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Equipment that is supposed to detect stopped trains on Washington's Metro system had been repaired five days before the deadly June 22 crash but still failed to function reliably, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA a ' There's a new place for South Carolina veterans to get access to their benefits.

By Jacki Harris The public portion of the Wednesday, May 13 monthly Fluvanna County School Board meeting got underway with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence.

The National Weather Service is warning of flash floods in and around Washington.

Chinese drywall concerns are bringing government officials to Hampton Roads. Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators will soon start testing drywall here.

According to the Brick Industry Association's 1999 survey of its member companies, average brick shipments per plant were up more than 4% to 54.4 million standard brick equivalents , compared to 49.6 million SBE in 1998.

Unlike a certain mayor of a certain District of a certain Columbia, Virginia Gov.

The Virginia Department of Health announced Tuesday that a Prince William County resident has measles, which is the first confirmed case in the Commonwealth this year.

Public health officials from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia plan to announce details of measles activity in the region, including potential exposure sites.

For fire and rescue volunteers in Fluvanna County, every day holds the unexpected.

We have an update tonight on a huge brush fire burning in Goochland County earlier today.

WAYNESBORO - David M. Barker, 76 of Waynesboro, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville.

Point of Fork, James River. Photo by O. T. Holen. By William J. Des Rochers Fluvanna and Louisa counties took a big step towards creating a joint water authority on January 26th.

Fluvanna County's Planning Commissioners sent the draft Comprehensive Plan to the Board of Supervisors at a special meeting on January 14th.

The waters are clearing up as Fluvanna and Louisa counties continue discussions on a joint pipeline project.

BY WILLIAM J. DES ROCHERS On January 7th, Fluvanna's Board of Supervisors kicked off the New Year by reelecting Marvin Moss and Charles Allbaugh as Chair and Vice Chair respectively.

Residents of the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland, plus out-of-town visitors who plan to attend the Jan.

New exhibit at the Lyceum features two enormous Fresnel lenses. What the new exhibit about Jones Point lighthouse at the Lyceum lacks in volume, it compensates with scale.

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