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3 hours 6 min ago

FALLS CHURCH — It was the man who was not on the stage, the man they each hope to face in November, on whom the four Republican Senate candidates focused Friday night in their final debate before the June 12 primary.

8 hours 15 min ago

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend is appealing his conviction.

18 hours 16 min ago

One man was shot and another was stabbed Thursday night in Chantilly, police said.

1 day 5 hours ago

All five candidates in Virginia's hotly contested U.S. Senate race will spend the days leading up to Memorial Day weekend in Northern Virginia, where voters are abundant and pockets are deep.

1 day 5 hours ago

Arlington County Public Schools is planning to build two new elementary schools -- the first new schools since the 1990s -- to handle the booming enrollment that's straining the small district.

1 day 11 hours ago

A Hyattsville man has been arrested in connection with an alleged immigration scam, police said.

Ousseynou Kamara, 41, was charged with identity theft, six felony counts of obtaining money by false pretenses and two counts of forgery, Fairfax County police said.

1 day 12 hours ago

An Arlington County police officer delivered a baby in the back seat of a sport-utility vehicle, police said.

About 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, Cpl. Steve Troyano started a traffic stop in the area of 5300 Columbia Pike. Moments later, a frantic family member asked for help for her sister.

1 day 13 hours ago

Virginia politicians are mourning the death of former Congressman William Wampler Sr., a longtime Republican who died Wednesday night at his Bristol home. He was 86.

1 day 13 hours ago

Manassas City police are looking for a man who is suspected of robbing an ice cream cart vendor.

1 day 17 hours ago

An elementary school teacher in Prince William County was arrested for allegedly assaulting a student, police said.

Tue, 2011-11-01 15:52