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Vienna’s public parking efforts hit speed bump
On Monday, the Town of Vienna announced that the agreement to buy one floor of a four-story commercial building for a parking garage— which would have made it easier to park in the town’s central business district — had been dissolved.
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Media company TEGNA officially moves to Boro Tower in Tysons
TEGNA’s new home is 46,000 square feet on the tower’s top two floors, plus a private rooftop lounge. The company, which spun off its publishing business, including USA Today, used to have one tower on a large campus in Fairfax County.
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Developers offer a behind-the-scenes look at how Tysons development, The Boro came together
The Boro, one of the largest new developments transforming Tysons, almost didn’t happen — at least not in the form that it’s coming together now. More startlingly, it was also a fight to keep the nearby Tysons Biergarten alive for a transfer to a new site.
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DC region lost $1.6 billion during shutdown, economist says
The effects of the longest government shutdown in history went beyond the area’s 145,000 federal employees and more than 100,000 federal contractors who missed their paychecks during the shutdown.
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Virginia man charged with setting fire during standoff
Fairfax County police said the standoff began at 11 a.m. Friday at a condominium in West Springfield, Virginia. The 50-year-old man barricaded himself and refused commands.
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Salmonella outbreak in several states linked to pet hedgehogs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning on Friday that 11 people across the country have been infected with an illness transmitted by pet hedgehogs.
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2 years later, blood donors get to meet 13-year-old boy they helped save
When a Northern Virginia boy had a serious accident in 2017 involving a knife, more than 80 blood donors helped save his life. Now, some of those local donors got that rare opportunity to find out how their donations were used. See photos.
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3 weather-related deaths under investigation in Fairfax County
Police in Fairfax County say they’re investigating three deaths in Fairfax and Reston stemming from the recent stretch of cold temperatures.
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Police investigate cold-weather deaths in Fairfax Co.
Fairfax County Police say two women living in senior-care facilities and a homeless man all died Monday in separate incidents during an extreme cold snap.
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2 Northern Virginia men convicted of running prostitution ring
Luis Bonilla-Hernandez, 32, of Sterling, and Eliazar Duran Mota, 23, of Herndon, pleaded guilty in connection to the prostitution of five adult victims.
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New charges for Va. man accused of recording more than 60 women in mall dressing rooms
The man has been charged with three additional counts, after a few victims contacted authorities. And investigators are again asking anyone who thinks they might have been a victim to contact them. Find out where they think the man was operating.
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Chinchillas, hedgehogs and hermit crabs now legal pets in Fairfax County
After a yearslong debate in Fairfax County, chinchillas, hedgehogs and hermit crabs are now legalized as pets.
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Fairfax Co. considers shutdown help, may need to find millions
With thousands of residents working without pay or furloughed for more than a month, Fairfax County, is considering additional steps to help those struggling to make ends meet.
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New details after Reston man allegedly shot at Loudoun Co. deputies
Hyeong J. Suh, 29, is charged with attempted capital murder and breaking and entering — both felonies. The maximum sentence for attempted capital murder is life in prison.
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Alion Science and Technology signs on to newest high-rise in Tysons
The engineering firm will relocate from its current headquarters at 1750 Tysons Blvd. to the 20-story Boro Tower. The building is part of The Boro development, a multiphase project next to the Greensboro Metro stop. Other big-name tenants are moving in as well.
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