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Man shot inside Little River Turnpike parking garage in Alexandria
5/3/13 12:06 PM
A 21-year-old man was shot inside a parking garage near Little River Turnpike in Alexandria early Friday morning, police say.
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Arlington public schools to add 25 mobile classrooms
5/2/13 6:17 PM
Overcrowding is causing several mobile classrooms to pop up around Arlington County schools.
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Human trafficking at Saudi diplomatic compound investigated
5/2/13 6:02 PM
No charges have yet been filed, but authorities continue to investigate claims that two women were trafficked for sex at a McLean home that is owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Suspicious package in Arlington temporarily shut down streets, Metro exit
5/2/13 9:06 AM
Road and station exit closures in Arlington are now being reopened after they were temporarily shut down Thursday morning due to a suspicious device.
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Cicadas to spare Fairfax County
5/2/13 5:41 AM
Fairfax County will be largely spared from this month's emergence of a brood of red-eyed, 17-year cicadas.
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William O'Brien killed in possible road rage incident
5/1/13 6:02 PM
Police in Fairfax are investigating a homicide they believe was the result of road rage.
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95 northbound accident causes major delays
5/1/13 11:36 AM
The lanes of northbound Interstate 95 have reopened after a multi-vehicle crash shut down the highway early Wednesday morning.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell, wife focus on FBI inquiry over Star Scientific
4/30/13 6:21 PM
Federal authorities began questioning people close to the McDonnells as an outgrowth of the securities probe, the two people said. FBI agents have asked about gifts the McDonnells received and whether the Republican governor or his administration aided the company in return.
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D.C. area forecast: Rain continues Tuesday
4/30/13 4:09 PM
The gloom continues today. But we should get a little sunshine by Wednesday afternoon. The sunshine should increase progressively then for the rest of the week.

Kimberly Yvette Dinkins sentenced to 18 months
5/3/13 11:23 AM
A federal judge sentenced Kimberly Yvette Dinkins to 18 months in prison for buying and selling guns without a license. Some of the guns she sold ended up in the hands of juveniles and felons.
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Daniel Harmon-Wright sentenced to 3 years
5/2/13 6:03 PM
The judge sentenced Daniel Harmon-Wright for killing of Patricia Ann Cook, who he fatally shot on Feb. 9, 2012. She was unarmed at the time of the incident.
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James Daniel Howard charged with child pornography offenses
5/2/13 5:37 PM
James Daniel Howard is a former undersecretary of the Navy who was also once a special assistant to president Ronald Reagan. Now he's out on bond waiting for his trial.
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Alexandria power outages left over a thousand without power overnight
5/2/13 8:33 AM
The lights are back on for everyone in Alexandria. Almost 2,000 homes were without power overnight due to a failed cable.
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Jamestown settlers resorted to cannibalism, archaeologists say
5/1/13 6:46 PM
Scientists say they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists survived harsh conditions by resorting to cannibalism.
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Mohamed Salim says man assaulted him for being Muslim
5/1/13 5:23 PM
A Northern Virginia cab driver who served with the United States military in Iraq says he was attacked late last week by a man who accused him of being a terrorist simply because he is a Muslim.
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Northern Virginia golf courses offer discount to furloughed workers
5/1/13 8:53 AM
Starting Wednesday, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority will allow federal workers to play its courses for $25. That's a discount of about 30 percent off the regular greens fees.
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Ronald Cloud, suspect in 1980s murder, appears in court
4/30/13 6:04 PM
Ronald Cloud appeared in court Tuesday for the first time in Fauquier County, Va. He is charged in the shooting death of 30-year-old Brad Baker in 1980.
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Timothy E. Halpin killed in I-95 motorcycle accident
4/30/13 12:17 PM
Timothy E. Halpin, 68, of Dumfries, Virginia died in a motorcycle accident on I-95 northbound Tuesday morning.
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