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Falls Church Congregation Loses Its Historic Church
May 14,2012 at 1:44 PM EST

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WUSA) -- Hundreds of parishioners filled the Falls Church Anglican for Sunday's five o'clock service, marking the last time they'll ever be together in their nearly three-hundred year-old church.

After losing a five year legal battle that revolved around the...more philosophical direction of the Episcopal Church, nearly four-thousand parishioners here are without a spiritual home, having been ordered not to return to the church after Sunday.

The legal battle began because parishioners felt the national Episcopal Church had become too liberal over the years, as evidenced they say by the Church's recent practice of ordaining gay priests.

The historic church was founded back in the 1730s. George Washington was an early board member. On Sunday, one of the church's longtime pastors considered what Washington would have though of the controversy.

"I think he would regret that the Episcopal Church has left its foundations theologically,
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Congregation At Historic Falls Church Moves On
May 14,2012 at 1:44 PM EST

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Thousands of members of a historic church in northern Virginia are holding their final Sunday services in their centuries-old home after losing a long-running court battle.

Members of The Falls Church Anglican, a congregation of 4,000 worshippers, have been...more ordered to vacate the historic church property for which the city of Falls Church is named. The congregation traces its roots back to George Washington.

The congregation went through a nasty split precipitated by divisions within The Episcopal Church over the ordination of a gay bishop and other theological issues.

The congregation vacating the property aligned with more conservative forces and now considers itself Anglican. The liberal, continuing Episcopalians will be moving back in.

The conservative congregation plans to find a new home for its ministry.
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Jury Reaches Verdict On 3 Counts, Told To Keep Working On 4th
May 2,2012 at 12:01 PM EST
Michael Gardner could receive life in prison if convicted.

Defendant's Wife Takes Stand in Child Molestation Trial
Apr 27,2012 at 11:24 PM EST
Search warrant in Michael Gardner case was not obtained by Falls Church Police until 3 weeks after allegations and charges.

Explosive Devise Rendered Safe In Falls Church
Apr 16,2012 at 5:44 PM EST

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WUSA) -- A Falls Church Fire spokesperson says that at approximately 10:40 a.m. Monday, Falls Church Police received a call from a man saying that he had found an explosive device in his backyard on the 200 block of North Virginia Avenue in Falls Church, VA. 

Falls...more Church Fire, Arlington Fire and military bomb personnel responded to the scene where they found what they describe as "an antique explosive device."

A spokesperson says that the device was rendered safe and removed from the premises.  The spokesperson could not give any details about the device or its age.
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Bill Madden, Local Businessman and Beer Expert
Mar 28,2012 at 7:21 AM EST

 
Americans love to drink beer. In fact, we average around 81.6 liters of beer consumption per person, per year. Many men around the country would love to be considered a beer expert, but few hold that title. Even fewer are known as both a beer expert and a businessman who has turned his...more passion for the brew into a lucrative business venture. Bill Madden, a local businessman, is one of the few men who get to wear both titles, and he does so with pride.
“There’s just so much to love about the science and art of brewing beer,” explains Bill Madden, the chief executive officer and executive brewer at Mad Fox Brewing Company (www.madfoxbrewing.com). “The more I learn about the industry, the more I know that brewing beer is where my passion lies, I decided to find a way to capitalize on it.”
While some people have home beer-brewing kits and play around with various recipes, Madden decided to get serious about it. In 1995, he graduated from the Master Brewers Program at the
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Dick Cheney Recovering After Heart Transplant Surgery, His Office Says
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Mar 26,2012 at 8:17 PM EST


FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WUSA) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering in intensive care after a heart transplant at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

At 71, Dick Cheney is older than average age for a heart transplant, but doctors say medical advances have made it possible for older...more patients to still be good transplant candidates.

Dr. Samer Najjar disputes any suggestion Vice President Cheney may have received preference treatment by moving to the top of the waiting list. Dr. Najjar is the medical director of Heart Transplantation at Washington Hospital Center, one of only two hospitals in the Washington area that do heart transplants. Inova Fairfax is the other.

Dr, Najjar says recipients are chosen first based on their need. Chosing the recipients is determined by a complex formula developed by the organ network. As Cheney's conditioned worsened over the years, he would have moved up the list, explained Najjar.

Dr. Najjar said
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Only On 9: Parents Sex Abuse Case Speak Out
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Mar 23,2012 at 5:40 PM EST
Parents in a high-profile sex abuse case are speaking out exclusively to 9News Now.

Falls Church vs. McLean Wins Toyota Game Of The Week
Mar 16,2012 at 12:32 PM EST

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- The Falls Church vs. McLean girls' varsity lacrosse match-up is Friday's Toyota Game of the Week! 

Face-off is set for 7:15 p.m. tonight, so head out to support your favorite squad. This is just the second game of the season for each team. The Jaguars are 0-1,...more while the Highlanders are 1-0.

Tune in to WUSA 9 tonight after March Madness basketball coverage to see highlights. They won't be on-air until after midnight, so check back right here tomorrow to see the action from McLean if you miss it on TV!

Back to dc.highschoolsports.net
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Veteran Foreign Service Officer Fights State Department Firing
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Mar 15,2012 at 11:32 PM EST

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WUSA) - Veteran Foreign Service Officer Peter Van Buren sits in his suburban Virginia home, assigned by his superiors at the State Department to online busy work while he fights the Department decision to fire him in a case that he says violates whistleblower protections...more that are guaranteed to federal workers who point out government wrong-doing.

"Nine months ago, I wrote a book about my experiences in Iraq called We Meant Well. It exposed tremendous waste and mismanagement in the reconstruction of Iraq. The State Department is very unhappy about that, embarrassed about that, and has taken retaliatory steps against me, trying to kick me out, throw me out of the State Department and make it all go away," Van Buren told 9News Now.

"I came to Iraq and realized that the discrepancy between what we say we were doing and what we were doing at the risk of peoples lives, including my own, and billions of taxpayer dollars, was too wide to stand
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Mild Winter Could Bring A "Buggy" Spring
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Mar 7,2012 at 7:57 PM EST

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WUSA) -- All kinds of bugs...  good and bad bugs like mosquitoes, which means we have to worry about West Nile Virus, ants and even fleas on our pets!

"The huge increase in pest activity is making our business very good right now," said Paul Hoffmann with the Home...more Paramount Pest Control.

The creepy crawly critters are coming if they're not already here.

Pest control experts warn get ready for what could be a pest-filled spring and even summer!

"Your soil is still warm and everything is emerging from the soil," explained Hoffmann.

Hoffmann says ants are showing up earlier than usual, along with cockroaches. Mosquitoes, which carry the west nile virus, may not be far behind.

In fact, in his 16 years in the pest control business, Hoffmann says this past winter was his busiest ever!

But not all of this bug news is bad news, that's because nature likes to balance itself out. The idea is if there a lot
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Super Tuesday: Could It Be A Game Changer?
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Mar 6,2012 at 7:03 AM EST
It is Super Tuesday in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Ten states will hold contests today.

Injured Bald Eagle Euthanized
Mar 4,2012 at 2:01 PM EST
The bald eagle was rescued near the Metro tracks at Van Dorn Street Station on February 25.

Metro Hearings On Proposed Fare Hikes Begin
Feb 28,2012 at 8:29 AM EST

BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA) -- Monday night, Metro began its series of public hearings on proposed fare hikes. The first was in Bethesda.

One speaker asked why it was riders who are being forced to keep paying more for their commutes.

The next public hearing is Wednesday night in...more Falls Church. It is at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School in Leesburg Pike, right by the West Falls Church Metro station. The open house begins at 6. The forum starts at 7.

Click here for a complete list of the public hearings.
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Popular Petting Zoo Under Investigation For Alleged Animal Cruelty, Drug Violations
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Feb 17,2012 at 8:55 PM EST

VIENNA, Va.  (WUSA) - The Reston Zoo is a popular petting zoo for families and also hosts birthday parties for children. It houses a variety of animals, such as goats and camels and chickens and emus. And, until recently, a Wallaby, which looks like a small kangaroo.

But Thursday...more morning, Fairfax County Police executed a search warrant after an employee at the zoo said the zoo director had drowned a sick Wallaby as a means of euthanasia. In The search warrant, the employee told the officer he'd put the Wallaby in a crate, and later observed the empty crate next to a water spigot with a five gallon bucket of water.

The warrant says the employee jumped into a dumpster and found a trash bag containing the deceased wallaby which was profusely wet.

The officer wrote that the director said she euthanized the Wallaby by injection with a drug called Beauthanasia. But, the officer found no blood at the supposed injection site and noted that the dead animal
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