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‘Hard Work and Tireless Effort’

Police Det. Steven Kitzerow honored as Officer of the Month.

Det. Steven Kitzerow has been selected as the Sully District Station's Officer of the Month for December.

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Reston Community Outlook 2017

Revitalization Efforts In The Works

The Reston Association hired Garrett Skinner as director of its new Capital Improvement Planning and Projects Department this month.

Nominations Sought for Scholar-Athlete Honors

The National Capital Region Chapter of the National Football Foundation is accepting nominations for their 2017 Scholar-Athlete banquet.

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Mental Illness Takes Center Stage in Richmond

Death of Fairfax County inmate among recent controversies prompting action.

The death of a woman who struggled with mental illness at the Fairfax County jail is among the many recent controversies in Virginia correctional facilities, a reform effort that spans from changing how deaths behind bars are investigated to how law-enforcement officers interact with suspects who suffer from mental illness.

In Session: Virginia Assembly Briefs

In Session: Virginia Assembly Briefs

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Police Car Takes Fire while in Pursuit in Great Falls

Suspect first apprehended in Herndon for waving a gun.

Just before midnight on Jan. 22, several shots were fired at a marked police cruiser from another vehicle in the Great Falls area, Fairfax County police said.

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Reston Area Residents Join March on Washington

Reston Area Residents Join March on Washington

Week in Reston

Week in Reston

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Road Fund and Service District Proposed For Reston and Herndon Property Owners Near Metrorail Stations

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is seeking permission from the Board of Supervisors to establish a 40-year road fund and a special service district to raise $350 million from people who own residential and commercial property near metrorail stations.

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Celebrating the Chinese New Year in Potomac

A Chinese New Year celebration was held at the Potomac Community Center on Saturday, Jan. 21.

A Chinese New Year celebration was held at the Potomac Community Center on Saturday, Jan. 21.

New and Old Land Use Causes Line Up

Hearings set at Planning Commission in March and April.

The Board of Supervisors was scheduled to vote on the applications at its Board Hearing on Jan. 24, after this issue’s presstime. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the application in December.

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Hard Work and Tireless Effort

Det. Steven Kitzerow has been selected as the Sully District Police Station’s Officer of the Month for December.

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Party-Line Vote Protects Child Labor at Tobacco Farms in Virginia

Republican-led House panel kills effort to craft new protections for kids in unrecorded vote.

In an unrecorded party-line vote, House Republicans killed a bill that would have cracked down on child labor at tobacco farms in Virginia.

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Planning to Meet on Proposed Country Inn in Potomac

Civic groups voice opposition to proposed expansion of Old Angler’s Inn.

Several Potomac area civic and homeowners associations have joined together to express objections to a proposed country inn on the site of Old Angler’s Inn on MacArthur Blvd.

New Administration Could Impact Potomac Businesses

Locals enter a wait-and-see period.

A period of uncertainty is the way that some are characterizing the current business climate in Potomac.