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Growing concerns of cuts coming to Metrobus service
Instead of boosting bus lanes and other improvements all across the region, several people involved in the analysis for Metro’s Bus Transformation Project are concerned Metro may simply use it as cover to significantly cut Metrobus service in many areas.
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Michael’s death toll rises to 17, including 5 in Virginia
The devastation left by Hurricane Michael in several states is still coming into focus, with coastal Florida cities destroyed beyond recognition, and homes, businesses and agriculture torn or swamped from Georgia to Virginia.
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Photos of the week: Oct. 6-13
Here are photos from stories that happened last week. Scroll through to see if you’ve missed any.
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Official: Searchers find body in hurricane-stricken town
Row after row of beachfront homes were so obliterated by Michael’s surging seas and howling winds that only slabs of concrete in the sand remain, a testament that this was ground zero when the epic Category 4 hurricane slammed ashore at midweek.
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Va. superintendent is confident high school is safe after alleged incident
Leesburg Police won’t confirm that a sexual assault occurred at the high school, only saying they’re investigating what they call an “alleged incident.”
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5 storm deaths reported in Virginia
Virginia authorities say four people drowned and a firefighter was killed, raising Michael-related death toll to 11. Power companies are working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands.
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Report: Thousands of offenses weren’t entered into Va. database
A report shows more than 675,000 offenses haven’t been entered into Virginia’s main criminal record database because of missing fingerprints.
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Grand jury to consider new charges in Loudoun Co. mother-son murders
Brian Welsh, 38, of Herndon, Virginia, remains the sole suspect in the January shooting deaths of 65-year-old Mala Manwani and her 32-year-old son, Rishi.
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Virginia father, son charged in death of man who went missing in 2004
A father and son have been arrested in the death of a man who disappeared 14 years ago and whose body was found four years ago.
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Sterling gets a Sky Zone trampoline park
Los Angeles-based Sky Zone trampoline park will open its newest D.C.-area location in Sterling, complete with a ropes course, a zip line and virtual reality experience.
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Charges against ex-U. Va. student from block party move forward
The abduction and assault charges against a now former University of Virginia student arrested during a notorious neighborhood block party will move forward.
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Lawmakers pledge increased public parking at Va. Capitol
Top lawmakers are pushing for more public parking as part of a $300 million makeover of Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia.
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Virginia gets $3.4M in grants to diversify in coal areas
The congressionally-funded initiative targets federal resources to help communities affected by job losses in coal mining and coal power plant operations.
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Sailors plan to remember 2000 terrorist attack on USS Cole
The Cole was attacked Oct. 12, 2000 in a port in Yemen by al-Qaida. A boat posing as a trash barge motored to the ship and blasted a massive hole, killing 17 sailors and injuring 37.
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Firefighter killed while at crash scene on Virginia highway
Hanover County firefighter Lt. Brad Clark died Thursday night and three other firefighters were seriously injured while providing help at a highway crash.
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