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- August 12, 2024
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Neighbors discovered a Montgomery County elementary school in Maryland and a nearby building were vandalized over the weekend.

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- August 6, 2024
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Authorities have arrested a Virginia man for threatening to kill Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris and other prominent officials. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Frank Lucio Carillo, who lives in Winchester, Virginia, started making “nearly 20 threats” to Harris after she became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee: The threats included promises to kill Ms. […]

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- July 31, 2024
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Fox News has acquired a startling new video from one of the victims in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The footage reveals a figure moving on the roof of a building at the Butler Farm Show grounds just before the gunfire erupted. Footage Details

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- April 28, 2024
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The former director of a Virginia hospital that treats children and young adults has been acquitted following a high-profile trial. Dr. Daniel Davidow was indicted in November 2022 for allegedly subjecting two patients to sexual abuse. Several lawsuits were filed against Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents in New Kent County by more than three […]

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- April 24, 2024
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The FBI and Virginia Department of Transportation have issued an urgent warning to motorists about a new scam involving unpaid toll texts. Authorities consider it a significant threat that requires your immediate attention. “Smishing,” or identity theft schemes involving text messages intended to dupe you, have become increasingly common in recent years, like their closely […]

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- March 22, 2024
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The man who shot President Ronald Reagan with a .22-caliber revolver two months after his first inauguration is likely stewing today at his home in Virginia’s Tidewater region. John Hinckley Jr., who recently rebranded himself a folk singer, was 25 when he nearly assassinated Reagan and maimed White House Press Secretary James Brady outside of […]

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- May 15, 2023
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Two staffers in Rep. Gerry Connolly‘s (D) Virginia office have been rushed to the hospital after being attacked on Monday. Connolly, who represents Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, said the assailant asked for him before attacking his staffers. The attacker reportedly entered the Virginia office while wielding a baseball bat and “committed an act of violence.” […]

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- November 5, 2022
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As Republicans and Democrats across the country race toward election day, pollsters, pundits, and Twitter denizens search for indicators of who will win. One major question which has loomed large over the past several election cycles is which party will win the suburbs. As Democrats continue to dominate urban areas and Republicans maintain their grip […]

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- July 2, 2022
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Drug arrests in Virginia 2021 decreased 46.7 percent in 2021 from 2020, according to the Crime in Virginia 2021 report released Wednesday by the state police. The number of total incidents reported was also down: 324,558 in 2021 versus 338,784 in 2020, and 375,639 in 2019. Violent crime was up in 2021 with 16,823 incidents compared to 15,713 in […]

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- June 23, 2022
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Yesli Vega, a Hispanic and newly elected Republican nominee says the Democrats have “lost touch” with voters seeking change, and that Hispanic voters are “frightened” by the direction America is taking under their control. Following a close primary election, Vega was elected to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District against longtime democratic representative Abigail Spanberger. Following […]