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Officer shoots, kills man outside Virginia fire and police station
A police officer shot and killed a man who authorities say was armed with a knife outside a police station in Prince William County, Virginia, early Thursday morning.
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Man in prison for killing ex now charged with having wife killed in Woodbridge
A man already behind bars for killing his ex-girlfriend is now accused of ordering the murder of his young wife.
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Hardly able to speak after shooting, woman saying ex's name on video may be key
A young mother can hardly speak after she was shot multiple times in Fairfax County. If she is unable to testify against her ex, investigators hope video of her saying his name will prove their case.
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Annandale man accused of posing as FBI agent at polling place on Election Day
Authorities say Alex Nguyen, 24, of Annandale, flashed a badge and told election workers he was with the FBI’s election security unit. Nguyen showed up twice at Timber Lane Elementary School, which was serving as a polling place in Falls Church, a detective wrote in search warrant documents.
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‘ICE out of Arlington': Fiery debate over whether policy change will help or hurt immigrants
The Arlington County Board’s decision to change the rules for how police collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement sparked heated debate. Board members say they tightened rules to protect migrants, but some in the community believe the change will help the President-elect Donald Trump administration’s plans for mass deportation. “We demand ICE out of Arlington,” people chanted at the...
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Arlington neighborhood on edge after Saturday shootings
Residents in Arlington’s Green Valley neighborhood are on edge again after two people were shot in less than 24 hours over the weekend. A man was shot before 3 a.m. Saturday after being confronted by five people. Then about 10 p.m. the same day, a juvenile was shot during a confrontation with two people. Both victims are expected to survive. Police...
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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.