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Fairfax News

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

2 hrs ago | Sun - Gazette

Fairfax Firms Make Fastest-Growing List

Seventeen Fairfax County companies - most in technology and professional services fields - are on Inc.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Virginia, Great Falls, VA

11 hrs ago | Journal Messenger

Murder warrant out for man with county ties

Fairfax County police have obtained an arrest warrant on a charge of murder for a 49-year-old man with apparent ties to Prince William County in connection with a homicide in Annandale, police said.

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Related Topix: Prince William County, VA, Annandale, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Arlington, VA

Thu Sep 04, 2008

Freshnews

FAIRFAX, VA--- General Dynamics Awarded $32 M for IT Management in Afghanistan

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics , was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District to provide Information Technology ...

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Related Topix: US News, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Wed Sep 03, 2008

Department of Defense News

Contracts for August 29, 2008

ExxonMobil Fuels marketing Co., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a maximum $84,669,874 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for fuel oil, diesel fuel and gasoline.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, US Military, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Air Force

Mon Sep 01, 2008

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Not Without a Fight

Republican grassroots groups push for GOP candidates in newly christened battleground state.

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Related Topix: Clifton, VA, Fairfax County, VA, US Politics, John McCain, US News

Sun Aug 31, 2008

Fredericksburg.com

Warner accused of ducking TV debate with Gilmore

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Warner has declined to participate in a televised debate that would have been sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Jim Gilmore, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Sat Aug 30, 2008

NewsChannel 8

Local Katrina Survivors Share Fears

Three years ago today Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans killing hundreds of people and sending others thousands of miles away from their homes.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Fri Aug 29, 2008

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Fairfax Man Charged in Md. Hit and Run

Michael Eaton, 32, turned himself in to Maryland police a day after the collision.

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WRC Washington DC Channel 4

Accused Md. Gang Members Arrested In Fairfax Co.

Fairfax County police have charged three men accused of participating in a violent Maryland street gang with larceny and weapons offenses.

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Thu Aug 28, 2008

Hampton Roads Daily Press

3 Fairfax libraries to close for renovations

Three branches of the Fairfax County Public Library are relocating temporarily while they undergo renovations.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Libraries, Jefferson, VA, Falls Church, VA, Springfield, VA

Wed Aug 27, 2008

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Does Fairfax Give Fair Grades?

Panel discusses whether tougher grading scale puts students at a disadvantage. Wednesday, August 27, 2008 If a high school student earns a 92 percent average in the fall semester of their honors calculus ...

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Related Topix: McLean, VA, George Mason University, Johns Hopkins University, Fairfax County, VA

NewsChannel 8

Fairfax Co. May Raise Prop. Taxes

Fairfax County is facing serious budget woes, after being hit by three major blows over the past year: property values and revenue from sales tax are down, while fuel costs are way up.

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Tue Aug 26, 2008

WJLA

I-66 Shoulder Lane Hrs. Extended

Motorists on a section of Interstate 66 can now drive on the shoulder for an extra two hours on weekdays.

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Mon Aug 25, 2008

The Huffington Post

Uninsured To Spend $30 Billion Out Of Pocket On Medical Care This Year: Study

Show your support. Buzz this article up. Americans who lack health insurance will spend about $30 billion out of pocket on medical care this year, but others -- mainly the government -- will end up covering ...

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, George Mason University

Sun Aug 24, 2008

Boxing Along The Beltway

BATB Future File: Lange Returns November 1 to Patriot Center

It's official: Great Falls, VA junior middleweight Jimmy Lange makes his return on Saturday, November 1 as he headlines his sixth card at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA .

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Related Topix: Great Falls, VA

Fri Aug 22, 2008

Washington Business Journal

Fairfax County tees up first-ever TIF development

Fairfax County plans to sweeten the pot for Edens & Avant, allowing it to be the first developer in the county to borrow against future property taxes to help redevelop a large section of Merrifield.

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Related Topix: Reston, VA, Dunn Loring, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Merrifield, VA

Thu Aug 21, 2008

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Personal info on Fairfax students accidentally put online

The Princeton Review, a test-preparation company, accidentally published the personal information for hundreds of Fairfax County students online.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA

Wed Aug 20, 2008

WJLA-TV Arlington

ABC 7 News - Va. Man Charged with Making Bottle Explosives

Fairfax County officials say a 19-year-old Lorton man has been charged with making bottle explosives.

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Lorton, VA, Offbeat

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Not Guilty of Murder

From his City of Fairfax duplex on Warwick Avenue, Dexter Otto Richardson told 911 operators that his girlfriend, Fawn Scott, stabbed him in the heart after she left the Woodburn Center for Community Mental ...

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Related Topix: Fairfax County, VA, Newport News, VA, Annandale, VA

Mon Aug 18, 2008

NewsChannel 8

Fairfax Family Copes with Mold

She's referring to a private lab that confirmed the mold. Melberg has also called the Fairfax County Health Department.

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

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