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Stabbing Suspect Dies, McDonnell Indicted, Same-Sex Marriage Switch, Wegmans Postponed and a Snow Days Birth Twitter Rock Star

Plus, Democrats protect their advantage in the state Senate.

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Free Lance-Star Publishing Co. Files for Bankruptcy

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Infant Death Case: Mother Reaches Plea Agreement With State


Homicide at Belle Plains Road Residence

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Tapped Out: Trolley Pub Bill 'Passed By Indefinitely'


Standards of Learning: Lawmaker Aims to Limit 'Drill-and-Kill' Testing


Jack Diamond Returns to DC, Leaves Florida Station; Fans Hope for Return to DC Airwaves


Same-Sex Marriage Switch in Virginia


AAA Names Its 2014 Five and Four-Diamond Restaurants, Hotels in Northern Virginia


McDonnell Indictments: Former Governor Vows to Fight 'False Accusations’


Event at O'Sullivan's Raises Funds to Help Fly Damien Scanlan's Body Home


State Gives Green Light, Fairfax City's Deer Sterilization Set to Begin


Bill to Repeal Hybrid Car Tax Passes House of Delegates


Police: Man Goes on Crime Spree, Robs Two Women in One Day


Man, 29, Charged with Assaulting a Woman in Her Home


Black Pulls Out of 10th Congressional Race in Virginia


Identity of Ashburn Bank Robber Sought by Loudoun Investigators


Democrats Retain 33rd Senate Seat in Virginia General Assembly


King Street Bike Lane Plan Will Be Subject to Two More Additional Hearings


Royal Street Bus Barn Redevelopment Gets Rolling


FCPS Students: 'In McElveen We Trust' When Snow Days Loom


Man Dies After Being Struck by a Car in Springfield


McLean Woman Dies from Injuries Sustained in December Fire


Mother Arrested After 4-Year-Old Calls 911 Complaining of Hunger


Fairfax County School Officials Publish Letter Explaining Reason to Cancel School for 3 Days


Man Killed, Woman Injured In Georgetown Stabbing; Suspect Dies of Heart Attack


Wedding Brand To Set Up Shop In Georgetown Anthropologie


Penn Daw Redevelopment Given Green Light by Fairfax County Board


Opening of New Wegmans Postponed

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