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The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office issued a statement in response to the Department of Justice inquiry into its practices announced Wednesday, saying, “This investigation is only the latest example of the Trump Administration’s own ‘pattern or practice’ of using the Justice Department to launch partisan attacks.”
State Del. Michelle Maldonado (D-Manassas Park) announced her resignation from the Virginia House of Delegates on Monday, effective May 31.
The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this year's midterm elections.
A suspect who Arlington County police arrested on an attempted abduction charge Wednesday night in Pentagon City had pleaded guilty in a Fairfax County courtroom last month to a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, according to court documents.
Health officials are tracking passengers who left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship's operator and Dutch officials said Thursday.
Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas said she "is not backing down" after the FBI searched her Portsmouth office and a nearby cannabis business on Wednesday.
Four children were injured at the Woodbridge Family Fun Extravaganza on the night of May 1 when a swing ride came to a sudden stop, the Prince William Times reports.
Judge Penney Azcarate, the first woman elected to serve as chief judge in the General District Court for Fairfax County and the first woman to serve as chief judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, is retiring in July after 18 years of service, according to reports.
A kayaker who was rescued Sunday afternoon from the Potomac River died at Inova Fairfax Hospital, according to authorities.
A new hospital safety report released Wednesday shows that 42 hospitals in Virginia earned “A” grades for their ability to protect patients from often preventable harm.
Alexandria-based private chef Leigh Orleans won episode 8 of the 64th season of the Food Network show "Chopped," taking home $10,000, according to reports.
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