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Navy airman accused of trying to hire hitman to kill wife
Navy prosecutor Lt. Jennifer Schwartau says Seaman Uriel Gerardo Olivas offered an undercover officer money in the murder-for-hire plot.
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Virginia Retirement System sees 22 cases of identity theft
Authorities say 22 fraudulent online accounts were created for government employees enrolled in the Virginia Retirement System.
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Man who says police used excessive force has charges dropped
Two misdemeanor charges against a Virginia man who says police officers used excessive force during a traffic stop have been dropped.
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Downed trees cause power outages in Virginia
Around 700 people are left in the dark Thursday morning in Fairfax County, Arlington and Falls Church after a tree fell on power lines in Virginia.
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Virginia forensic lab sees more drug cases, creating backlog
The director of the Virginia Department of Forensic Science says the growing number, complexity and safety requirements of drug cases submitted for testing has created a substantial backlog.
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Va. Goldilocks bank robber succeeds on third try
Authorities in Virginia are looking for a bank robber who tried twice and failed before walking off with cash on his third attempt.
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New schools, new tech as new school year begins in booming Loudoun Co.
The Loudoun County Public School system, which is the first major school system in Northern Virginia to return from summer break, is usually cited as one of the fastest-growing school districts in Virginia. In total, the student body is expected to swell by a few thousand students this year to more than 83,000.
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Wrongful death suit filed against Lyft, former driver
The suit claims former driver Tariq Rasheed pepper-sprayed Justin Lavelle and left him on a highway shoulder. Lavelle was struck by a car and died.
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Urgent care clinic to open at Virginia truck stop
Carilion Clinic announced Wednesday that it will lease much of an 8,300-square-foot building being constructed by the truck stop in Raphine, a small community between Staunton and Lexington.
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Transcript: Juror talked about Manafort defense during trial
A juror in Paul Manafort’s case reported during the trial that another juror made comments about the weakness of the former Trump campaign chairman’s defense.
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Police release sketch of suspect in Manassas City assault
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his late 30s. Police say he attacked a woman who had been running in Stonewall Park Saturday morning.
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Rope, not dope: Hemp harvest at Washington’s Mount Vernon
Like many myths, though, Washington’s connections to cannabis are not invented out of whole cloth. Washington did indeed grow industrial hemp on his Mount Vernon estate.
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Va. man wanted on felony fondling charge arrested while awaiting flight to leave US
A Manassas, Virginia, man in the country illegally from El Salvador was arrested at Dulles International Airport Tuesday on an outstanding arrest warrant for felony fondling of a child.
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Fixes promised for families losing homes to I-66 toll lanes
Following complaints from families being forced out of their homes by construction of toll lanes on Interstate 66, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam promised on WTOP Wednesday that the group would now be treated the right way.
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3 sought on animal-cruelty charges after sick puppies were sold online
Authorities found 11 puppies — ranging in age from seven to 14 weeks — inside a shed with inadequate ventilation and no food or water. Two Woodbridge, Virginia, women and a Waldorf, Maryland, man are being sought.
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