News in Virginia


  • Fairfax Police Charge Teacher With Assault of 12-Year-Old - Maria Waugh, a 16-year teaching veteran, said she was only trying to defend herself from an out-of-control student.

  • Gorbey Convicted in Explosives Case - A Virginia man was convicted today of carrying a loaded shotgun near the U.S. Capitol and stashing explosives in a pickup truck he parked near the building.

  • Water Line Break Closes Chain Bridge Rd. - A portion of Chain Bridge Road remained closed during the rush hour this morning as crews continued working on a 12-inch water main that flooded the road late yesterday afternoon.

  • Old-Style Pumps Balk At $4-a-Gallon Gas, Too - Like a lot of small-scale entrepreneurs, Cathy Osborne worries that she'll go out of business if fuel prices rise above $4 a gallon. Not because she won't be able to buy gas at that price, but because she won't be able to sell it.

  • Connolly's Job With Contractor Complicates Race - In his bid for Congress from Northern Virginia's 11th District, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly recently mailed a campaign flier demonstrating his opposition to U.S. involvement in Iraq. Among other things, the piece accuses the "Bush-Cheney Defense Department" of...