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Summer Solstice Today: Heat Index Could Reach 103 Degrees
Heat advisory in effect on longest day of the year.

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Local Hot-Button Issues<br>Transportation. The changing demographics of Fairfax County which will affect us, our pocketbooks, our services and our children.<br>
Heat advisory in effect on longest day of the year.

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