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Civil War reenactment in Fairfax County this weekend
If the 100-degree heat kept you from attending the ceremonies to mark the 150th anniversary of the first Battle of Manassas, this weekend's pleasant forecast offers a more hospitable opportunity to soak up some Civil War history in northern Virginia.
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18+ pounds of cocaine found on plane at Dulles
Authorities discovered more than 18 pounds of cocaine on a plane at Dulles International Airport Wednesday that was bound for Bogota.
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Shannon Beebe dies in Fauquier County plane crash
A decorated lieutenant colonel and an accomplished patent lawyer were killed in the single-engine plane crash in Warrenton.
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Walter Reed, Bethesda Naval merge to form military medical center
The barracks were dedicated in a ceremony on the Bethesda Naval Medical base Thursday as part of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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Backlick Road crash leaves three dead
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A third person has died at the hospital after three cars collided in Fairfax County, police said Wednesday evening.
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Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia's swamp wildfire crosses into North Carolina
A wildfire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge has crossed from Virginia into North Carolina.
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Virginia ABC awards 8 community coalition grants
The state has awarded eight community grants totaling more than $65,000 in the fight against underage drinking and access to alcohol.
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Southern Memorial Gardens loses license
Families are looking to bury their loved ones, but because their cemetery has lost its license, they are left waiting.
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Crazy footage from wildfire-ravaged Great Dismal Swamp (VIDEOS)
Smell smoke in D.C. today? It could well be from a lightning-sparked wildfire burning up Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
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Maleighia Grace Shockey, daycare operator, charged with child neglect
A client defends 23-year-old Maleighia Grace Shockey after police charged her with child neglect. Two girls, aged 1 and 3, wandered off alone for an hour, police say.
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Metro responds to photos of employees sleeping on the job
Metro now says that two station managers who were caught on camera sleeping on the job have been identified, but they remain on the job as the agency looks into the matter.
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Sheena Flores pleads guilty to staging kidnapping in Guatemala
A Manassas woman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges connected to a staged kidnapping in Guatemala.
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Dow up 423 as Wall Street whipsaws again
The roller-coaster continues: Stocks were rising after investors latched onto small signs that the economy might not be headed into another recession.
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Sterling apartment explosion causes fire, no injuries
No injured were reported in the explosion, which took place a 3rd floor apartment in a building just off Leesburg Pike.
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Virginia schools performance falling short of federal standards
More than three-fifths of Virginia's public schools and 97 percent of districts failed to meet annual benchmarks in reading and mathematics under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
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Free Ramadan dinners offered in Falls Church
The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center is offering free dinners to needy families in Falls Church during Ramadan.
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Brian McCarthy, 25, wins $107M in Mega Millions jackpot
Brian McCarthy, 25, found out on Facebook that he had bought the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket. He is now a couple million dollars richer.
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Alexandria redevelopment plan would close Genon coal-burning plant
Supporters say the replacement would be a clean-energy alternative; an alternative fuels campus with a natural-gas fueling station, an energy museum, shops and 500 new townhomes.
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