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Most Virginians back citizenship, permanent resident status for illegal immigrants

Immigration reform will again dominate congressional hearings this week, and a new poll shows that Virginians support making changes to the immigration system.

Tags: Roanoke College, immigration, guns, gay marriage,

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D.C. security increases on streets, Metro

Security in Washington-area transit and on the roadways is at a heightened level after the explosions in Boston.

Tags: Metro,

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Region's hospitals ready for mass-casualty event

Washington-area hospitals have learned a lot since the attacks on the Pentagon. And they say they are prepared to handled another mass-casualty event.

Tags: Washington Hospital Center, pentagon, terrorism, Boston Marathon

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Agreement ends water war in Fairfax County

The big water war between Fairfax County and its independent cities and towns has ended and customers could be the winners.

Tags: Fairfax Water, Falls Church, vienna, Fairfax City

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Drivers slow to use 495 Express Lanes

More people are using the 495 Express Lanes in Virginia but the increase in traffic in the lanes' first six months has been slow.

Tags: 495 Express lanes, HOV lanes, hot lanes, transportation, Transurban,

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New curb markings urge pedestrian safety in Ocean City

Ocean City will try to discourage pedestrians from crossing Coastal Highway in a seven-block area between 52nd and 59th streets with new, black and yellow curb-top markings that read, "NO PEDESTRIAN X'ING."

Tags: ocean city, pedestrian safety, tourism, vacation

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Grand jury to hear evidence in Laboy case

The Woodbridge man charged with shooting an Alexandria Police officer was in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. A judge has sent the case to a grand jury to determine whether he should be formally charged in the case.

Tags: crime, courts, shooting, Peter Laboy, Kashif Bashir, Alexandria Police Department,

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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.

Tags: taxes, tax fraud, Fairfax County police, Jim Bacon

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GAO asked to investigate why voters waited hours to cast ballots

Two members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate why voters in Virginia and Florida had to wait hours in line to cast their ballots on Election Day 2012.

Tags: voting, Gerry Connolly, Elijah Cummings, elections, GAO

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Loudoun Co. sheriff releases autopsy results of dead newborn

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has released more information on the baby girl found dead in a Sterling pond Sunday.

Tags: Loudoun County Sheriff, Sterling, baby in pond, Awsley Court, Mike Chapman,

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