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Government
Fairfax County Independence Day Schedule
This Fairfax County Fourth of July 2012 holiday schedule was obtained from the county's website. County Government – Closed. Courts – Closed. Public Schools and Schoo...
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Summer
Five Things About July 4th Fireworks in D.C.
It doesn't get more patriotic than celebrating our nation's birthday in the capital, does it? The best fireworks show in town (and probably in the country, in fact) will be launched ...
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Business
The Amazing Spider-Man: It's Got Power!
Ahhh, Spider-Man. How amazing can another one be? If you've been reading my reviews for a while, you know two things about Cinema Siren: 1. There will be no bashing a movie just beca...
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Government
VRE Begins Holiday Schedule July 3
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) announced it will make changes in the number of cars on certain trains Tuesday, in anticipation of an early commuter rush hour for the Fourth of July holida...
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Summer
Update: Monday’s Power Restoration Outlook
Update - 10:45 a.m.: Dominion Virginia Power has posted today's work crews location list. As of 10:42 a.m., the company reported 170,183 were still without power across the Northern...
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Local Connections
Update 10 p.m.: 212,000 Still Without Power Sunday
Update 10 p.m. Local government officials are advising residents to allow extra time to get to work Monday morning — many traffic signals throughout Northern Virginia are still dark,...
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Local Connections
USDA: Keep Food Safe During Power Outage
Well, your power is out. Or at least, it was out at some point on Friday because of the violent storms. What do you do with food in the refrigerator and freezer when your power goes ...
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Summer
Weekend Heat Advisories
More than 1,000 heat records in the United States have been broken within the last seven days, said Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News on Thursday. That heat wave is heading east. T...