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updated: Sun Jul 06, 2008 07:54 pm

Fairfax News

Local news for Fairfax, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

6 hrs ago | WTOP

Police Kill Armed Oakton Man

Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, Fairfax County police officers responded to a call from an apparent suicidal man in the 3100 block of Summit Square Drive, in Oakton.

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Related Topix: Oakton, VA, Fairfax County, VA

10 hrs ago | Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Flynn Pleads Guilty

Upset about an argument with her husband - " and admittedly drinking wine in her SUV in the early-morning hours of April 13, 2007 - " Corbin Flynn headed for work, just hours later.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Herndon, VA, Vienna, VA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

WRIC

Vienna Woman Identified, Man Charged In Her Death

Just after five last night, a severe storm packing winds and lighting blew through, ripping off a portion of the roof at the Eanes Pittman Training Facility...Read More>> Stormtracker Forecast 8Sports FAIRFAX, ...

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Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Food for Body and Soul

Contrary to popular opinion, the vegan diet is not limited to the oft-neglected vegetable side dishes that surround the standing rib roast on an omnivore's table.

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Related Topix: Food, Pop/Rock, Life, Nutrition, Fairfax Station, VA, Activism, Dining

Fri Jul 04, 2008

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Man robbed after stopping to help

Fairfax County police say a man was robbed when he stopped to help someone lying in the road in the 2200 block of Hungtinton Avenue in Fairfax.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Fairfax Times

Fairfax school board redistricting case goes to court

Transurban, an Australia-based company that is building and will operate the beltway high occupancy toll lanes, revealed this week that ... A second chance The 19 graduates trickled in from their cell blocks ...

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Related Topix: Chantilly, VA, Reston, VA, Fairfax County, VA

Daily Citizen

Author offers tips on getting publshed

The course literature has been taking for hundreds of years is changing, one author says.

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Related Topix: Arts, Literature

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Freshnews

FAIRFAX, VA--- QinetiQ North America Wins $144 Million NASA...

QinetiQ North America Wins $144 Million NASA Information Management and Communications Systems Subcontract QinetiQ North America announced today its Mission Solutions Group has been awarded a contract by Abacus ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space

The Observer

FairfaxCAPS Push Forward with Lawsuit

Fairfax Coalition of Advocates for Public Schools, a group of parents who oppose redistricting plans in the western part of Fairfax County, struggled to raise the last few thousand dollars needed to go forward ...

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Tricities.com

Cyclist Suffers Head Trauma in Accident Involving Dog

The Fairfax, Va. man, who police did not identify by name, was knocked off his bike at the corner of White's Mill and Chip Ridge roads around 4:15 p.m. when a loose dog ran into his path, said Washington County ...

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Alexandria Gazette-Packet

More Retail for Fairfax Building

On June 10, the Fairfax City Council discussed a developer's proposal for shops and a bank along Fairfax Boulevard.

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GroundReport.com

Fairfax Cryobank and Donorsiblingregistry.com Sperm Donors

For families that can't conceive or single women who want children, Fairfax Cryobank in Fairfax, VA is a veritable shopping mall for their future.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

WUSA9

US Marine From Fairfax Dies at Camp Pendleton

A decorated US Marine from Fairfax, Virginia has been found dead at Camp Pendleton in California.

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Newsday.com

Filipino convicted for killing American

A local woodcarver was convicted Monday of killing a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer who disappeared while hiking solo in the northern Philippines' famed mountainside rice terraces.

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Sat Jun 28, 2008

WJLA

Illegal Fireworks Under Scrutiny

Just days away until the Fourth of July, authorities are on the look out for illegal fireworks because of the danger they pose to consumers.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

Gainesville Times

House to consider tax plans in two weeks

The full House of Delegates will vote on two competing tax proposals in two weeks when legislators return to the Capitol.

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Related Topix: Springfield, VA, US News

Thu Jun 26, 2008

CSRwire.com

38 Students Receive Prestigious UNCF/Merck Science Initiative Award

FAIRFAX, VA,. - June 24, 2008 - UNCF - "the United Negro College Fund - "the nation's oldest and most successful minority higher education assistance organization, and the global research-based pharmaceutical ...

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Tue Jun 24, 2008

NewsChannel 8

Fairfax Co. Asks Rice About Academy

Fairfax County supervisors are asking Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to determine whether they should continue leasing property to a private Islamic school.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Condoleezza Rice

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Officials: Some in DC suburbs taking public land

Officials in the Washington suburbs are struggling to keep up with people who are taking over small pieces of public land for their own use, such as building a fence or putting up a disc golf course.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, McLean, VA, Springfield, VA, Chantilly, VA

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Fairfax County

Fire Victim Identified - Fatal Two-Alarm Vienna House Fire

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department 4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687 Duty PIO : 703-280-0694 Media Information Line: 703-324-3000 Email: ...

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Vienna, VA

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Fairfax, Virginia is located in Fairfax County and is part of the Washington, DC Metro Area. Zip codes in Fairfax include 22030, 22033, and 22031.

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