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Clad in a costume made to look like a brick wall and carrying a pizza box, Centreville businessman Matt Brick jumped into Reston's Lake Anne on Saturday as part of a fundraiser for charity.

She graduated from Odessa High School in 1965 and received a Bachelor's Degree from Hardin Simmons University.

A sad anniversary silently passed last week. Jan. 29 marked the one-year anniversary of the last time anyone saw 21-year-old Bethany Decker.

Shamus Ian Fatzinger/ Fairfax County Times From right, Pedro Cedillo and Alejandro Santiago lay out materials to make a small demonstration wall as Centreville Labor Resourse Center volunteer Esther Holtermann leads an ESL group in the background.

At National Signing Day at Centreville High School two-time All-Met defensive end Ken Ekanem announced his decision to attend Virginia Tech.

Last fall, Fairfax County started a rabies awareness campaign that included door-to-door notifications by Animal Control officers.

Last year, Matt Brick, the owner of Brick's Pizza in Centreville, jumped into the icy waters of Lake Anne in Reston, wearing a bright red Speedo A to raise money for charity.A The fundraiser was a huge success-and he's ready for an encore performance this weekend.A There's no Speedo involved this time, although there will definitely be a costume of ... (more)

The following information was provided by the Fairfax County Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.A Indecent liberties: Mario Ramirez Ipina, 52, of 14439A Saguaro Place in Centreville, was arrested on Thursday, January 12 and charged with two countsA of taking indecent liberties with a child.

Viral videos about the things people say have been making the rounds over the last couple weeks.

In 2007, the General Assembly passed a law requiring girls to be vaccinated against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus before entering the sixth grade.

By Brad Fulton Capital News Service RICHMOND - A Senate committee has approved compromise legislation to allow Virginians to hunt on Sundays.

Just 22, Ryah Leslie worked hard to make ends meet. Co-workers said she held down two jobs and rented out three rooms in her Centreville townhouse to help pay the mortgage.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A Virginia business owner has pleaded guilty to arranging a fraudulent marriage for his girlfriend so that she could stay in the United States.

Want some Burger King but don't want to make the drive? Burger-lovers in Centreville can now order without leaving the house.

Student Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 30 people on Virginia Tech's campus in 2007.

"Make it a day on, not a day off" is the motto of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service website.

CENTREVILLE, Va. -- Fairfax County Police are investigating a homicide which happened in the 5900 block of Gunther Court in Centreville, Virginia.