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Snowstorm’s aftermath: Power outages throughout Virginia
The power has been knocked out Thursday morning for hundreds in Northern Virginia. Crews say it’s due to downed power lines and hope to have power restored later in the morning.
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Lowest and highest average car insurance premiums in the region
It’s not just the cost of new and used cars that keeps going up. Car insurance rates have also continued to climb – a new study showing rates have jumped about 3.5 percent since last year, and over 10 percent since 2011. And while that’s a lot, it’s still about half as high as the national average premium increase this decade.
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Stafford Co. track coach arrested for soliciting a minor
The Stafford County Sheriff’s office said in a news release that Delvin Ladon Jackson, 37, of Stafford, was taken into custody Wednesday. Jackson works at Colonial Forge High School.
1 week ago -
Prosecutor seeks to revoke release of man found insane in Va. officer shooting
A local prosecutor has asked the judge to revoke the conditional release of a man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2013 the shooting of a Virginia police officer.
1 week ago -
Tip leads to cocaine stashed in jailed man’s prosthetic leg
The discovery of cocaine inside a Virginia inmate’s prosthetic leg has led to an investigation into a suspected drug distribution operation at that jail.
2 weeks ago -
Naked, intoxicated teen found asleep after breaking into Stafford Co. home
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said a 16-year-old boy broke into a home and was found intoxicated and asleep, nude but wrapped in a blanket, on a living room couch.
2 months ago -
Busy Va. interchange finished, but other I-95 construction far from over
Construction on one of the busiest Interstate 95 interchanges in the Fredericksburg area has wrapped up on schedule, but there are a number of other major projects in the area set to continue for years.
2 months ago -
Cleanup underway after storm dumps snow in Va., Md.
Parts of the WTOP listening area are cleaning up after a storm dumped close to a foot of snow in southwestern Virginia and prompted school closings and delays in both Virginia and Maryland.
2 months ago -
Sunday snow-day: Photos from snowstorm south of DC
Snow began to accumulate in the southern suburbs of D.C. late Sunday afternoon. Some residents in the snowy areas sent in some photos of what they were seeing while they were wrapping up their weekend. See photos.
2 months ago -
Va. man arrested after ‘tense’ police standoff
Police and SWAT set up a perimeter Friday night around a Stafford County, Virginia, home following reports that a man fired several shots inside his house.
3 months ago -
Troopers investigating crash that killed 2 Virginia women
Virginia State police say a driver crossed the center line on Route 1, causing a chain-reaction crash. Two women are now dead.
3 months ago -
Va. man accused of killing wife after Marine Corps ball
The man charged with murdering his wife in an Arlington County hotel allegedly told police they had attended a Marine Corps ball.
3 months ago -
Virginia opens new state park in Stafford County
The newly opened Widewater State Park covers 1,100 acres, including two miles of water frontage along the Potomac River and Aquia Creek.
3 months ago -
Judge finds probable cause, orders Fox 5 break-in suspect held
The man who was shot after kicking his way through two glass doors into the lobby of Fox 5 has been ordered held without bond, after a judge found probable cause in his burglary case.
4 months ago -
After crashing into cars, Va. man climbed fast-food restaurant, deputies say
A Virginia man is under arrest Monday after allegedly striking 10 vehicles in a parking lot and climbing onto the roof of a Five Guys to evade police.
4 months ago
