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  • Fire occurs at Fairfax County high school

    Naomi Jagoda

    Published: Sun, May 19, 2013

    A fire occurred at a Fairfax County high school Saturday morning, officials said. About 10:25 a.m. Saturday, firefighters went to George C. Marshall High School, located at 7731 Leesburg Pike in the Dunn Loring area. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the school when they arrived at the scene,...

  • Heating problem leads to smoke in Alexandria restaurant

    Naomi Jagoda

    Published: Sun, May 19, 2013

    A well-known Alexandria restaurant had smoke on all three floors of its establishment after its heating system overheated, officials said. About 9:15 a.m. Sunday, firefighters received a called to Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar, located at 111 King Street. When they arrived,...

  • Va. officials formally nominate Cuccinelli for governor

    Steve Contorno

    Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013

    RICHMOND -- Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli officially accepted the Republican nomination for governor Saturday and immediately questioned whether his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, had the credentials needed to handle the state's top job. Thousands of diehard conservatives...

  • Loudoun County man shot to death in home

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    A Loudoun County man was found shot to death Friday night in his home in Sterling, the victim of a domestic homicide. Police said Steven Spradling, 52, was shot around 9 p.m.,in his home, located in the 21700 block of Blossom Drive. His wife, Rosangela Spradling, 42, has been charged with...

  • Jindal arrives in Virginia to boost Cuccinelli for governor

    Steve Contorno

    Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    RICHMOND, Va. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal traveled to Virginia Friday to bolster the gubernatorial campaign of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and to introduce himself to voters in what is likely to be a critical swing state in the 2016 presidential election. Jindal was the keynote speaker...

  • UPDATED: Interstate 95 southbound lanes reopened in Virginia's Stafford County

    Naomi Jagoda

    Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    The southbound lanes of Interstate 95 have reopened in Stafford County after they were closed for several hours Friday morning due to a collision involving two tractor-trailers, police said. One of the tractor trailers rear-ended the other at about 5:10 a.m. Friday on I-95 south of Exit 133 in...

  • Ken Cuccinelli rips President Obama's energy agenda

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli promised Thursday that battling President Obama over environmental policies would be a cornerstone of his energy agenda. Speaking at a power line manufacturer in the Virginia-Tennessee border town of Bristol, Cuccinelli...

  • Convention gives Virginia GOP chance to unite behind Ken Cuccinelli

    Steve Contorno

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Republicans from across Virginia will gather in Richmond this weekend to officially anoint Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as the party's nominee for governor and pick the rest of the ticket he will lead this fall. For Cuccinelli, the moment is more than a year and a half in the making, the...