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Group of retired senior military officials says Virginia should expand Pre-K to improve military readiness
Arrest rate at Virginia gun shows increases
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Was last year's Virginia transportation bill a bait and switch?Dick Black drops out of race for Wolf’s congressional seat
Two days after launching his campaign, he reverses course, saying he’ll stay in state Senate
McDonnell was a man in denial about risk of taking gifts
(Steve Helber / AP)
COLUMN Indictment shows Virginia governor succumbed to mix of family debt, assertive wife, taste for luxury.
Loudoun cancels rest of school week, midterms after snow
Icy roads lead school officials to cancel classes Thursday and Friday; new semester to begin Monday.
EDITORIAL: Lawlessness in Virginia
Virginia School/Govt Closings Jan 21, 2014 For Impending #DCSnowmageddonMedicaid expansion in Va. gets a boost
New estimate shows program would save more than $1 billion through 2022, state’s health secretary says.
Japanese-Korean dispute over sea name flows into Va.
Legislation to require new textbooks bought for schools to offer alternative name spurs a lobbying push.
Hope in, Fisette out of race for Moran’s congressional seat
The field of candidates hoping to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. James P. Moran Jr. continues to take shape.
Fmr. Va. Governor and First Lady Indicted on Corruption Charges
via ARLnow.com
McAuliffe proposes budget amendments
Jennifer Wexton wins Virginia Senate special election to succeed Mark HerringDealer admits selling heroin linked to three deaths
D.C. man known as “Shine” pleads guilty to drug conspiracy charge.
Sympathy for McDonnell not showing up in defense fund
(Steve Helber / AP)
Bipartisan support expressed for former Va. governor, but defense fund shows balance of less than $2,000.
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Washington tourism enthusiasts, tree lovers, literacy tutors and prospective foster parents for dogs are needed
Why Tech Won’t Liberate D.C.’s Economy From the Feds
via Washington City Paper
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Fairfax City deer sterilization approved, Humane Society donates $3,000
The spaying program is being tried in four other places with apparent success.
Va. Wireless Association donates $3,000 to Fairfax’s Project Lifesaver program
Program helps locate lost youth, seniors with GPS technology.
Alexandria non-profit Good360 wins national award, will do more good
The disaster relief nonprofit is developing a mobile app to connect donors and recipients more quickly.
Andrew Beacham resigns from Loudoun library board
Anti-abortion protester averts possible legal tangle by resigning rather than having board remove him.
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Snow at the National Zoo
The animals at the zoo in Washington, which was closed Tuesday because of the storm, played amid the winter weather.
Snowfall in D.C. region
The region faced intense snowfall, strong winds and bitter cold Tuesday and Wednesday.
Democrats win Va. state Senate seat
Jennifer Wexton prevails in a special election to fill attorney general’s old seat.
What indictment says McDonnells received
The 34 items listed in the indictment include high-end brands. Here are a few.
McDonnells charged in gifts scandal
Probe stems from their relationship with a wealthy political benefactor.
Mother charged in deaths of 2 toddlers
A Germantown mother and another woman believed that they were releasing demonic spirits, police said Saturday.
Changes in D.C. reopen old fault lines
A recent poll shows mixed views of redevelopment and whom it benefits.
In remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.
People honor the slain civil rights activist on the weekend of his federal holiday.
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