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Fairfax Co. paints deer pink to prevent ticks (VIDEO)

A research study to control ticks in Fairfax County is creating a bizarre sight: deer with pink stripes.

Tags: deer, ticks, andrew mollenbeck

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Fairfax County is planning for transit in 2050

Transit officials in Fairfax County are asking residents if there should be more Metro stops, light rail or street cars in its future plans.

Tags: 2050

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Repeal of 'Kings Dominion law' fails again

The effort to repeal the so-called "Kings Dominion law" that prevents local schools from opening before Labor Day has died again.

Tags: George Barker, Jane Strauss, Kings Dominion law, school start times

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Fairfax County, Falls Church water systems may merge

Fairfax County's water wars could end with a merger between the two parties most embroiled in conflict, as Fairfax Water this week offered to work out a mutually agreeable merger with Falls Church's system.

Tags: water and sewer, Falls Church

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Griffin wants more staff to handle Fairfax Co. development

Fairfax County needs to hire additional staff to manage the workload associated with redevelopment in Tysons Corner, County Executive Anthony Griffin told the Board of Supervisors.

Tags: Anthony Griffin, tysons, development, sprawl & crawl

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Parents say police botched investigation of daughter's death

More than three years after 16-year-old Annie McCann's mysterious death in Baltimore, her parents in Fairfax County say police haven't followed up leads that her death may have been a murder.

Tags: Annie McCann, West Potomac High School, Maryland State Police, Baltimore police, Groveton,

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Fairfax Co. sees increased reports of child abuse

Tags: child abuse, penn state,

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Fairfax marks first homicide of 2012

A man walked into a police pre-release center yesterday afternoon reporting a woman dead in the 5900 block of Gunther Court in the Centreville area, according to Fairfax County Police.

Tags: Ryah Leslie, homicide

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Child sex abuse reports rise, Fairfax Co. to host abuse Q&A

The child sex abuse scandal at Penn State is raising awareness of potential abuse in our area.

Tags: sexual abuse, child, online chat, Newport Folk Festival, electric guitar, fairfax county police department

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Va. residents get chance to chime in on spending $85B

How would you spend $85 billion? Here's your chance to put in your two cents.

Tags: Bob McDonnell, Virginia, lawmakers, budget, hearings

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