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Fairfax County trying to create a better school lunch

A combination of overweight kids, too much junk food and precooked and processed food in schools has prompted the Fairfax County School Board to hire a nutrition company.

Sunday - 02/10/2013, 12:58pm EST

License plate promotes Fairfax County pride

Fairfax County car owners may soon be able to buy a special Virginia license plate to show some pride in where they live and raise money for a big sporting event.

Sunday - 02/10/2013, 08:15am EST

Mount Vernon buys 1796 George Washington painting

Mount Vernon estate acquires George Washington painting at auction with help from donor

Saturday - 02/09/2013, 01:40pm EST

Tips on talking to kids about tough classroom issues

Fairfax County's school system rejected a local mother's request to stop teaching Toni Morrison's "Beloved," but it raises the question of how parents can help kids deal with tough issues that come up in the classroom.

Friday - 02/08/2013, 04:07pm EST

Activist shareholder Frank Williams targeting MainStreet Bank

It looks like Fairfax-based MainStreet Bank is in for a fight.

Friday - 02/08/2013, 03:15pm EST

Va. man struck and killed by Amtrak train identified

Fairfax County police have identified the man struck and killed by an Amtrak train Thursday as 64-year-old Richard Anderson of the North Springfield area.

Friday - 02/08/2013, 10:08am EST

Remains are missing Va. man's

Skeletal remains found last summer beside New Design Road are those of a Virginia man who disappeared 19 months ago under suspicious circumstances Oscar Velasco Montano, 29, of Springfield, was last seen July 9, 2011, by a co-worker at his construction job at Tysons Corner Center, a shopping mall in McLean His family reported him missing two days later

Friday - 02/08/2013, 10:00am EST

Fairfax Connector to add routes from Reston to Silver Line

The Fairfax Connector plans to open 15 new bus routes in 2013 to coincide with the opening of the Metro's Silver Line into Reston.

Friday - 02/08/2013, 04:27am EST

18th woman groped in Springfield, new sketch released

Fairfax County Police have released a new composite sketch of a suspected serial groper in the Springfield area and announced an 18th possible incident.

Thursday - 02/07/2013, 03:29pm EST

More than 1M drivers skipped paying on Dulles Toll Road

It's a problem taking a bit of a toll on Virginia transportation.

Thursday - 02/07/2013, 07:07am EST

Va. HS students charged with child porn defend themselves

Lawyers for three Fairfax County high school students arrested for possession and distribution of child pornography say the charges are groundless because the teens were involved in consensual sex.

Thursday - 02/07/2013, 06:43am EST

Police search for Clifton man who disappeared before trip

A frantic search is on for a 27-year-old Clifton man who went missing on Saturday morning.

Wednesday - 02/06/2013, 04:36pm EST

Group of Va. teenagers charged in making fire bombs

Fifteen teenagers are charged with making and using fire bombs. All the teens are from the Herndon and Chantilly areas.

Wednesday - 02/06/2013, 03:55pm EST

Home prices rising

Ryan Price, research associate, Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University

Wednesday - 02/06/2013, 11:06am EST

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Woman injured in Fairfax County robbery

A robbery in Fairfax County has left a woman injured and police searching for her assailant.

Tuesday - 02/05/2013, 02:57pm EST

Three Fairfax County high school students arrested in child pornography case

Three West Springfield High School male students were arrested on Jan. 11 and charged as juveniles with possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation and facilitation of child pornography, ABC 7 reports.

Tuesday - 02/05/2013, 05:17am EST

Second women ID'd in 'horrifying' Falls Church fire

Authorities have identified the second woman who died in a Falls Church house fire last month.

Friday - 02/01/2013, 04:10pm EST

2 more women in Springfield report groping attacks

Two women say they were groped in Springfield within a half hour of each other this week, and police are investigating whether the incidents are tied to past groping incidents.

Friday - 02/01/2013, 11:03am EST

Va. officials warn of two new financial scams

The Virginia Department of Taxation and Fairfax County police Wednesday issued warnings to residents about the unrelated financial schemes.

Thursday - 01/31/2013, 07:57am EST

Woman's assault prompts police to stress caution in Reston

Residents who walk along the W&OD Trail near Reston Avenue are being warned to take precautions after a woman was assaulted there.

Wednesday - 01/30/2013, 04:30pm EST
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