Politics & Government

July 23-29: Two Oakton Men Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

NAACP, local advocacy group files discrimination complaint against Fairfax County Public Schools

Fairfax County Police believe an before turning the gun on himself Wednesday night, launching the investigation of an apparent murder-suicide on Trevor House Drive. with one neighbor describing the alleged shooter as "always a very happy, energetic guy." 

A complaint filed by the county chapter of NAACP and Coalition of the Silence through the admission process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

The Fairfax County School Board , asking staff to issue a request for proposal for a firm that will research and develop a specific plan 

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The school board also named nine members to a , putting the board on track to hire a consultant to lead the selection process by October.

About 200 childcare providers and parents packed into the board auditorium at Fairfax County Government Center to in a town hall hosted by Supervisors Michael Frey (Sully) and Pat Herrity (Springfield).

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Fairfax County officials have in an effort to fill holes in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board's fiscal year 2013 budget.

Virginia Department of Transportation officials , a device that will allow high-occupancy vehicles to ride for free when the 495 Express Lanes open later this year.

Oakton High graduate in her role as camp counselor at Flying Horse Farms, an Ohio camp for children with serious illnesses.

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Vienna Post 180 , defeating two-time defending champions Springfield Post 176. Earlier in the double-elimination tournament, Post 180 defeated  and to advance to the title game. 


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