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At least 1,000 displaced as Fairfax Co. transformer fire leaves high-rise in the dark
A transformer fire in a Fairfax County, Virginia high-rise condominium on Monday caused extensive damage to the building’s electrical system, displacing some 1,000 residents.
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Fairfax County jobs fair set for April 11, 12
Job openings include administration, environmental, health, libraries, parks and leisure, professional, public safety, social services, STEM and trades.
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Transformer fire leads to evacuations at Bailey’s Crossroads high-rise
The fire is at 3705 S. George Mason Drive, which is close to Va. 7.
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Inova’s 1-stop cancer treatment center opens this month
Inova’s new flagship cancer treatment center, a department of Inova Fairfax Hospital, is the first facility in Northern Virginia and the D.C. region to offer complete, patient-centered cancer care under one roof.
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Fairfax Co. police identify man who drowned in lake trying to rescue dog
A man drowned in Lake Braddock in Fairfax County, Virginia, Saturday evening after he went into the lake to rescue a dog, police say.
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Fairfax Co. fire department offers fire prevention, safety tips for smokers
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is looking to break the trend of smoking-related fires with some fire safety advice for smokers.
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Fairfax Co. day care worker charged with sexual battery against children
The Fairfax County police say Rolly Hammond, 38, of Burke, inappropriately touched and abused multiple children across several years as a day care worker at an elementary school in Springfield, Virginia. They’re looking for more victims.
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Family’s lawsuit IDs Park Police officers who shot unarmed Va. driver
Over a year after Bijan Ghaisar was fatally shot by U.S. Park Police during a traffic stop in November 2017, the names of the officers who shot him have been released.
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PHOTOS: Fairfax County senior patrol dog retires after 10 years
K-9 Kodiak, Fairfax County Police Department’s most senior patrol dog is embarking on the next chapter of his life — retirement. See photos.
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Man sentenced to life in prison in killing, rape of Reston teen
Darwin Martinez-Torres attacked 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen in June 2017 as she was walking back to a mosque with friends after a pre-dawn fast food meal ahead of Ramadan services. A Fairfax County judge sentenced Martinez-Torres to eight life sentences for Hassanen’s murder, rape and abduction.
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Vanished: Va.-based Aireon to launch global plane-tracking system
McLean, Virginia-based Aireon’s new plane-tracking technology attempts to minimize the risk any commercial aircraft will disappear.
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Fairfax supervisors OK 420-unit mixed-use project in Tysons
The new 450,000-square-foot “Hanover Tysons” building will vary in places between five to seven stories tall and have up to 5,700 square feet of retail on the ground level, along with another new batch of residential units.
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Man sentenced to life in prison in killing, rape of Reston teen
Darwin Martinez-Torres of Sterling is expected to receive a life sentence for raping and killing a Muslim teenager as she walked back to a mosque with friends for pre-dawn religious services.
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Metro’s summer shutdown means night noise for neighbors, fewer hotel stays
Alexandria and Fairfax County, Virginia, are preparing for the business impact of a monthslong Metro shutdown during the summer.
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At Peter Chang’s new Northern Virginia restaurant, women are the focus
Peter Chang has become somewhat of a household name in the D.C. area. But his latest restaurant pays homage to the behind-the-scenes influences in his culinary career: the women in his family and the meals they cook at home.
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