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DMV Made Festival takes over National Mall as part of free nationwide initiative in 18 cities
Get ready to celebrate local music, dance, art and culture with a free daylong event on the National Mall. “This is an inaugural festival,” Words Beats & Life Executive Director Mazi Mutafa told WTOP. “We are part of a national initiative called Arts for Everybody. There’s going to be 18 activations all across the country, including Hawaii, so we’re organizing the D.C. activation. … There are activations happening literally from California to Rhode Island, from Florida to Texas.”
Chesapeake woman dies of injuries sustained in Orange wreck
A Chesapeake woman died Sunday morning, the result of a single-vehicle crash in Orange County. Virginia State Police (VSP) reports troopers are investigating the crash that occurred on Constitution Highway (Virginia Route 20) just north of the intersection with Jacksontown Road. “A 2013 Mazda CX9 was travelling north on Route...
CSX official: Human error caused Saturday’s train derailment in the city
The train derailment Saturday evening in Fredericksburg that caused a sound wall to topple four garages in the Cobblestone Square apartment complex could have been much worse. Fredericksburg Fire Chief Mike Jones said although there were no hazardous materials in any of the five railcars that hit the sound wall, “just past” the derailed cars were tankers containing molten sulfur, a highly flammable solid that comes in a “very heated temperature.”
Virginia volunteers continue hurricane relief efforts in Texas
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Danville nonprofit is still helping victims recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. It has been nearly two weeks since volunteers with God’s Pit Crew deployed to Houston, Texas to help with the much-needed relief efforts. “It was only a category one hurricane, but...
Daughter of former Supreme Court justice appointed to Virginia Board of Education
Meg Bryce, a daughter of the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, has been appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve as the newest member of the Virginia Board of Education. The governor has yet to fill the second seat on the nine-member board after two seats became available earlier this month. “We are […]
A multi-state Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has killed two and sickened 28, CDC warns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning about a multi-state Listeria outbreak connected to sliced deli meats. At this time, the outbreak has resulted in two deaths and 28 illnesses — all of whom required hospitalization — the agency specified in an investigation notice released Friday.
Virginia, Beware of Fake Missing Child Posts on Facebook
Have you seen alarming posts about missing children on local Facebook pages? If so, do the police a favor and report them. These types of posts are flooding feeds, and many are scams designed to prey on your sympathies. SCAM ALERT: Beware of Fake "Missing Child" Posts on Facebook. Yesterday...
Town Council Negotiates a Full Plate at Regular Meeting
With lawns everywhere blonder than green, the current drought under which Front Royal is suffering bore several mentions at the Front Royal Town Council’s regular meeting on July 22, starting at 7 p.m. in the Warren County Government Center at 220 North Commerce Avenue. Councilwoman Amber Morris in her report emphasized that the council did see the drought coming and was not disengaged in any way but was looking for viable options to fight back against nature. One of those options may be McKay Springs which she indicated as a possibility. Then, as if God had heard her speaking, a peal of thunder introduced a torrential downpour.
Two Arrested Days After Suspicious Body Found Along Fairfax County Path: Police (UPDATED)
Two men have been arrested in connection to a suspicious death in Fairfax County over the weekend when a body was found along a path in Oakton, authorities announced late on Tuesday.Following "an extensive investigation," officers from the Fairfax County Police Department apprehended Maldin An…
3 in custody after pursuit in Stafford County; 1 deputy hurt
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said a deputy was hurt while pursuing three suspects on Tuesday evening. SCSO said at around 5 p.m., deputies located a person in a car who was wanted. That person, along with two others, were in the car headed northbound on I-95. […]
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