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West Springfield Gymnasts Win West Potomac Meet

Gymnastic champions.

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Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Clifton, Lorton, Springfield: Winter Fun and Entertainment Guide

A sampling of events in the area this winter.

Letter: Sex Trafficking Was Illegal for Hundreds of Years

To the Editor

Your article, "Money, Lax Laws Draw Sex Traffickers” (Connection, January 21-27) states “Last year, before the state of Virginia passed its first sex trafficking laws, SB 1188 and HB 1964, it was the last state in the United States with any sex trafficking legislation.”

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Snowstorm Q&A: Lake Braddock's Jones Had First Snow Driving Experience

Snowstorm Q&A with Lake Braddock catcher Caroline Jones.

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Snowstorm Q&A: Hayfield’s Wieland Passed Time with Netflix

Snowstorm Q&A with Hayfield softball player Brittany Wieland.

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Snow Place Like Home in Burke, Fairfax Station, Mount Vernon and Springfield

Residents, volunteers come together to dig out after Jonas drops over 20 inches.

Compared to Wednesday night’s sneak-attack dusting that caught Virginia Department of Transportation crews unprepared and commuters stuck in hours of slick rush hour gridlock, Fairfax County Supervisors think the full force of Winter Storm Jonas was weathered about as well as possible.

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Fairfax County Braces for Epic Winter Storm Jonas

Chairman Bulova says VDOT was unprepared for Wednesday night, encourages residents to stay off roads during storm.

With Winter Storm Jonas looming and expected to begin Friday afternoon, a much milder dusting of snow the previous Wednesday night caught commuters and transportation workers off-guard. Treacherous, slick roads resulted in numerous accidents and forcing drivers into gridlock around Fairfax County.

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Burke and Springfield: Lake Braddock Musical Theatre presents Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Since October, Lake Braddock junior Josh Lee has been transforming into Beast. He’s not ‘a beast,’ though he stands fairly stout at a formidable six-plus-feet-tall; Lee is cast as the dark and complex title character in his school’s Musical Theatre production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

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Lorton Brewer’s Wife Dies from Cancer

One week after a special ale was brewed to support her medical and other related costs, Kerri Rose of Alexandria died from cancer.

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Fairfax Station-based Marian Homes begins work on group home Fairfax for people with disabilities

2016: Another year, another demolition and another home being renovated to meet the needs of five individuals with disabilities. On an overcast Friday, Jan. 15, Knights of Columbus volunteers assisting the Fairfax Station-based nonprofit organization Marian Homes stripped carpet and hammered and knocked down walls in a single-family home on Wilson Street in Fairfax City.

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Brain Injury Services in Springfield gets survivors back into the community

In one moment, Kim Daily’s life changed forever. It was September 2011 and the Centreville resident was in a car accident where she hit her head. Afterwards she experienced some numbness and pain in her neck.

Serial Peeper Sought in Springfield

Fairfax County Police reported a series of peepings around Gloucester Avenue and Giles Place in Springfield between Dec. 29, 2015 and Jan. 15, 2016. Detectives believe one male suspect was involved in each of the incidents, fleeing after peeping into homes.

Weekend Events in Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Lorton, Clifton and Springfield

Winter is coming. Call venues ahead of time for schedule changes.

Call venues ahead of time for schedule changes. Stay warm this weekend!

Springfield Home Sales: December, 2015

In December, 2015, 129 Springfield homes sold between $844,900-$220,000.

Springfield Home Sales: December, 2015

Commentary: Surovell’s 2016 Legislative Agenda: Part II

Last week, the 2016 General Assembly gaveled into action.

The Rules Committee assigned me to three committees.