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Report: Va. nuke-plant owner, feds covered up danger of geologic faults
Federal regulators and the operator of a Virginia nuclear power plant rattled by an Aug. 23 earthquake covered up knowledge of geologic faulting at the plant decades ago, according to a U.S. Justice Department memo.
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With no working fire alarms, Springfield fire displaces 50
A pre-dawn fire broke out in Springfield Saturday, destroying three apartments, badly damaging twelve other units, and displacing over 50 people who lived on the 7200 block of Commerce Street.
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Virginia Dems, GOP put everything on line for Senate races
In reconfigured Senate districts and without independent polling, there's more uncertainty in Tuesday's election than in any Virginia election in the past 20 years.
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It's election day this Tuesday. Will you go out and vote?
Check out this useful guide for local polling times and locations.
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One Lane of I-66 blocked near Beltway due to accident
One inbound lane of I-66 is closed near the Capital Beltway due to an accident, reports say.
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Suspect in Bob McNeely homicide arrested in Georgia
The suspect wanted in the homicide of an Alexandria man has been arrested, police said Thursday.
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ABC7's story on skin tone delayed
ABC7 planned to broadcast a story tonight at 5 p.m. focusing on the issue of skin tone. The story's broadcast has been delayed.
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Metro announces station name changes
The Metro Board has approved several name changes to more than half a dozen stations. So is Navy Yard still Navy Yard?
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Ex-Va deputy, inmate both convicted in jail altercation
A former Culpeper County sheriff's deputy, Alma Brown, and an inmate have been convicted of charges stemming from an altercation at the jail. Five deputies were fired following the incident.
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$2.4M home damaged from fire in McLean
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A multi-million dollar home was damaged in a house fire late Saturday.
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Virginia beats Maryland 31-13 for 6th win
Virginia (6-3, 3-2 ACC) beat Maryland 31-13 Saturday to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2007. Maryland (2-7, 1-5) committed five turnovers in its fifth straight loss under first-year coach Randy Edsall.
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FEMA approves earthquake aid for Louisa
The FEMA has approved Virginia's second request for assistance for those whose property was damaged in the August earthquake.
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National Museum of the U.S. Army to open at Fort Belvoir
The museum is scheduled to open in June 2015. Among other things, it will include a museum with exhibit halls, a theater and a veterans' hall.
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Campaign signs littering Virginia roads potentially illegal
Many of the campaign posters placed along Virginia roads lack the permit the state technically requires, but officials say they don't have the time or resources to clear the mess of unauthorized signs.
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Glendon Swift arrested for threatening Eric Cantor's family
The FBI says a Tennessee man has been charged with threatening the family of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia.
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Police arrest 4 more suspects in Halloween-candy armed robbery
Police have arrested all four of the remaining suspects in the Halloween-candy armed robbery in Dale City.
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Child pornography charges pending for Prince William juvenile
A male juvenile in Nokesville has been identified as a suspect in the possession and distribution of child pornography, police say.
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Robert E. Lee home in Arlington damaged by quake
A 200-year-old house in Arlington that housed Robert E. Lee and his family before the Civil War has suffered minor damage from the August earthquake.
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