an accident Friday morning in Lorton, Va.



