Local dentist sentenced for drug distribution, fraud

A Fairfax County dentist has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for illegally distributing prescription medications to patients and employees.

Prosecutors said Friday that 51-year-old Hamada Makarita of Oakton also us

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Fairfax Co. road improvements could ease commutes

It may seem like a rarity around here, but two construction projects have come in under budget, allowing the money to go toward other much needed road improvements in Fairfax County.

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Former owner of 'Biscuit' the Shih Tzu located in Fairfax

The former owner of a Shih Tzu named "Biscuit" has been located, however the dog will remain with its foster family for now and eventually go up for adoption, according to a Fairfax County Animal Shelter news release.

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12-year-old belts out 'Longview' with Green Day at Patriot Center, sings at WTOP (VIDEO)

He may have only been about 2 years old when the song came out, but 12-year-old Davis Gestiehr stole the show at the Patriot Center when Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong invited him on stage to sing "Longview," says the Bethesda Patch.

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Lawn tractor's exhaust causes $231K house fire

Hot exhaust from a riding lawn tractor accidentally caused a $231,500 house fire in the Fairfax Center area of Fairfax County Wednesday.

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Fairfax Co. selects new superintendent

The Fairfax County School Board has announced its finalist to be the next superintendent of schools.

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Fairfax police shoot, wound man

Fairfax County police shot and injured a man in the Kingstowne area during a call for a report of a suicidal man Tuesday afternoon.

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Scam targets your tax refund

This could come as a real shock: You send in your tax return and then you get word from the IRS that the agency already has it. Your refund has been sent out to some other address.

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Utility scam targets immigrants in Virginia

Some local residents have been bilked out of hundreds of dollars by a utility scam.

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Va. school system rethinks student handbook

The days of zero tolerance in the student code of conduct may be ending in one area school system.

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Belinda Carlisle: 'Sun' rises (again) on solo career (VIDEO)

Belinda Carlisle talks with WTOP about venturing back into pop music and touring with The Go-Go's.

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Virginia ramps up pedestrian safety campaign

As more people hit the streets this spring, law enforcement officials are making sure pedestrians are safe.

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Hundreds on Fairfax Co.'s pre-K waiting list

Fairfax County has nearly 900 kids on a waiting list for pre-kindergarten programs.

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Travel times come to I-66, but not to the Beltway Express Lanes

As the Virginia Department of Transportation unveils more travel times on I-66, the agency tells WTOP similar information near the 495 Express Lanes could be years away.

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Kilmer 8th graders head to national competition with allergy invention idea

Imagine a gadget that people with food allergies could use to make sure the meal they're about to eat won't make them sick. That idea put two Vienna middle school students in the running for a national award.

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Development plans flood Fairfax, Montgomery counties

The number of construction projects in the works is at the highest level in four years.

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Bulldozers to invade Va. park full of beavers, snakeheads

Bulldozers will soon roll into one of Northern Virginia's largest nature preserves.

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Prestigious Fairfax school plans $90M renovation

Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology plans $90M renovation

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Judge: Va. marriage law unfair to Sikhs

Fairfax judge says Va. law that gives preference to ordained ministers unfair to Sikhs

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Video released of suspected serial groper (VIDEO)

Police say they have found a potential lead in the serial groper case in Fairfax County. It comes from a video taken at a store in the Kingstowne Shopping center during a groping incident on March 28.

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