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New Redskins player complains of traffic stop in Virginia
The Washington Redskins’ new wide receiver said it was some ‘Welcome to the East Coast’ when a Virginia state trooper pulled him over and asked if he was a gang member or dealt drugs.
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Nighttime lane closures for new Beltway bridge in Va.
Lanes closures are on tap for overnight drivers on the Beltway in Virginia as work crews hoist steel for a new overpass.
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Distracted driving simulator to be used in Virginia high schools
Drive Smart will start visiting the schools this week, including: Culpeper County High School, Eastern View High School, Louisa County High School and Albemarle High School.
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Va. governor announces new land conservation strategy
The new analysis method will weigh factors like biodiversity, water quality protection and high-value forest cores.
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Capital Bikeshare coming to popular parks along Mt. Vernon Trail
Capital Bikeshare stations are coming to Gravelly Point and the parking lot of Theodore Roosevelt Island as part of a funded expansion of Bikeshare along the Mount Vernon Trail.
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Va. Senate won’t have a proposed budget until at least May 14
A Senate committee will meet that day to consider budget bills amid a push for Medicaid expansion. Formal negotiations over a budget deal can then begin — but a June 30 government shutdown deadline looms.
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Lawsuit seeks details of school’s ties with Koch Foundation
The Koch Foundation gives tens of millions of dollars annually to universities all over the country, but no school has received more Koch money than Fairfax-based George Mason University.
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Environmentalists dump on proposal for weaker coal ash rules
Dozens of environmentalists and others are speaking out against a proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency that would roll back regulations governing the disposal of ash generated by coal-burning power plants.
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Fairfax Co. budget includes 2-cent tax hike
When it’s adopted May 1, the county’s real estate tax rate will rise and the average homeowner can plan on paying hundreds of dollars more.
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Man shackled for days in prisoner transport van files suit
Nashville-based Prisoner Transportation Services, which bills itself as the nation’s largest prisoner extradition company, allegedly kept a man shackled in the back of a van for 18 days as it wound through the country picking up inmates in an effort at cost efficiency.
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Woman accused of stabbing man with screwdriver found guilty
38-year-old Nicole Foxx was found guilty of a voluntary manslaughter charge but not second degree murder.
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Va. Republican Davis won’t run for mayor
Del. Glenn Davis announced Tuesday he’s not going to run for mayor of Virginia Beach because he doesn’t want Republicans to lose their slim majority in the House of Delegates.
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Documentary screening to honor Nabra Hassanen almost a year after her death
To honor Nabra Hassanen’s life, Pious Projects made a documentary to commemorate her. The non-profit will screen the film at the event on Saturday at the Reston Community Center.
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Court upholds ex-officer’s conviction in fatal shooting
An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former Virginia police officer who was sentenced to 2½ years in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager suspected of shoplifting.
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Osteria da Nino brings bold taste of Sicily to Shirlington
The location at 2900 S. Quincy Street is in the office building behind the Post Office and near the Village at Shirlington parking garage.
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