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The Washington region’s snow drought has come to an end, but at Northern Virginia’s two commercial airports, the arrival of several rapid-fire winter-weather events is causing some learning-by-doing for staff who haven’t handled snow before.

“Good thing we practice,” Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority CEO Jack Potter said at the authority’s Jan. 17 board meeting. He noted that about 100 members of the “snow teams” at Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports have come to their posts since the last active winter season of three years ago.


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Have you been feeling emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed by what's happening in the world, or quietly carrying something heavy in your heart?

Sometimes life brings unexpected changes, painful losses, disappointments, and uncertainty that leave us feeling unsettled, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward.


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By Brian Trompeter

To protect McLean neighborhoods overrun by commuters cutting through to avoid bottlenecks on Route 7, Interstate 495 and other major roads, newly elected Fairfax Supervisor Jimmy Bierman (D-Dranesville) wants to restrict peak-hour traffic in those neighborhoods, but exempt residents living there using a vehicle-sticker program.


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(Updated at 8:35 p.m.) The Towers Crescent office building in Tysons has been evacuated in response to a reported fire.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units were dispatched to 8000 Towers Crescent Drive around 7:26 p.m. for the high-rise fire, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.


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Legislation banning Virginia’s public colleges and universities from providing special treatment in admissions decisions to students related to alumni and donors is on track to head to Gov. Glenn Youngkin later this session.

On Tuesday, the Virginia House joined the Senate in passing the proposal on a unanimous vote. Both bills, which are identical, must now pass in the opposite chambers before they are sent to the governor for his approval.