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It's a numbers game

8/27/2008

Go ahead, approach an area football coach and ask him about the Oakton Cougars. A number between 16 and 18 will likely be thrown out. Oakton returns 17 of its 22 starters from last year's 5-5 team, but 17 isn't the number the Cougars wish to focus on. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Local talent boosts Cavs

8/21/2008

Lake Braddock graduate Matt Weiler had a successful first two years at the University of Kentucky. He started 21 games during that span for the men's soccer team and was even named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team as a freshman after helping the Wildcats reach the conference final. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Reston man admits guilt in housing scheme

8/22/2008

A 47-year-old Reston man pleaded guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges in U.S. District Court Thursday. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Lorton man charged with detonating explosives

8/21/2008

A 19-year-old Lorton man is facing felony charges after he allegedly detonated seven bottle explosives. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Setting the soccer scene

8/20/2008

Stephanie Hylton has spent most of her soccer career worrying about her teammates' success, whether that pass she sent hit the back of the goal. But this fall, Hylton, a Lake Braddock graduate, must worry more about righting things on her own end first. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Gannett to lay off 600; eliminate 1,000 positions

8/14/2008

Tysons Corner-based Gannett Co. Inc. is laying off 600 workers and eliminating 1,000 positions according to former Gannett editor Jim Hopkins. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Northern Virginia's fall football forecast

8/14/2008

A look at Northern Virginia's presence on the Division I-A level. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Return to the gridiron

8/14/2008

If Oakton graduate Jared Green's nationally televised speech, which was used to introduce his father, longtime Washington Redskin Darrell Green, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame was any indication, this upcoming football season promises special things for the University of Virginia wide receiver. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

'A coach on the court'

8/8/2008

During a road trip to St. Joseph's when Kara Lawson was a freshman at the University of Tennessee, Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt walked off the team bus and into the hotel lobby, and confronted West Springfield coach Bill Gibson, who'd traveled to Philadelphia to watch his former player. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Woods Community Center to open

8/7/2008

After months of construction, the Woods Community Center in Burke Centre will be unveiled on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at 10100 Wards Grove Circle in Burke. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Gas to be restored to condo community this week

8/7/2008

After nearly a week of cold showers and eating out, residents of the Springfield Green Condominiums can expect to have hot water by Thursday, August 7 and their gas turned back on by Thursday, August 14. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

$10 million Accotink dredging project ends

8/7/2008

After three years of mechanical breakdowns, an additional influx of $1.5 million and a few high-powered storms, the $10 million dredging project at Lake Accotink has concluded. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Somber anniversary

8/7/2008

A year after son's death, family wants answers | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Lorton bank robbed

8/1/2008

On the afternoon of Thursday, July 31, the Chevy Chase Bank at 8981 Ox Road in Lorton was robbed. | 0 comments - ›› more ...