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Fairfax Co. police ask for help identifying car that fatally struck woman in crosswalk after Christmas
Mary Wong was struck by a vehicle near her Springfield home just a few days after Christmas. Left in a coma, she died at the end of January. Fairfax County Police are still looking for the person behind the wheel, who fled the scene after the crash.
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‘Only forward from here': Fairfax County inmates find second chance in addiction recovery program
The Striving to Achieve Recover Program at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center consists of three 18-week phases to heal from addiction.
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Armed thieves steal cyclist's Canada Goose jacket in Northwest DC
A group of armed thieves stole a Canada Goose jacket from a bicyclist in the middle of the day in Northwest D.C., police say. Surveillance video shows the moment a car blocked the cyclist’s path on Belt Street NW on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Three suspects then jumped out, one of them armed with a gun. In a few seconds,...
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‘I was afraid': DC rabbi talks about antisemitic attack outside Georgetown synagogue
New details emerged Monday on a suspected antisemitic assault outside a D.C. synagogue on Sunday. Police responded to Kesher Israel, in Georgetown, just before 9:30 a.m. Sunday after a man allegedly shouted “Gas the Jews” and sprayed people with a foul-smelling substance. Rabbi Hyim Shafner was teaching a class inside the synagogue with a few congregants. One of them...
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Man with gun arrested across from Union Station, Capitol Police say
A man with a gun was arrested Tuesday across from Union Station on Capitol Hill, U.S. Capitol Police say.
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Montgomery County parents, police express frustration after 12-year-old, teen linked to bomb threats
Montgomery County police have charged a 15-year-old student for calling in a fake bomb threat against a high school Thursday — a day after the department said a 12-year-old was responsible for seven bomb threats against several different schools in the county.
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‘El trágico accidente': Man killed when car crashes into his Laurel apartment
Fredy Tenas Silva, age 56, was asleep in his bedroom when a car crashed through the side of his apartment building. He died instantly, leaving behind a wife and five children.
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Man killed in Alexandria shooting found in playground area; police search for vehicle
Someone shot and killed a 29-year-old man in the middle of the day Monday in busy area of Alexandria, Virginia, police say.
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Virginia gym owner believes vandalism linked to Molotov cocktail at parents' home
A Northern Virginia gym owner says two separate acts of vandalism have rattled her and her family.
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‘Will I ever be seen?': Fifth-grade DC students write, perform song about homelessness
A group of fifth-grade students at National Presbyterian School in Northwest D.C. wrote and performed an original song about homelessness, inspired by a unique relationship between one of their teachers and a man who experienced homelessness for 20 years. “I wonder if anyone will notice me,” the children sing in a music video they created. “Will I ever be seen?…