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1 hr ago | Washington Times

Chesapeake bishop surprises, wins Va. GOP lieutenant governor nomination

After Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II formally accepted his party's nomination for governor and Virginia GOP scion Mark Obenshain secured the same for attorney general, it was a political neophyte who stole the show Saturday with multiple helpings of 11th-hour drama.

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Related Topix: Chesterfield County, VA, Prince William County, VA

6 hrs ago | Fairfax County

Mount Vernon House Fire Displaces Five

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department 4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687 Duty PIO : 703-877-3702 fire-rescue.PA-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov News Release 13-54 Date: May 16, 2013 Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at ... (more)

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Related Topix: Fairfax, VA, Mount Vernon, VA

10 hrs ago | Patch.com

Food Trucks Headed to Alexandria

Council is expected to consider a legislative proposal in June that would bring food trucks to the City of Alexandria.

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Related Topix: Alexandria, VA

12 hrs ago | Patch.com

West Potomac Students Participate in Global Technology Fair

FCPS held the third annual Global Awareness Technology Fair at Lee High School on May 14 where four students from West Potomac High School participated in the events.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Patch.com

Board of Supervisors Approves Funding for Station Logistic Technicians

The station logistic technician position has not been cut in FCPD county budget cuts.

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Patch.com

Va Gop Nominates Ken Cuccinelli for Governor's Race

Virginia Republican Party delegates officially nominated Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to run for governor at its state convention Saturday in Richmond.

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Related Topix: Bob McDonnell, US Governors

Patch.com

Weird News: Prom Date on a Horse, Cicadas for a Snack and Beds Racing in the Street

Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening in at least one of them.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Reston, VA, Woodbridge, VA, Offbeat

Patch.com

Fairfax Supervisors Need More Time For Daycare Decision

Fairfax County home day care providers will find out June 18 exactly how many children they're legally allowed to care for under county regulations.

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Related Topix: Burke, VA, Kids, Family, Reston, VA

Patch.com

Volunteer Fairfax Announces Initiative to Engage Senior Citizens in Volunteer Service

Volunteer Fairfax was recently awarded a federal grant to sponsor RSVP , a program which invites individuals age 55 and older to participate in volunteer opportunities.

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Related Topix: Fairfax, VA, Arlington, VA, Alexandria, VA

Patch.com

Remembering Vienna's 'Unofficial Historian'

As an Army veteran and former member of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mayo Stuntz had traveled the world - he spent three years across the Pacific Southwest, and later, served tours in Japan and Nicaragua.

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Related Topix: Vienna, VA, Cornell University, George Mason University

Fri May 17, 2013

Fairfax Times

Public Safety Notes

Fairfax County police are asking for the public's assistance in locating the vehicle and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash with a police officer.

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Related Topix: Alexandria, VA

Patch.com

Police Make Arrests in Serial Burglaries

Fairfax County police have arrested three people in connection with a series of burglaries that hit homes across three jurisdictions this month - and more charges could be coming, police said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: McLean, VA, Vienna, VA

Patch.com

Photo of the Day: Fix for Lake Anne Fountain

If you visited Lake Anne Plaza this week, you may have noticed the fountain in front of the Reston Museum is under wraps.

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Related Topix: Reston, VA

Patch.com

Former Frame Factory Property Still Vacant Almost a Year Later

The former site of the Frame Factory , located at 7130 Little River Tpke., beside the Antiques & Art Emporium , is still a vacant lot almost a year after the property was put up for sale.

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Related Topix: Annandale, VA

Reston Patch

As New School Year Approaches, Digital Learning Back in Focus

Teachers, students and parents in Fairfax County didn't have the smoothest experience with digital learning in 2012-2013. As Fairfax County Public Schools rolled out a new online math program in Fall 2012 , students and teachers complained they had difficulty navigating the books, saying there were publisher errors and inconsistencies, technology ... (more)

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Related Topix: Fairfax, VA

Fairfax Times

Better safe than sorry

Prom time is upon us once again. For many American teenagers each spring, prom night is often seen as a rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Opinion

Thu May 16, 2013

Fairfax Times

Teachers dominate hearing on school budget cuts

Fairfax County public school teachers pleaded for School Board members to include funding within the budget that could help rebalance workloads, increase pay and add to student resources.

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Patch.com

Fire That Killed Falls Church Mother and Daughter Ruled Accidental

Investigators say a wall-mounted natural gas heater caused a fire in the living room of a home where a hearing-impared mother and daughter died in January, according to new information from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

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Related Topix: Falls Church, VA

Loudoun Times

New health care plan for LCPS employees: how does it stack up?

Part-time employees in the Loudoun County Public School system breathed a sigh of relief when they were grandfathered past a new policy that provides no health benefits for employees working under 20 hours a week.

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Related Topix: Loudoun County, VA, Fairfax, VA

Patch.com

A Look Inside a Head Start Classroom -- And How Sequestration is Keeping Kids Out

Lillian Hill's Head Start classroom at Camelot Elementary School is bustling and filled with kids the Friday before Mother's Day.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family