Dennis Foley
Latest Articles by Dennis Foley
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Fort Hunt barricade situation ends; 2 children safe
A man is in custody and two children are safe after a barricade situation in Fort Hunt that lasted more than 17 hours, the Fairfax County police said. The police said they were concerned for the welfare of two children who were in the house with him, though they say the man never threatened them.
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Is there a silver lining to Montgomery Co. traffic congestion?
Traffic is moving more slowly through Montgomery County. But county council members aren’t exactly sure why — and if that’s good news or bad.
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Police seek sexual assault suspect in Va. (Video)
The police need help identifying a man they say sexually assaulted a woman at a popular bar. See a video of the man they’re looking for.
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Rush hour is especially brutal on Montgomery Co.
The average speed during rush hour dropped to around 30 mph on average in 2015, according to the latest Mobility Assessment Report.
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Headed to the park with your new Christmas gift? Not so fast in Fairfax Co.
You may well have received some new toys to play with outside and are probably tempted to test them out, or show them off, at your local park. But some of your gifts are not welcome in Fairfax County’s parks.
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Hate crime hotline launched in Maryland
Announcement by the state’s attorney general follows a recent nationwide increase in vandalism and other intimidating incidents.
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Crash kills 1, injures 6 in Ashburn
The crash near the Redskins training facility occurred when a pickup ran a red light. Two children are among the injured.
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Manhunt for Va. man who shot at deputies, wounded police dog
There’s a search on for a King George County man who is accused of shooting at sheriff’s deputies and wounding a K-9 during a traffic stop Sunday night.
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Alexandria school told parents of low-performing students about right to opt out of testing
Parents in Virginia are allowed to opt their children out of state exams, but one Alexandria principal has been disciplined for trying to take advantage of that law.
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D.C. area residents want balanced budget from next president, but no spending cuts
As a new president moves into the White House next year, residents in the Washington area want the next occupant to focus on the balancing the federal budget.
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Md. apartment complex residents recall horrific explosion, fire
A deadly fire and explosion damaged a Silver Spring apartment complex early Thursday morning, and its residents made their way back to the area to get a better look at the destruction in the daylight.
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Thurmont police vehicle hit by pipe bomb
The federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says it’s assisting in the investigation of an apparent pipe-bombing that damaged a police vehicle in the Western Maryland town of Thurmont.
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DC, Baltimore homicide surge among worst in nation in 2015
Homicide rates jumped last year in large cities across the country and it was a big enough jump that a federal report called it “real and nearly unprecedented. “
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Caregivers must exercise vigilance to prevent heatstroke
The return of summer to the mid-Atlantic region means another word of caution about children being left in cars.
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Package-delivering robots to hit DC streets soon
Starship, a European company started by the co-founders of Skype, got approval last week from the D.C. Council to begin testing their delivery robots on Washington sidewalks.
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