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Huge Outbreak Of Armed Robberies In Northern Virginia: Police

After three robberies were reported in Northern Virginia in a 24-hour span, police are now investigating a string of 19 robberies throughout the region as connected.

Hidden Torture: Virginia Abuse Cases Include Homeschooled Kids

From the fatal beatings of two Virginia youths at the hands of parents who homeschooled their children for religious reasons to cases where a girl was forced to steal by her grandmother and an adoptive child was repeatedly beaten, all have something in common with other starvation and torture cases in the country: The victims' precarious situation may have gone unnoticed in part because they were homeschooled.

Huge Crowd Marches For Gun Control At Union Station In DC (Video)

WASHINGTON, DC -- Hundreds of students have descended on Union Station in D.C. Wednesday to demand action on gun control in the wake of the shooting of 17 students in Parkland, Fla. last week.

Hundreds Of Reston Students Walk Out Of School (Video)

RESTON, VA -- About 350 students at South Lakes High School in Reston walked out at a noon on Wednesday in honor of the 17 victims who died in the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla. last week.

Massive New Building In Reston To Begin Construction Soon: Report

RESTON, VA -- Comstock Cos. will begin construction on a huge 180,000-square-foot, $95 million building in its Reston Station development this spring, according to a report.

Early Cherry Blossom Bloom Possible: Report

The weather in the D.C. area is going to be absolutely insane on Wednesday, with temperatures soaring near 80 degrees despite being the middle of February. And that could have a big impact on the cherry blossoms, according to a report.

Other headlines:

After School Shooting Democrats, GOP Disagree Over Gun Control
VA School Start Date: State Must OK Opening Before Labor Day
'Homeland' Spending Boosts Virginia Economy And Film Industry
Social Media Post Threatens Stafford, Spotsy Schools: Police
Virginia Foreclosure Filings Drop Year-Over-Year, DC Increases
Loudoun Schools, Police Reassure Parents After Fla. School Shooting
Missing Arlington Teen Considered Endangered, Police Said
Residents Displaced, Firefighters Injured In Fairfax Station Fire
DC The Favorite For Amazon's 2nd HQ: Consultant

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