Burke News

Patriot District Boy Scouts lead annual a Scouting for Fooda project. Patriot District Boy Scouts can be found throughout the year organizing a myriad of community service projects and events.

Salvation Army kicks off the 2009 Red Kettle Campaign at the Burke Wal-Mart. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Red Kettles manned by Salvation Army volunteers are about as omnipresent as mall Santas, toy advertisements and Christmas carols during the holiday season, and that is the way its officials like it.

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Fairfax Count Health Department offers mass vaccination clinic for the H1N1 virus.

Voters will get to choose between three Republicans running to replace Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia's 37th District State Senate seat, which spans western and central Fairfax County.

County Department of Transportationa s 10-year plan recommends changes to bus routes in Burke.

Let's face it. That Quarter Pounder Value Meal may be quite filling, but it's not exactly the most quality grub around.

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Military officials said the suspected shooter at Fort Hood was a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for six years before being transferred to the Texas base in July.

White Oaks Elementary hosts 30th annual Spooky Strings Concert. Thursday, November 05, 2009 The Annual Spooky Strings Concert took place Friday, Oct.

Why choose fast food when you can bite into an award-winning dry-aged burger for an easy $5? David Burke's Primehouse The chilly Midwestern winds are whispering, "Feed me comfort food." Listen carefully and you'll also hear 'em say, "Go to $5 Burker Week at David Burke's Primehouse at lunch." For a buck more than that Angus creature at Mickey D's, ...

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Dave and Doug Marcks of Burke, Va., run Geese Police Inc., an at-home business specializing in chasing away resident Canada geese -- a longtime scourge of office parks, public ponds and golf courses.

Bored of the same-old Halloweens? Looking for something more to do than dress up in the same old costume, trick-or-treating in the same old neighborhoods and getting the same old candy? If so, then do not fret, as Fairfax County residents have plethora of fun things to do for the whole family this Halloween season.

Burke, Va., lineman Khamrone Kolb was offered by many schools during his recruitment, however one school stood out when it came to the combination of academic options and tradition, and that school was Penn State.

Offensive lineman Khamrone Kolb has become the 20th member of Penn State's 2010 recruiting class.

Fairfax police have four cases of bank robbery in the county this month and they believe the same suspects are responsible for two of the cases.

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The Fairfax County Office for Children, Fairfax County Public Schools and Fairfax Futures launched the new "Early Learning Through the Visual Arts" program at the Greater Reston Arts Center on Monday.