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Gregg MacDonald
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- Home delivery prostitution alleged in Vienna
- Metro crash driver hailed as hero
- Doughnut suit goes to federal court
- Reston Chamber picks new CEO
- Civil War heroine’s home in danger of demolition
- Herndon man alleges torture at hands of Canadians
- Reston teen charged with gang participation
- Alleged assault victim charged with filing false report
- PlayStation pirates all plead guilty
- MWAA looks at revised airport shuttle fee proposal
- Laura Ratcliffe’s exploits live on
- Does hate live in your backyard?
- Federal agents seize illegal cash at Dulles Airport
- Three plead guilty to armored car robberies
- Herndon's Koger sentenced to 66 years
- Youth coach accused of sodomy, molestation
- Baby black bear spotted in Clifton
- County sues over doughnut damage
- Rail to Dulles; will Herndon get the kiss-off?
- Police shed light on middle school gangs
- I-66 bus crash
- Appeals court upholds Herndon raid on Muslims
- $40 million heist--Annandale man faces five years for stealing gasoline, jet fuel
- A visit from Smoking Joe
- Reston woman charged in brutal slaying
- Black market bust in Baileys Crossroads
- FCPD honors its fallen
- FCPD takes it on the road
- Herndon police crack down on felony taggers
- Police fish for car thieves with 'bait cars'
- Westfield graduate faces 50 years in prison
- Time Warner mulls AOL spinoff
- Van crash in Vienna injures 16
- Sunrise Senior Living to cut 150 jobs
- Fairfax County Board discusses suit claiming excessive force by police
- Family of teacher killed by police officer pursues lawsuit, legislation
- Families of VT massacre victims file suit
- Centreville heroin ring dealers go to court
- Freddie Mac acting CFO found dead in Vienna home
- Fairfax County woman gets 8 years for husband's death
- Murdered Oak Hill teen remembered by friends
- Episcopal property case goes to Va. Supreme Court
- Tragic Purcellville toddler case continues to spur international talks
- Police kill Burke man during domestic violence call
- Herndon church seeks greener pastures
- Reason for Herndon deaths leaves neighbors, police at a loss
- Rabid animal attacks concern police
- Murder/ Suicide in Herndon
- Are gangs making a comeback in Fairfax County?
- Herndon 2010 budget a 'sign of the times'
- Centreville heroin ring suspect puts up legal fight
- From your recycle bin to China?
- Middle school students arrested for gang recruitment
- Free clinics pinched as need rises and donations dry up
- What really happened to Annie McCann?
- Wolf hounds school, State Dept. to revamp textbooks
- Fairfax Medical Center sells for $13 million
- Police warn Centreville parents of rampant heroin use in area
- Snowstorm a windfall for local entrepreneurs
- Vienna native brings salad restaurant concept home
- Sentencings begin in Centreville heroin case
- YouTube video proves costly for Arlington man
- Airports authority proposes hotel shuttle charges
- Falls Church man pleads guilty to harboring women in his basement
- Murder case galvanizes county's Pakistani community
- Herndon skate park rolls toward becoming concrete
- Three indicted in Centreville heroin case
- Police exam investigation upsetting to FCPD
- Herndon man pleads guilty to shooting spree
- Church property case gears up for state Supreme Court
- Three new restaurants planned for Reston Town Center
- Realtor fined for misconduct
- Hilton moves headquarters to Fairfax
- Two more plead guilty in Centreville heroin case
- Herndon's Koger gets 66 months for fraud, tax evasion
- Eight companies with area ties layoff 55,000
- U.S./Russia tift still in play after Fairfax court ruling
- Civil suit filed in McLean beating case
- Fairfax man gets seven years for mortgage fraud
- Reston man killed in crash
- Fairfax City gives green light to red light cameras
- New Chamber a boon for southern Fairfax County
- Wife convicted of husband's death
- Cheering on a good cause
- Herndon wants say in upcoming developments
- Historical inauguration brings nation together
- Four men discovered in Herndon sewer
- Anti-drug coalition born from community heroin busts
- Spanish-language paper crosses the border into Loudoun
- New arrest in alleged Centreville heroin ring
- Sprint to lay off 160 in Herndon
- Family of traffic fatality victim wants answers from police
- Oak Hill church ordered to dismantle sign
- Volkswagen's December sales down 15 percent
- Reston man busted in Craigslist sex sting
- Fairfax family suspected of shoplifting scheme
- Alexandria woman's stolen purse contained $10,000
- U.S. State Dept. reacts to Russian outrage in Fairfax County court case
- Episcopal property dispute may head to Va. Supreme Court
- Heroin arrests continue in Centreville
- Fairfax judge's verdict could become international incident
- Reston stream project spawns coalition
- Two more charged in heroin overdose death of Centreville teen
- Father found not guilty after child's death
- Facing the promise
- New American Anglican church drafts constitution
- Herndon starts I-9 campaign for day laborers
- Herndon moves ahead with downtown master plan
- Four denied bond in heroin sting hearings
- Immigration support group in Centreville considers work center for laborers
- Teacher arrested for child molestation
- Annandale man offers to sell missile to FBI informant
- Amid rumors, Vienna Safeway closes after 35 years
- Construction begins on Reston's Nature House
- Ten charged in Fairfax heroin ring
- Coppermine boundary study underway
- Woman's body found in car near Dulles identified
- Fairfax man pleads guilty in $33 million mortgage fraud case
- Three women die on I-66 in one day
- Police investigate Franconia homicide
- Police arrest Loudoun man for cocaine possession
- Volunteers plant 1,500 trees at Rachel Carson Middle School
- Political alliance hopes to change Herndon
- 'Smear' effort backfired, Muslims backed Obama
- HOA manager convicted of wire fraud, tax evasion
- Fairfax teen found dead in Baltimore
- Thousands mourn Fairfax police officer
- Moran to begin 10th term in the 8th
- Fairfax turnout approaches 80 percent
- County-contracted cleaners targeted by union
- Tysons reconsiders Santa sacking
- CIA hosts McLean chamber event
- Study warns voters to drive safely on Election Day
- Herrity tackles thorny immigration issue
- Fairfax boy back home after alleged kidnapping
- Mother of daughter killed by cop files civil suit
- Search continues for missing police officer
- Potential presidential assassination foiled in Fairfax
- School boundary study concerns parents
- Herndon looks at anti-day-laborer measures
- Three drivers killed in four days
- Hotel proposal gains new life
- Forest cemetery leaves a living legacy
- Moran goes after 10th term as U.S. representative
- Crime spree has police on alert
- Are illegals voting in U.S. elections?
- Herndon hotel proposal clings to life
- Episcopal property trial resumes Oct. 14
- School's 'hazmat' incident puzzling
- Vienna man pleads guilty to mortgage fraud
- Natural gas costs may increase this winter
- Police concerned about two-wheeled traffic
- Ft. Belvoir students hospitalized in 'hazmat incident'
- Threat topples 9/11 statue
- Woman steals 142 nonfiction books from library
- Herndon considers security guards, new site for day laborers
- Unlicensed driver violations up 700 percent in Herndon
- Season of the Search
- World record drive kicks off in Chantilly, Herndon
- Coppermine boundary study approved
- Spanish paper sheds light on Herndon issues
- Economy hits seniors hard
- Third strike for Episcopalians
- Reston mom faces worst nightmare
- Hotel memo confuses proposal issue
- AeroTrain on track for 2009
- Herndon mother gets $300,000 academic scholarship
- Gannett to lay off 600; eliminate 1,000 positions
- ICE arrests 42 workers at Dulles International Airport
- No shortage of bus drivers in Fairfax
- Attorney rules Herndon day laborer deterrent effort unconstitutional
- Local 4-year-old advances to semifinals of 'America's Got Talent'
- Fairfax judge rules in favor of school board in redistricting case
- Giving the cold shoulder to laborers
- Diamond proposal moves through friction toward fruition
- Parents find loophole to redistricting mandate
- Reston teacher enters 52nd year in education
- New law may raise HOA fees statewide
- Reston nature center slated for fall 2009
- Arrowbrook breaks ground on mixed-use preserve
- Girlfriend of man killed in bus accident relates incident
- Lordy, Lordy, look who's forty...
- Bus accident witness says driver sold beer on board
- Herndon police search for sexual assault suspect
- Dulles chamber names new chairman
- Oak Hill Episcopalians regroup
- Herndon, Centreville men killed in bus accident
- Father charged after son dies in unattended vehicle in Herndon
- WATCH addresses Spectrum redevelopment
- Dulles chamber names new chairman
- Local 4-year-old a contestant on 'America's Got Talent'
- Cremation trend affects local cemeteries
- Fairfax school board redistricting case goes to court
- SPIRIT equestrian program accepting new members
- Herndon's Burkholder going back to Leesburg
- VW takeover will not affect Herndon office
- Fairfax gangs going but not gone
- Residents weigh in on Diamond hotel proposal
- Reston cyclist ready for Town Center Grand Prix
- Outdoor lighting task force seeks opinions
- Herndon pastor retires after 18 years
- Reston Chamber changes leadership
- HHS' Richard Bergman, JoAnn Skinner step down
- Reston named top 'brainy' retirement destination
- McNair gets third new principal in two years
- Planners review latest hotel plans
- Lifelong scouts, friends achieve Eagle status
- Diamond Properties proposes shared loading easement
- FairfaxCAPS redistricting suit scheduled for July 3
- United, Continental cut 4,600 positions
- School coalitions protest 'beer pong' video game
- Storm condemns Herndon home
- Iris garden owner hopes to preserve property
- Herndon assesses storm damage
- Preferred Offices opens Reston facility
- Herndon Centre lease flap continues
- HMS principal retires after more than a decade
- Police: Reston-area robberies not a trend
- Businesses leave Kmart center
- Spectrum redevelopment moves forward
- Diamond, Hilton proposals move forward
- Herndon 'Most Wanted' fugitive apprehended
- Herndon man seeks national strawberry-eating title
- Volkswagen, D.C. United announce partnership
- Staff OKs Spectrum plan in Reston
- Herndon sticks with status quo
- Goose egg addling stirs concern in Reston
- Reston medical spa benefits from BOTOX boom
- Zoning violation becomes political
- Volkswagen jersey deal with DC United a possibility
- Herndon prepares to elect next council, mayor
- Former Hungarian prime minister honored in Herndon
- Westin Reston Heights now open
- Herndon passes $43 million budget
- Immigrant advocates address new alliance
- Freddie Mac/Reston Interfaith work toward eradicating homelessness
- HHS presents 'Kiss Me, Kate'
- Ten local anti-illegal-immigration coalitions form regional alliance
- Foreclosure crisis breeds new threat
- Little League opening day in Herndon
- Diamond Properties details revised proposal
- Peace, quiet stressed at Massage Envy
- Dog rescued from Afghanistan visits local school
- Fairfax judge rules against Episcopal Church
- Rental inspections underway in Herndon
- Town proposes $43.7 million budget
- Four HPD officers receive Valor Awards
- Fairfax County sued over school redistricting
- Herndon called 'immigrant gateway'
- Offering something for everyone
- Town approves firehouse location, seeks compensation from county
- Herndon woman leads MS Walk team
- County proposes combined fire-police facility in Herndon
- Volkswagen ready to move in
- Herndon Boy Scouts herald in springtime, one bag at a time
- Steve "Hanson" Carlson visits Herndon
- Centreville church reaches out to day laborers
- GRACE displays HMS, HHS student self-portraits
- County to re-examine 2008 assessments
- Three vie for town's top spot
- Herndon Arts Center has new name, logo
- Child porn found on 20,000 computers in Virginia
- Protesters swarm Herndon hotel convention
- Child porn found on 1,000 Herndon computers
- 171 criminal illegal aliens to be deported from Virginia
- Traffic changes on Van Buren moving ahead
- Protests planned for controversial convention
- Protests planned for controversial convention in Herndon
- Study: Illegals contribute to economy
- Family issues scholarship in daughter's name
- HHS teacher named one of nation's best
- Rachel Carson Middle School gets new partner
- Undocumented workers contribute to Virginia economy
- 2007 record year for Dulles Airport
- Organizations supporting day laborers gather in Herndon
- JPI in limbo but Diamond Properties perseveres
- Oak Hill resident wins state coaching award
- JPI suspends development talks
- Eight-year wait for police 'sally port' soon to be over
- JPI contract in limbo
- Role of town staff in regional immigration group unclear
- JPI development concerns continue
- Both sides in church property dispute report legal fees nearing $2 million
- May 6 election already boasts 3 candidates for mayor, nine for council
- House votes to repeal driver fees
- Olem makes bid for town council
- Keeping information private
- JPI development contract raises questions
- Episcopal diocese ready for appeal in property dispute
- Herndon Eagle Scouts in the news
- Keeping the sunshine out of subcommittees
- DeBenedittis seeks re-election
- Homeowners could see tax relief if exemption becomes law
- In Herndon, it's a two-way mayor's race
- Harlon Reece announces bid for mayor
- Redskins wins are good for local retailers
- Herndon girl acts with Antonio Banderas in TV ads
- Herndon hotel will not cancel controversial convention
- Gary Gepford of Herndon, taking conservation to heart
- Herndon hotel proposal heats up HPRB
- Foust offers Jay Donahue county planning position
- HPD welcomes two new officers
- Local Realtor donates $7,500 to HMS band
- CANA split on issue of women priests
- Floris United Methodist Church announces Christmas services schedule
- Chestnut Grove unveils new facilities
- Church to commemorate Battle of Dranesville
- Foust names Boysko as legislative aide
- Driver knew hit-and-run victim
- Foster's Grille opens in Herndon
- Santa comes to Herndon
- School security guard accused of molestation
- Herndon mayor to chair illegal aliens coalition
- Driver knew Herndon hit-and-run victim
- Herndon Eagle Scout saves a life
- Herndon looks at Northern Va. park initiative
- Post office works with town on traffic issues
- Episcopal property trial on hiatus
- Housing market may worsen in 2008
- Health issue debated at McNair Elementary
- Female resident stabbed at Harbor House
- Herndon High names new principal
- Herndon addresses toll road traffic
- Church has new Oak Hill home
- Herndon considers lobbyist
- Trial begins in Episcopal Church property suit
- Forum to address immigration questions
- Rust, Donahue review race
- Herndon looks at 2030 plan, new development
- Redskins' Lloyd begins journal initiative at McNair
- Dulles shows new film to international travelers
- Secrets of Herndon graves unearthed
- Homicide in Herndon
- Workers banned from Elden Street Shell
- Senior Center program aimed at needy
- Redskins' Brandon Lloyd visits McNair Elementary
- MRSA taken seriously in Herndon
- Governor requires labs to report MRSA cases to health dept.
- Fox Mill continues Mini-Walk for the Homeless
- Town asks NVTA for $1 million
- Counties urged to expand jails
- Center Street going to the dogs
- Gov. Kaine issues statewide burning ban
- Animal shelter provides 'safe haven' for at-risk pets
- Herndon reports progress on excessive occupancy
- Fairfax police looking for a few good men/women
- Potentially fatal bacteria linked to some Fairfax athletes
- Notable authors to headline Creative Economy conference
- St. Joseph School wins national award
- High School parents concerned about boundary changes
- Taxi drivers ask for leeway
- Police to investigate medication sales
- HHS Principal promoted to county director position
- Life center planned for Oak Hill church
- Herndon man wins $500,000 in lottery scratch-off game
- Herndon firehouse location debated
- Major developments proposed for downtown Herndon
- Transportation seminar highlights progress of highways, rail
- Herndon area church to build Family Life Center
- High bacteria levels found in Herndon water
- Hotel development proposed for Herndon
- Rust TV ad, Donahue mailer continue negative campaign
- One of these schools is not like the others
- 2030 comprehensive plan unveiled
- Jail processed 4,300 illegal immigrants in one year
- Herndon United Methodist turns 150
- Preparedness pays off for credit union
- Herndon High Class of ’72 holds 35th reunion
- Regional gang task force receives grant funding
- Herndon Delegate race gets nasty
- Arrests made in Herndon Alcohol bust
- Council ups staff pay rates
- Local church restores belltower
- Presidential Recognition
- HOW Center closed; What now?
- Overcrowding fines raised to the max
- Harris Teeter to open in Herndon
- Herndon Band turns 60
- Herndon changes business license requirements