by Taryn Luntz
Arlington County tree trimmers accidentally spliced through a Comcast fiber-optic cable Wednesday, cutting off phone, Internet and video service for thousands of customers in the southern half of the county.
by Jason Flanagan
Despite being a rising athletic star, a potential leader and an aspiring aviator, U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Kristen Dickmann was best remembered by coaches, roommates and officials for her “melting” smile.
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Following in the ill-advised footprints of his predecessor Mark Warner, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine wants state legislators to join him in making residents pay higher taxes. If Kaine succeeds, he and the legislators once again will be enabled to avoid making the tough choices required by responsible budgeting.
by Craig Stouffer
No one at the Washington Freedom is quite ready to believe the Women’s Pro Soccer league will actually exist until the players are lined up in uniform on the field hearing the national anthem before next April’s first match.
by William C. Flook
A Virginia House of Delegates panel known for sending tax bills to their graves could be the first — and possibly last — stop for Gov. Tim Kaine’s $1.1 billion transportation funding package, legislators and staffers said.
by Melissa Frederick
Washington-based IT company WidePoint has received a $2.2 million add-on to a contract it has with the Department of Homeland Security. The firm is working on mobile telecommunications expense management systems for DHS. The additional money is for work being performed this year by WidePoint’s subsidiary, iSYS.