Fairfax County

How to avoid being ripped off by phony contractors

2009-08-09 00:00:00

The arrest recently of a group of "woodchucks" by Fairfax County, Va., police is just one example of why homeowners nationwide should use caution when hiring people to do odd jobs around their properties. Woodchucks are so named in this part of the...

U.S. military, aid teams headed for Japan

2011-03-12 15:58:00

U.S. Navy ships and aircraft were converging on disaster-stricken Japan Saturday, while the main U.S. aid agency dispatched two urban search-and-rescue teams to help look for trapped survivors. The military assistance operation is known as Operation...

Paul E. Sullivan dies at 87; analyst earned a spot in history of civil rights

2011-05-09 18:09:00

Paul E. Sullivan, an analyst with the U.S. Defense Department who won an important civil-rights victory in 1969 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the whites-only membership policy of his Fairfax County, Va., swimming pool club, has died. He was...

Deportations of illegal immigrants hit record high, officials announce

2010-10-06 16:34:07

DNA hit links death row inmate to Riverside County cold case

2010-11-16 21:33:15

Senators aim to close gun-show loophole

2008-02-01 00:00:00

Gun-control advocates have been largely stymied in their efforts to get significant new firearms restrictions, but they still believe they can achieve one goal: closing a loophole that allows sales at gun shows without background checks on purchasers....

2003-02-05 14:34:22

++++++++++++++++++++ || || Melissa McCoy Deputy Managing Editor || ++++++++++++++++++++ EXPERIENCE � Los Angeles Times, deputy managing editor, 2005- ; assistant managing editor, copy desks, 2001-2005; foreign desk copy chief, 1994-2001; suburban...

GOP Plants Flag on New Voting Frontier

2004-11-22 00:00:00

The center of the Republican presidential coalition is moving toward the distant edges of suburbia. In this month's election, President Bush carried 97 of the nation's 100 fastest-growing counties, most of them "exurban" communities that are rapidly...

GOP Has Lock on South, and Democrats Can't Find Key

2004-12-15 00:00:00

The generation-long political retreat of Democrats across the South is disintegrating into a rout. President Bush dominated the South so completely in last month's presidential election that he carried nearly 85% of all the counties across the region --...

Fairfax County to see minimal number of cicadas; region borders brood that emerges this month

2013-05-02 01:17:01

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Fairfax County will be largely spared from this month's emergence of a brood of red-eyed, 17-year cicadas. Joan Martinez Allen, a forester with the county's Department of Public Works, says Fairfax County sits on the border of...

DC region faces unique challenges from budget cuts

2013-03-06 06:08:00

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — To get a sense of just how much federal government spending influences the Washington metropolitan area, all you have to do is listen to the ads on an all-news radio station there. Instead of promoting happy hours and...

Sen. Herring wins Dems A.G. race straw poll

2013-02-11 11:34:00

State Sen. Mark Herring, D-Loudoun, beat out his rival Justin Fairfax in a straw poll in Northern Virginia Saturday as the two compete for the Democratic nomination for attorney general. The Mount Vernon District Democratic Committee straw poll - the...

A city in Fairfax County, Virginia.

2012-04-11 00:00:00

Dr. Scott Brabrand comes to Lynchburg from Northern Virginia, where he works for Fairfax County Public Schools

2011-12-06 15:37:25

Need family-friendly activities that won't break the bank? Then head to Fairfax County, Va., for a variety of outdoor fall fun that's inexpensive and sometimes free. Spend the day hiking or rock climbing at Great Falls National Park or savor the serenity of the new Korean Bell Garden at Meadowlark

2011-09-09 00:00:00