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  • The Washington Examiner local news team says goodbye after eight years

    By Matt Connolly | 06/13/13 08:15 PM

    The Washington Examiner ended local news coverage Friday, leaving behind an eight-year legacy of public service and watchdog journalism. Readers will remember the print edition for its aggressive coverage of crime and transportation issues, its local and regional enterprise stories and its...

  • Northern Virginia dominates statewide races this fall

    By Steve Contorno | 06/13/13 07:05 PM

    The battle for political control of Virginia began in earnest this week when the Democratic Party completed its ticket, and both parties are scrambling to convince an increasingly purple state that they're not the ideologues their opponents claim they are. Democrats nominated Sen. Ralph...

  • Thursday's storms bring reported tornadoes, but no widespread destruction

    By Liz Essley | 06/13/13 06:40 PM

    Two tornadoes were reported in Montgomery County, and tens of thousands of area residents lost power. But for much of the Washington region, Thursday's storm -- and the frenzy leading up to it -- turned out to be nothing but sound and fury. Residents reported funnel clouds near Olney and...

  • D.C. area outpaces nation in booming Asian, Hispanic growth

    By Matt Connolly | 06/13/13 01:50 AM

    The Washington region is gaining minorities at an even faster rate than the rapidly diversifying nation, according to census data releasedThursday, with Asian immigrants and Hispanic families leading the way. The District saw a 14.6 percent increase in its Hispanic population from 2010 to...

  • Virginia candidate E.W. Jackson admits past money problems, drug use

    By Steve Contorno | 06/12/13 09:00 PM

    The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia, Chesapeake pastor E.W. Jackson, admitted Wednesday to past financial problems, including a bankruptcy and a slew of unpaid taxes in Massachusetts and Virginia. Jackson, in his first press conference since winning his party's...

  • Loudoun County wants surcharge at Washington Dulles International Airport's Silver Line station

    By Liz Essley | 06/12/13 06:05 PM

    Metro riders who use the Silver Line's future stop at Washington Dulles International Airport may have to pay an extra surcharge on top of their regular fare if Loudoun County officials get their way. It's unfair that Loudoun alone will have to pay for the upkeep of the airport stop, since so...

  • Sen. Tim Kaine lobbies for immigration reform in Spanish floor speech

    By Steve Contorno | 06/11/13 05:30 PM

    U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., might be just a freshman lawmaker, but on Tuesday he demonstrated he can speak Spanish at a senior level. Kaine, who spent part of his college years as a missionary in Honduras, became the first senator of recent memory to deliver a floor speech entirely in Spanish...

  • Ken Cuccinelli pushes workforce development in Southside Virginia

    By Steve Contorno | 06/11/13 04:55 PM

    Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli vowed Tuesday to boost workforce training for the jobless to help drive down unemployment rates in areas of the state where it stubbornly remains high. Cuccinelli visited a pair of Southside businesses to announce a workforce development...

  • Weather Service checking region for tornado damage

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/11/13 09:45 AM

    National Weather Service surveyors will be looking for evidence of any tornados that may have hit the region Monday night, officials said. There were funnel-cloud sightings near Baltimore's Inner Harbor, and precursors to funnel clouds known as "wall clouds" were sighted in the Germantown area...

  • Virginia Democrats to complete statewide ticket Tuesday

    By Steve Contorno | 06/10/13 09:15 PM

    Virginia voters on Tuesday will complete the Democratic ticket in this year's statewide elections, picking candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general in primaries that will determine who will share the ticket with gubernatorial contender Terry McAuliffe. The Democratic primary,...


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