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Search warrant details jail conversations of au pair accused in Herndon double-murder
A Northern Virginia man accused of having an affair with his family’s au pair, and then working with her to kill his wife and another man has been denied bond.
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Impostor posed as lawyer to take thousands from Northern Virginia immigrants
A woman posed as an attorney and took thousands of dollars from Northern Virginia immigrants, and when victims confronted her, she threatened to turn them in to immigration officials, prosecutors say. Jasmine Moawad pleaded guilty in February to one felony count of obtaining money by false pretenses. On Monday, victims told their stories to a Fairfax County judge who will...
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Shooter sentenced to 58 years in Virginia landscapers' deaths
A man found guilty of murdering two landscapers as they worked in Alexandria, Virginia, will spend 58 years in prison.
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‘Overwhelming': Local pilots, volunteers fly supplies to Helene victims in North Carolina
There is a growing hurricane relief effort underway in Northern Virginia, as volunteers and pilots at the Leesburg Executive Airport gather supplies and fly them to devastated towns in North Carolina after Helene.
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‘Miracle no one was killed': Driver sentenced for high-speed Virginia chase
A man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for leading police on a high-speed chase that prosecutors in Virginia called the worst case of eluding they’ve seen in a decade. The afternoon of Oct. 30, Joseph Christopher Daniel fled in a stolen Hummer when Loudoun County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about suspicious activity near...
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Fairfax County considers meals tax
Restaurant workers demonstrated outside the Fairfax County, Virginia, government center Tuesday in opposition to a meals tax being considered by the Board of Supervisors to increase county revenue. A meals tax would be assessed on all prepared foods – including drinks sold along with them – from restaurants, cafeterias, coffee shops, food carts and ready-to-eat grocery items. At 1%, a…
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‘Kindest person': Man, 19, fatally shot while trying to break up fight in Virginia
A 19-year-old man was shot to death trying to break up a fight early Sunday morning, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. Christian Whalen was at a bonfire party in a wooded area off Spotswood Furnace Road when another teenager shot him. A sheriff’s deputy drove him from the scene to a rescue station, from where he was...
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‘Innocent children': Brothers found chained inside Fairfax County home
A mother and her partner were arrested after officers found two little boys chained up in an apartment in the Groveton area of Fairfax County, Virginia, authorities said.
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Man accused of child sex assault at Reston grocery store, child porn possession
A man who was recently arrested for improperly touching a little girl in a grocery store in Reston, Virginia, is now accused of child pornography possession. A 7-year-old was with her mother at the Safeway in the 11100 block of South Lakes Drive on Aug. 10 when a man at the self-checkout grabbed her buttocks. Police later identified him as…
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Missing Virginia mom's phone, canceled Uber ride in focus as husband waives hearing
The Manassas Park man jailed in connection to his wife’s disappearance returned to court Thursday, where his defense attorney took an unusual legal step as News4 obtained search warrant documents that reveal new details about the investigation.