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Driver charged with killing 73-year-old farmer in Virginia hit-and-run
A driver is charged with involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly hit a 73-year-old farmer who was checking his mail in Fauquier County, Virginia and drove away, according to Virginia State Police. Dennis Dunning, 54, was arrested and taken into custody without incident at his home in Catlett, Virginia, on Wednesday, Virginia state police said. He is also charged with felony…
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‘Give us peace?' Farmer, 73, killed in Virginia hit-and-run while checking mail
A 73-year-old farmer was crossing a road in Fauquier County, Virginia, after going to his mailbox Friday night when he was fatally struck by two drivers. Now his family is pleading for information in the hit-and-run case. For four generations, Garland Heddings’ family has been farming land near Catlett. Heddings devoted his life to raising cattle and baling hay. Married…
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7 teens charged in violent crime spree including gun store burglary
Seven teenagers are in custody in Fairfax County, Virginia, suspected in a crime spree that included a gun store burglary. About 2:30 a.m. Sept. 18, a stolen Kia was used to smash into Dominion Defense in Lorton, police said. Teenagers ran into the store and stole 14 guns. “That was a brazen crime committed – tragically, sadly – by teenagers,” Fairfax…
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‘I had no symptoms': Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly says he has cancer
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly announced he has esophageal cancer days after his reelection to Congress.
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Loudoun County residents say ‘decency,' ‘gas prices' among issues driving their votes
News4’s Julie Carey spoke with Democrats and Republicans who were passionate about the issues they said influenced their votes.
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Video of confrontation over politics demonstrates how many Americans are on edge
Video of a confrontation over presidential politics at a café in Northern Virginia demonstrates how this election has many Americans on edge. Annetta Catchings — the Alexandria Republican Committee chair and a former mayoral candidate — said it started when she was having lunch at a café in Old Town with three fellow supporters of former President Donald Trump on Friday....
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Woman's family says she shot husband in self-defense
The family of a Northern Virginia woman charged with fatally shooting her husband says she fired in self-defense, and in court this week, the woman’s defense attorney presented messages her family says came from the husband threatening to burn down the house.
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Where the candidates stand in Virginia Senate race
One of Virginia’s best-known elected leaders faces a challenge from a retired U.S. Navy captain from Purcellville who is a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump. Republican Hung Cao is running for Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine’s seat in the U.S. Senate. An immigrant whose family came to this country from Vietnam, Cao has made border security his top...
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Lifelong Virginian among 1,600 voters to have registration canceled
A lifelong Prince William County resident is among 1,600 people purged from Virginia voter rolls and is now part of a voting rights case that may be heard by the Supreme Court.
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Loudoun County man sentenced to 42 years for killing estranged wife with hammer
A Loudoun County, Virginia, man who beat his estranged wife to death with a hammer in 2021 was sentenced Thursday to spend the next 42 years in prison.
