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Yesterday | Fredericksburg.com

No gun in car of local man killed by Fairfax police

Fairfax County police said yesterday that a Fredericksburg man who was shot and killed by an officer during a traffic incident Friday did not have a gun.

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Thursday | Loudoun Times

Loudoun loses research institute to Fairfax

Loudoun lost out on the chance to bring more than 400 high-paying jobs to the county as a $200 million medical research institute chose to make Fairfax County its new home.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

WJLA-TV Arlington

Fairfax Co. Man Arrested in Sex Sting

The man was arrested at a shopping center on Braddock Road in Fairfax after police say he tried meet with a 13-year-old for sex.

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Daily Progress

Stolen flowers lead to Fairfax police shooting

The ex-wife of a man who was fatally shot by Fairfax County police says he suffered from bipolar disorder.

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Free Republic

Fairfax, Virginia snares center for genetic research

A $200 million genetic research facility planned for Fairfax County could bring with it thousands of jobs over the next decade and spur spinoff businesses that would focus on the fast-growing field of personalized medicine, Virginia officials and researchers said Monday as they announced the move.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Loudoun Times

South Riding burglary suspects arrested in Fairfax

Loudoun County sheriff's investigators are working to see if three people arrested in Fairfax County last week are responsible for a series of daytime home burglaries in South Riding.

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The Free Lance-Star

City stop preceded Fairfax shooting

About 14 hours before he was shot to death following a traffic pursuit in Fairfax County, David Alan Masters was charged with eluding police in Fredericksburg.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

WJLA

Medical Research Institute Planned

FAIRFAX, Va. - A new nonprofit medical research institute will create 415 jobs in Fairfax County .

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MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 20, co-headliners officially announced for Jan. 11 in Fairfax, Va.

The long-rumored next installment of the UFC Fight Night series is set for the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.

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NBC Washington

Local Leads: Va. Gas Tax Dead

The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: GAS TAX DEAD IN VIRGINIA Talk of a gas tax increase in Virginia appears to be dead.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Free Lance-Star

Fredericksburg man dies in Fairfax police shooting

David Alan Masters, 52, of Fredericksburg was shot and killed by police in Fairfax County on Friday after failing to follow orders to stop his car.

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SWVA Today

Smokeya s BBQ has new home

When Ron Boone won a Master Chef award for his homemade barbecue in the 1980s, he never thought about food as a career.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

Examiner.com

Bob Dylan returns to Tremont Street in Boston, plus video from Fairfax

Video from Veteran's Day concert at the GMU Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia Bob Dylan and his band played the Wang Theatre in Boston last evening .

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Naval Affairs

Even old vets scorched by strain of current wars

A small group of U.S. war veterans, the age difference among them as wide as 70 years, gathered last Saturday at American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax, Va., for a special event at the annual Veterans' Day Community Fair.

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Urban Trekker

Town Meeting: Energizing Fairfax County- Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

"Energizing Fairfax County - Climate Change and Energy Efficiency!" This will be an opportunity for you to learn about what is happening in our region and in Fairfax County to conserve our energy resources.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

WJLA

Victims Speak About Gold Burglary Arrests

FAIRFAX, Va. - Three people have been charged for the gold burglaries in Fairfax County that targeted religious statues and other items for months.

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The York Daily Record

NH is 1st state to help newspaper, likely not last

New Hampshire's decision to guarantee a line of credit to a struggling newspaper likely won't be the last such effort despite the questions it raises about independent coverage.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Washington Business Journal

Medical Center to move to Fairfax

Virginia leaders will announce Monday that a new personalized medicine research institute plans to make Fairfax County its new home, according to sources close to the deal.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Fairfax Times

Daytime burglaries have residents in Fairfax County on edge and seeking answers

Marianne Horinko , a Republican running for Ken Cuccinelli's vacant 37th District Senate seat, joined members of the Indian-American community in Chantilly on Sunday night to discuss a wave of burglaries that have plagued Fairfax in 2009.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

KCPQ

Malvo to be tried as adult

FAIRFAX, Va. - A Virginia judge cleared the way yesterday for 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo, one of two suspects in the Washington-area sniper shootings last fall, to be tried as an adult for capital murder and possibly face the death penalty.

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