Supervisors advertise a higher real estate tax of $1.095 per $100 of assessed value, a 2-cent increase from the current rate but not as high as one supervisor hoped.
Fairfax County officials are looking at the costs and benefits of a red light camera program to promote safety.
One-quarter of the chronically homeless are 18 to 34 years old, and most are male.
Property taxes have increased for residents in McLean and Great Falls, but they will increase by an unusually large amount for some Tysons residents.
The high-tech system will span 34 miles of roadway along I-66, from the District of Columbia to Haymarket, Va.
Northern Virginia, including McLean, could be hit hard by sequestration starting Friday.
From services to goods, owners and managers give mixed reviews on how the sequester is affecting business.
A $374,000 reduction could make some titles less available at local branches.
Superintendent Jack Dale, some school board members say lower-than-expected increase in transfer from the county won't meet classroom needs.
Fairfax County Executive Ed Long will answer questions from residents in an online question-and-answer chat.
National Park Service officials say sequestration-related budget cuts could result in a reduced user experience.
Bills provide for secret ballot protection and employees’ emails and phone conversations.
That figure does not include 'ripple effects' through the economy from an expected slow down in consumer spending.
McLean's Del. Barbara Comstock voted against the budget, which included $3.4 million to add 1,700 in-state undergraduate seats at Virginia universities.
Find out when, where and how you can take part in the budget process this year.
McLean-area Sens. Janet Howell and Barbara Favola both voted for the final bill, which is expected to raise $880 million a year for roads and mass transit.
A count of the county's homeless population starts Monday morning.
Survey results also reveal barriers preventing commuters from using the lanes, which opened in November 2012.
We asked McLean residents what they plan to do with their unpaid day off if their company or agency begins furloughing employees due to sequestration.
With budget shortfalls on the horizon, Fairfax County employee pay could take a hit this year.
In annual State of the County address, Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova warns sequestration could impact revenues, is making business owners delay decisions.
When Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling is throw into the poll as an independent, poll numbers barely move.
Bill comes with harsher penalties and makes texting while driving a primary offense.
Governor sends letter to president, congressional delegation.
The bill is designed to help grow the burgeoning data center industry in Northern Virginia.
Virginia voters wishing to cast an absentee ballot would still be required to give a reason. The proposed bill is heading to the Virginia House of Delegates.
Patch goes on the road with Fairfax County Animal Control.
A 12-hour day, a pup on the run and other adventures with Enna Lugo.
With days left in the 2013 Virginia General Assembly session, McLean-area Sen. Janet Howell joins group that will hammer out a transportation deal.
The bill that would make texting while driving a primary offense with a fine of $250 has received wide bipartisan support, and several other bills are under consideration.
Access to guns, mental health covered in Virginia rep's report by the National Science Foundation — topics Wolf says need to stay part of the conversation.
House subcommittee rejects Senate amendment to allow Virginia governors to serve two consecutive terms.
Initiative will target West Nile Virus and Lyme disease in 2013.
Sen. Janet Howell voted in favor of the proposal, but the Virginia House and Senate will still have to come together on a comprehensive package.
Virginia lawmakers, residents will be in attendance at President's 2013 State of the Union address at the Capitol.
The governor visited Fairfax County on Monday to rally support for his transportation bill, promising some money to reduce fees on the Dulles Toll Road.
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Tuesday vote will authorize program to survey mosquitoes for West Nile Virus, which killed a county resident and affected eight others in 2012.
McLean-area delegates split in votes for and against the bill, which passed the House of Delegates and is awaiting action in the Virginia Senate.
Legislation in Virginia's House of Delegates could prevent teens under 15 from using indoor tanning salons and require those older to get parental permission.