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Fairfax Co. leaders hopes to ease fear in immigrant community about deportation
Allies of President-elect Donald Trump labeled several Northern Virginia communities as sanctuary jurisdictions, including Fairfax County, where leaders and the immigrant community are preparing for the threat of mass deportation. In 2017 during President Trump’s first months as president, Northern Virginia was the scene of several Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions that led to public outcry. They included: Now, advocates…
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Virginia lawmakers consider bills increasing data center regulations
Virginia is considered the data center capital of the world, with more growth on the way. But now the General Assembly is considering a series of bills that could create new limits as Gov. Glenn Youngkin pushes for continued development. “I think that we just reached a point where we need to take a look at how do we enjoy…
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Chicken, chicken, goose: McLean family says thieves snatched 11 of their birds
A family in McLean, Virginia, is alerting the community that thieves might be at work after a prized goose and 10 chickens disappeared from their property without a trace.
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Owl I want for Christmas: Intruding bird perches atop VA family's Christmas tree
Christmas trees often have a star or an angel on top, but at one Arlington home this week, an owl flew down the chimney like a certain jolly old elf and did a little decorating of its own. Savannah Burgoyne was taking care of her baby Wednesday when she heard something in the fireplace. Later in the day, their dog…
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Owl flies down chimney, perches on top of Arlington family's Christmas tree
An owl offered some Christmas magic for an Arlington family when it flew down their chimney and perched itself on top of their tree. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey got reaction from the family.
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15-year-old graduates George Mason University with a 4.0. Next up: A learner's permit
When Yevin Goonatilake began taking classes at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, when he was just 13, he didn’t want to draw attention to his age. Like many other students during the pandemic, at first he wore a mask. “I was still, like, a decent height, so no one, no one knew that I was younger,” he said. “I…
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Manassas mother who says she killed her husband in self-defense to remain jailed
A mother of three young children who says she fatally shot her husband in self-defense this fall in Manassas, Virginia, will stay behind bars.
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Sanctuary cities in Virginia should lose state funding, Youngkin says
The Republican governor will seek legislative approval for a policy that would cut off funding to law enforcement agencies and jails that do not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers.
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Virginia can't keep up with unconstrained data center growth, report warns
Data center growth in Virginia could mean billions in energy costs if it isn’t reigned in — and residents would likely pay higher utility bills to meet those power demands, an in-depth report found.
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Spotsylvania's first Black school superintendent condemns racist text messages
The first Black school superintendent in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, said he’s received racist emails since starting the job Aug. 1. Clint Mitchell decided he needed to address it publicly with a written statement and at a school board meeting after students and some adults in the county and across the country received racist text messages after Election Day, telling mostly...
