Annandale News

July 3: Bruce Mueller, right, of Annandale, Va., maneuvers his dolly filled with fireworks through the aisles at Phantom Fireworks in Shrewsbury, Pa.

President Obama's arguments for health reform aren't without their fire-and-brimstone warnings.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says an unidentified third party group that helps indigent people with medical problems will assist a woman who emotionally told President Obama she had been unable to obtain health insurance or hold a job.

With joblessness rising, President Barack Obama said Thursday he was "deeply concerned" about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about "whether they will be next" to suffer economically.In a White House interview with The Associated Press, Obama said that since he took office, "we have successfully stabilized the financial ...

President Barack Obama is taking his pitch for health care revisions to Virginia, holding a town hall forum and fielding questions via the Internet.

Despite opposition from some parents and school board members, the Fairfax County School Board approved boundary changes for Annandale High School and its feeder middle school June 25.

After years of strenuous opposition, Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, announced Tuesday that it supports a controversial new requirement that businesses contribute to the cost of employee health insurance.

Obama makes the issue front-and-center again Wednesday with afternoon event in Annandale, Virginia.

Published 29 Jun 2009, 9:34 am - As part of his on-going efforts to reform the nation's health care and insurance system, President Obama will hold a town hall meeting this Wednesday in Annandale, Virginia.

A Fort Wainwright soldier has been awarded the Soldier's Medal for rescuing a trapped soldier from a flooding Stryker vehicle.

The prognosis wasn't good for Bilbo. The middle-age pug suffered from a whole host of ailments: itchy skin, weakness in his back legs and a loss of appetite.

U.S. President Barack Obama 's decision to tab a Portuguese water dog as his family's pet has prompted a boost of interest in the canine breed, experts say.

Oh, Starbucks. It's the consummate symbol of Corporate America: ubiquitous, overpriced, and not that good.

Tucked away in the crevices of Fairfax County, the Cross County Trail is a haven for the weekend warriors who want to stay close to home, but mentally get away.

The prognosis wasn't good for Bilbo. The middle-age pug suffered from a whole host of ailments, including itchy skin, weakness in his back legs, and a loss of appetite.

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Veterinarian Jordan Kocen applies acupuncture needles to Ranger, a 13-year-old German shepherd whose back-end weakness requires him to walk with a sling.

My friend and I tried out this place tonight. It's on Little River Turnpike beside Wally's Aquarium and across the street from Jerry's Ford and where Cherner's Lincoln used to be.

When a legendary Broadway star is kicked in the head during rehearsals for the Tony Awards, she loses her memory and ita TMs up to the production team to remind her who she is and that shea TMs about to host the Tonys.

There will likely be some new faces representing Fairfax County in the House of Delegates next year, now that incumbents are out of the running for two delegate seats.