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Secret Service, National Guard Bring Heightened Security To DC

Non-scalable fencing has been erected around the U.S. Capitol grounds, and some of the more than 20,000 members of the National Guard expected to arrive in the city to provide security for the inauguration have begun setting up bivouacs under the Capitol Dome and elsewhere around the city.

Leesburg Couple Discovers 'Pupularity' After Puppy Bowl Selection

When Cassandra and Rod Asekhauno made the two-hour drive last fall to adopt a puppy to add to their family's collection of canines, never in their wildest dreams did they expect that they were bringing home a celebrity.

Woodbridge School Custodian, Daughter Die From COVID Within Days

Just two days after a longtime Potomac View Elementary School custodian died from the coronavirus, the local woman's family announced that her daughter also died from the virus.

Fairfax County Opening Vaccinations To More Age Groups

The Fairfax Health District is set to expand phase 1b of COVID-19 vaccinations to additional groups, but residents should be aware there may be a wait time. The health department covers Fairfax County and cities of Falls Church and Fairfax.

• Registration Form Open For Expanded Phase 1b Groups In Alexandria
• Loudoun Co. To Require Pre-Screening Survey For COVID-19 Vaccines

Spotsylvania, Stafford See Spike In New COVID-19 Cases

Two localities saw significant spikes in the number of new cases of COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus, on Friday, according to the Virginia Deparment of Health.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Falls Church Schools Staff To Be Vaccinated On Monday
• Old Town North Office Building Set To Become Condos
• Northeast Man Charged In Washington Highlands Homicide
• Vehicle Of Interest Sought In Traffic Fatality On Eastern Avenue
• Take-Home For The Holidays
• PEP-V Hovers Near Full Capacity Without Enough Housing Options
• Video Released In Year-Old Ballston Homicide Case: Police
• Local Man, Woman Wanted By Police Face New Drug Charges: Police
• Central Rappahannock Library To Return To Curbside Pickup Only
• Centreville Walgreens To Offer Free Drive-Thru Coronavirus Tests
• MLK Day Service Projects: How To Help In Loudoun County
• MLK Day Service Projects: How To Help In Manassas
• Falls Church Openings, Closings For MLK Day, Inauguration 2021
• Man Found At Manassas Recycling Center Identified By Police
• George Francis Gunning, 88, Of Alexandria

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• 'Livid' Urgent Care Worker Got Coronavirus Waiting For Vaccine
• Police Officers Among Latest Charged By FBI In Capitol Siege