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Popularity of home schooling remains high in western Virginia
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - Three Franklin County moms and the children they teach gathered at a park in Rocky Mount Thursday morning to share their experience with home schooling. Like thousands of public and private school students in western Virginia, they’re now getting back to their books, even if...
Retired US Army Sergeant In Virginia Wins $958K Lottery Jackpot After 21 Years Of Service
A veteran who served in the Army for more than two decades can retire a little easier after winning a near million dollar Virginia Lottery jackpot.When Chester resident Christopher Leydic - also a veteran lotto player - saw that the Cash 5 with EZ Match game reverted to it's $200,000 starting …
“Money” Mike Smith’s adventurous visit to Charles Town
“Money” MIke Smith, 58 years old and fully aware of what that entails, yet still riding like he’s 38, or maybe 28, came to Charles Town Races August 23 and had himself a night he’ll remember. Three mounts. A dismal last-place finish on an odds-on favorite. A...
Trump whistleblower-turned-Democratic House candidate accused in FEC complaint of violating federal law
EXCLUSIVE — Eugene Vindman, a Trump whistleblower-turned-Democratic congressional candidate in Virginia, is facing a Federal Election Commission complaint over his campaign’s allegedly illegal coordination with an outside group. The complaint, filed with the FEC on Wednesday by the Functional Government Initiative, calls for the agency to investigate Vindman, the Democrat’s campaign, and a political action […]
MCPS teacher charged in man’s fentanyl death allegedly left school to sell drugs
A Montgomery County Public Schools first-grade teacher arrested in connection to the March fentanyl-related death of a man in Washington, D.C., allegedly sold him drugs in the months leading to his death, left her classroom to sell drugs and bragged about selling counterfeit pills, according to court charging documents. Sarah...
Breaking Bad: Employee Used Government Computer To Research Ricin In Virginia, Feds Say
A Virginia man is facing prison time after storing a sample of an illegal poison in his Fairfax County home, federal authorities announced.Vienna resident Russell Richardson Vane IV, 42, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to possession of ricin by an unregistered person following his experiments into extr…
Montgomery County UPS driver arrested, charged for stealing, police say
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A Hyattsville woman was arrested and charged for stealing UPS packages while working as a UPS driver, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said Thursday. Some of the items she allegedly stole were dropped off by customers at the Wheaton UPS Store. People noticed their items were going […]
Health officials say whooping cough cases are increasing across Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax Health Department (FHD) announced that there has been an increase in pertussis illness, also known as whooping cough, across Fairfax County and Virginia. Whooping cough is caused by bacteria and can spread from person to person through the air. When a person who is sick sneezes […]
Ex-Montgomery County Officer Convicted Of Throwing Smoke Bomb At Police During Capitol Riot
Justin Lee, 25, was convicted of two felony charges in DC for his role in the January 2021 insurrection insurrection following a bench trial. Lee was indicted in October 2023, and on Friday, Aug. 23, federal authorities announced that he was found guilty of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and civil disorder.
Day care owner arrested, accused of restraining children with tape in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Police said they arrested a woman who used tape to restrain children in her at-home day care in Bailey’s Crossroads. The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) said officers went to the business, located in the 3600 block of Paul St. on Aug. 1 after they received a report […]
Fredericksburg Man Killed In Crash That Shut Down I-66 In Fairfax County Identified By VSP
New details have been released following a fiery fatal crash on I-66 in Virginia near The Beltway Interchange in Fairfax County on Friday morning.Fredericksburg resident Devin Stewart, 23, has been identified by state police as the person killed in a crash early on Aug. 23 that shut down the inters…
Specialized blitz targets impaired commercial vehicle drivers in Maryland
The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCDP) recently conducted an enforcement effort targeting commercial vehicle drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol. The post Specialized blitz targets impaired commercial vehicle drivers in Maryland appeared first on CDLLife.
JUST IN: Fairfax County to clear Reston homeless camp starting next week
Fairfax County will soon begin shutting down a homeless encampment that has occupied woods near the Inova Emergency Room in Reston for years. The county’s Office to Prevent and End Homelessness announced today (Thursday) that “no trespassing” signs will be posted around the site known informally as “The Hill” next Tuesday (Aug. 27). A fence will be constructed on Sept. 10 to formally close the property.
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