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Taco Bamba , a new restaurant in Falls Church, opened its doors Monday. Founded by Chef Victor Albisu, the restaurant will showcase shrimp and sweetbread tacos with salsa verde and a "BLT" fish taco with bacon, lime and tomatillos, according to a story in the Washington Business Journal .

Strawberry picking season is still going on in Northern Virginia and with the warm weather here, there is nothing like a good salad.

Mason District Station Stolen Motorcycle Thanks to a LoJack signal, an officer was able to find a stolen motorcycle and its operator, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

On-air challenge: Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts SI and the second word starts with T. For example, given "unadorned set of facts," you would say, "simple truth."

Dad has been a voice of encouragement, a pillar of strength, a leader and a great friend.

A police chase that started on Grande Lane in McLean ended with man being charged with driving while intoxicated.

Coming soon on June 22-23rd 2013, the 6th Annual Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest makes its way to Leesburg Virginia's Morven Park .

Zinga Frozen Yogurt will open their doors in Falls Church Friday. The store - the second in Northern Virginia opened by franchisees Bill and Kasi Hansen - will be located in the Falls Plaza Shopping Center .

Falls Church High School will have to start their search for a new principal after June 30. Cathy Benner has been principal at the school since 2008 and is now heading to Osbourn High School in Manassas.

In Virginia, restaurant inspection reports are not quite as simple as getting a letter grade or an easy-to-see number rating to post in the front window.

The Falls Church Medical Center is the first abortion clinic in Virginia to file a lawsuit against state health officials in Arlington County Circuit Court over new abortion clinic regulations, according to a Washington Post story .

Dad has been a voice of encouragement, a pillar of strength, a leader and a great friend.

The Alexandria City public school board is considering a plan to send students to Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the prestigious magnet program for Northern Virginia's brightest teenagers.

A line of potentially dangerous thunderstorms and winds packing a punch could cause flooding and power outages in some areas in Northern Virginia, weather forecasters warn, with isolated storms Wednesday night and a more severe follow-up wind storm Thursday.

A 31-year-old Vienna man was charged with resisting arrest after he ran from Falls Church City Police following a fight.

Even though they're daughters of the most powerful politician in the world, Sasha and Malia Obama are still average American girls! They celebrated Sasha's birthday with friends and burgers at Red Robin! Sasha Obama rang in her 12th birthday on June 10 the way any preteen girl would love to - with delicious food and good friends! The First Daughter ... (more)

There are more than 9,000 registered voters in the City of Falls Church but only about 250 hit the polls in the Democratic Primary Tuesday.

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The City of Falls Church's population is growing faster than any of its Northern Virginia neighbors, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data.