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Virginia's Attorney General Says State's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional
via DCist
General Assembly notesFulgham paces Spartans in win
(Joel Richardson)
Broad Run forward Travis Fulgham scores 33 points in a 69-61 win over rival Briar Woods on Friday night.
Blondin, Battlefield run past Osbourn
(John McDonnell)
BOYS’ BASKETBALL | Trevor Blondin scores 29 points and leads a big third-quarter run as the Bobcats blow past the Eagles in a Conference 8 clash.
Lake Braddock wins rematch with Atoms
(Richard A. Lipski / For the Washington Post)
BOYS’ BASKETBALL | Still reeling from a controversial loss to Annandale, the Bruins storm to an 81-57 rout in the rematch.
Was last year's Virginia transportation bill a bait and switch?Snow days have kids at home too much for many parents
(Ricky Carioti / Post)
Several D.C. area school districts have already closed twice as many days this year as all of last.
GOP asks McAuliffe to defend Va.’s same-sex marriage ban
Separately, delegates advance a bill allowing separate counsel to be hired when officials refuse representation.
McDonnell enters not guilty plea in corruption case
(Steve Earley / AP)
Former Va. governor and his wife are charged with illegally accepting luxury gifts and loans from a businessman.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gillespie wrong for Virginia
via Washington Times
The Terry McAuliffe and Ed Gillespie show: Now playing in VirginiaNo guns on planes? Some people don’t get it
27 guns confiscated at local airports last year, 1,813 caught by TSA nationwide.
Mother who forgot infant in car gets probation
Zoraida Magali Conde Hernandez’s 8-month-old son, Nathan, died in July after he was in a car for seven hours.
Alexandria fire chief joins McAuliffe administration
Adam Thiel has been appointed deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.
Virginia: State Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
via WNEW DC
Tom Jackman
Haymarket police chief unsuspended (for now) as mayor vetoes council action
Three days after the chief and two others receive 60-day suspensions, the mayor reverses it. Council can override his veto.
Falls Church police chief rips up parking tickets written on snowy Tuesday
Vehicles were in snow emergency route, but weren’t towed or obstructing anything.
Haymarket police chief suspended (again), state police now investigating
Hints of sexual harassment again trail chief of six-officer department.
Fairfax City deer sterilization approved, Humane Society donates $3,000
The spaying program is being tried in four other places with apparent success.
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Maryland State of the State address
Gov. Martin O’Malley laid out a case that he has made Maryland stronger during “difficult and important days.”
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.
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.
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