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  • Man struck by train at Rosslyn station

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Sun, Apr 14, 2013

    A man tried to kill himself at Metro's Rosslyn station on Sunday but a train operator was able to stop the train without fatally injuring him, according to Metro. The man climbed down from the platform around 10:30 a.m., then laid down on the tracks in the path of an oncoming Blue Line train,...

  • Foreclosures fall in Virginia, but recovery stalls in Maryland

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Sat, Apr 13, 2013

    Old Town Manassas, once the face of the Washington region's foreclosure crisis, is now enjoying a resurgent housing market despite the weak economy. But across the Potomac in Maryland, the recovery in places like Prince George's County has been decidedly slower. The contrast in fortunes,...

  • Feds deny funding for Columbia Pike streetcars

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Fri, Apr 12, 2013

    Arlington and Fairfax counties will not receive the $75 million in federal funding they need to build the Columbia Pike streetcar project, officials said Friday. The announcement leaves much of the $249 million project in jeopardy. Officials will likely have to delay its opening if they can't...

  • Gun control divides D.C. region

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

    Gun control divides the D.C. region. That was evident when the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments passed a resolution calling for tougher restrictions and several of its member localities threatened to cut off COG's funding because of it. COG in March announced its support for...

  • Alexandria group seeks tax hike to save Warwick, other city pools

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Mon, Apr 8, 2013

    Alexandria residents are used to crowded lanes and long wait times -- just not in their swimming pools. Activists are pushing back against City Manager Rashad Young's plans to close one of the city's four pools, a move that would save an estimated $92,000 in operating costs that would help...

  • Alexandria mulls lifting cigarette tax, extending parking meter hours

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Sun, Apr 7, 2013

    Alexandria residents looking to light up a smoke -- or even park a car -- will feel their wallets getting lighter under a pair of proposals scheduled to come before the City Council this week. City Manager Rashad Young has proposed a 10-cent increase in the city's cigarette tax, raising it to...

  • Ship commissioned to honor 9/11 Pentagon victims

    Taylor Holland

    Updated: Sat, Apr 6, 2013

    NORFOLK, Va. -- The USS Arlington was commissioned Saturday in an emotional ceremony officials dedicated to the victims and first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. The ship, one of three built to commemorate the 9/11 attack sites, is intended to honor the 184...

  • Dumfries officials' feud gets personal, goes public

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013

    Tensions are running high in Prince William County after two local officials publicly traded potshots this week about future development in the area. Dumfries Mayor Jerry Foreman started the tussle Tuesday by blasting Prince William County Supervisor Maureen Caddigan, whose district includes...

  • Prince William County joins chorus calling to cut COG funds over gun stance

    Taylor Holland

    Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    Prince William County has joined four neighboring localities in a revolt against the Washington Council of Governments after the organization threw its support behind controversial gun control proposals. COG officials voted in March to support the stance of the International Association of...


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