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Big changes advance in Virginia ahead of crossover deadline 02/12/2020 05:00am • Major pent-up Democratic priorities that could mean significant changes across Virginia are moving forward after Tuesday night’s crossover deadline that marks the procedural midpoint of the annual General Assembly session. Minimum wage hikes, a limited “assault weapons” ban, allowing locali Beltway Basketball Beat: U.Va., Virginia Tech dealing with one frigid February 02/11/2020 01:32pm • Virginia Tech guard Wabissa Bede (3) steals the ball from Virginia guard Kody Stattmann (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Charlottesville and Blacksburg may not share in basketball success equall Woman dead in Southeast DC house fire 02/11/2020 08:20am • Firefighters said clutter inside a Southeast D.C. home complicated efforts to knock down a blaze which led to the death of a woman, trapped in a bedroom early Tuesday morning. D.C. Fire and EMS were dispatched to a two-story home at 627 Darrington Street SE in Bellevue, near the D.C.-Maryland sta 6th Virginia, 2nd Maryland patients test negative for coronavirus 02/10/2020 10:47pm • The results of the latest patients being tested in Virginia and Maryland for possible cases of the new coronavirus infection have tested negative. The states' health departments indicated the results on their websites Monday. Five other patients in Virginia have been cleared of the virus. One Stumped on Valentine's Day? Don't be afraid to keep it simple 02/10/2020 03:08pm • No need to heap on the pressure for Valentine's Day. A simple, intimate gesture can be more than enough. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, but you don’t have to break the bank to create a special connection with your loved one. Fancy travel plans and expensiv Wolf Trap summer concert lineup 02/10/2020 11:26am • Wolf Trap is hands down the best place to catch an outdoor concert during the summer. Located inside a national park, the surrounding nature creates a peaceful atmosphere, while the wooden structure of the Filene Center creates optimal acoustics. Now, the venue has announced its summer con Which airport security program is right for you? 02/10/2020 09:13am • A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer gives an airplane passenger a security pat down at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Registered traveler programs — which are designed to speed prescreened travelers through security — are effective, but o Virginia's voter registration deadline for 2020 Democratic presidential primary is Monday 02/09/2020 05:51pm • The deadline is nearly here for making yourself eligible to vote in Virginia's Democratic primary — whether you do it in person, online or get a postmark on a mailed application. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, residents of Virginia and at least 18 years old by the date of the November genera 'It was so devastating': Fairfax Co. fire destroys construction site, residents locked out of homes 02/09/2020 11:51am • Many residents still can't get into their homes after a massive fire destroyed a construction site in Fairfax County, Virginia on Saturday morning. Augustine Nsiah lives in the Kings Gardens Apartment building in Fairfax County directly next to a construction site on Poag Street that burned to th Eyes to the skies: Rocket launch to be visible in DC region 02/09/2020 08:02am • NASA Wallops Flight Facility is scheduled to launch a rocket tonight that will be visible to the DMV as it climbs into the sunset sky. The facility hopes to launch the 13th Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) at 5:39 p.m. near sunset. The Cygnus cargo ship ( 'Atypical': 5 tornadoes confirmed in DC area from Friday storms 02/07/2020 11:40pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'eabc0799-2e01-4a8c-89f4-e2d73ed9d405' }).render("9861536bb34f11d");}); The cleanup continues in the aftermath of Newly passed Virginia bills deal with discrimination, ending Lee-Jackson Day 02/07/2020 02:30pm • Virginia is set to adopt wide-ranging nondiscrimination measures protecting LGBTQ people, pregnant women and others, and lawmakers struck down a law that made sexual intercourse a crime for many Virginians. The bills were among dozens passed Thursday by the House or Senate ahead of Tuesday's cros New patient being tested for coronavirus in Virginia 02/07/2020 01:36pm • The Virginia Department of Health is testing a new patient for possible coronavirus infection, the agency said Friday. This marks the sixth patient to be tested in Virginia. Five other patients in Virginia have been cleared of the virus. Earlier in the week, the Maryland Department of Heal The Big Twenty: Counting down the 20 biggest local sports stories of the past 20 years 02/07/2020 12:02pm • This content is sponsored by NBC Sports Washington. The Big Twenty 2019 marked the end of what’s been a spectacular, tragic, exciting and controversial two decades in the region. At NBC Sports Washington, we gathered a panel of sportswriters, former athletes and other experts to look back Garden Plot: How to make your Valentine's Day bouquet last longer 02/07/2020 03:48am • Tired of your Valentine’s Day roses losing their luster by Feb. 15? Forget pennies in the water or the powder in those chemical preservative packets. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Prostock-Studio) 10 acres of flowers for Valentine's Day Valentine’s Day is next Friday, and if you didn’t know tha