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Former bank exec facing prison time for child porn
Thirty-nine-year-old Jon T. Wilkins of Arlington pleaded guilty Friday to knowingly receiving child pornography. He faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a maximum 20 years behind bars.
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After Thanksgiving traffic jams, Dulles and DCA hope Amazon arrival could help widen roads
This year’s traffic jams have been some of the worst, and local leaders are working with local and federal agencies to improve the George Washington Parkway and other roads before Amazon’s HQ2 arrives.
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HOV lanes in Shirlington reopen after 10-vehicle crash on I-395
A 10-vehicle crash Monday morning involving two taxis, a dump truck and several other cars, sent one person to the hospital and closed the High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes of Interstate 395 in Shirlington, Virginia, for several hours.
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Reality check about HQ2 and Washington home prices
Should Washington expect a dramatic acceleration in home price appreciation once Amazon starts marching its army of HQ2 employees into Northern Virginia?
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Police make arrest in Alexandria fatal shooting
Police arrested a man from Largo, Maryland on Saturday morning in connection with Diamond Moore’s death. Police say that this is the fourth homicide in Alexandria in 2018.
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Alexandria police officer shoots, seriously injures suspect
According to Alexandria police, officers were responding to reports of gunshots in the 1000 block of Vernon Street, just north of Old Town, when they came across a suspect with a gun. The suspect was shot and taken to a nearby hospital.
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Va. woman fatally shot inside Southeast DC home
A 19-year-old Alexandria, Virginia, woman was fatally shot inside a Southeast D.C. home Friday night, police said.
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Judge defers action on request to unseal Assange charges
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema asked pointed questions of attorneys on both sides and took the issue under advisement.
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1 year after Bijan Ghaisar death, family says facts not enough: ‘We want to know why’
One year after the shooting death of Bijan Ghaisar, his family gathered outside the Justice Department, looking for an update on the investigation into the shooting by U.S. Park Police.
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Virginia Tech board backs creation of Innovation Campus in Alexandria
The plan to expand the school’s 50-year presence in Northern Virginia has been accelerated thanks to Amazon’s decision to establish one of its two new headquarters at National Landing.
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Alexandria woman thrown from car stuck on Maryland railroad tracks dies
Police have identified a Virginia woman who was killed when she was thrown from a vehicle stuck on railroad tracks in Maryland.
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Alexandria leaders say Amazon won’t quash affordable housing
In Amazon’s home of Seattle, housing prices have skyrocketed. But when Amazon moves to Crystal City, Alexandria officials say affordable housing won’t disappear.
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Thanksgiving weekend Metro work precedes Yellow Line shutdown
From next Monday through the end of the day Dec. 9, crews will shut down the Yellow Line bridge over the Potomac River to rebuild the concrete pads and other track support infrastructure. But before that, here’s what public transit will look like during Thanksgiving.
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Alexandria leaders see Amazon HQ2 as economic boom, not traffic nightmare
Alexandria leaders reject the notion that Amazon’s move to Northern Virginia will tangle up traffic. “We are focusing on ways to keep people moving in lots of different ways to get people around and we know we’re going to be able to do that,” said Alexandria Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Yon Lambert.
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Alexandria walk honors pedestrian, cycling crash victims
Dozens took to the streets Sunday afternoon to honor and call attention to the people whose lives have been lost or otherwise turned upside down in pedestrian or cycling crashes.
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