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Man in custody over parents' stabbing in Fairfax County 04/23/2019 11:15am • A Virginia man is suspected of stabbing his mother and father in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, Virginia, Tuesday morning. The stabbing happened around 7 a.m. Tuesday in the 6000 block of Sweet Pea Court near Franconia Road, in the same neighborhood as Edison High School and Franconia Ele Computers, not TV, are to blame for increase in US sitting time, study says 04/23/2019 11:10am • There's a key culprit in the battle against sitting. Time spent watching TV and videos has remained consistently high in the United States over the past 15 years, but time sitting at a computer has increased dramatically, new research finds. Leisure-time computer use increased between 4.8% and 38 Former Charles Co. instructional assistant charged with student sex offenses 04/22/2019 10:06pm • A former instructional assistant at Mattawoman Middle School in Charles County, Maryland, has been arrested and charged with sex offenses allegedly involving two students. Anthony Tyrone Williams, Jr., 23, of Waldorf, was removed from school and fired when the investigation began in January. O Sidwell Friends 5th grade student killed in Sri Lanka bomb attacks 04/22/2019 04:43pm • One of the Americans killed in the Easter bomb attacks in Sri Lanka was a young boy from the D.C. area. Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa was a fifth grade student at D.C.'s Sidwell Friends School. He had taken a leave of absence to study in Sri Lanka, and was planning to go back to the private school After slaying devil down in Georgia, Charlie Daniels brings golden fiddle to Frederick 04/22/2019 04:51am • He bravely put his soul on the line to slay the devil down in Georgia, emerging victorious as the most famous violinist in the history of country, bluegrass and southern-rock music. This Sunday, Charlie Daniels brings his golden fiddle to the Weinberg Center in historic Frederick, Maryland, p Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 21-27 04/20/2019 10:36pm • Here are some celebrities celebrating a birthday this week. April 21: Actress Elaine May is 87. Actor Charles Grodin is 84. Singer Iggy Pop is 72. Actress Patti LuPone is 70. Actor Tony Danza is 68. Actress Andie MacDowell is 61. Singer Robert Smith of The Cure is 60. Guitarist Michael Timmins of Woodbridge dance instructor arrested after sexual encounter with student 04/20/2019 01:51pm • A Woodbridge, Virginia, dance instructor was arrested Thursday and faces child pornography charges after an investigation into a sexual relationship he had with a student in 2014, Prince William County police said. Detectives began an investigation into Robert Lee Raney, 34, of the 3400 block of Geese trying to cross Capital Beltway hitch ride with Md. road crews 04/19/2019 03:15pm • Why did the Canada geese cross the Capital Beltway? Maryland state highway crews couldn't say, but they did step in to help a pair of adult geese reunite with their four goslings when they were separated near the Route 50 interchange. Around 10 a.m. Friday, road crews spotted four little gosli Are you protected from measles? It may depend on when you were born 04/19/2019 12:05pm • Nearly two decades after measles was declared eliminated in the United States, the country and the globe have seen an upsurge of cases -- including adults who thought they were protected by the vaccine. Now, some are questioning whether they are properly vaccinated and whet Va. man charged with using social media to prey on children 04/18/2019 10:13am • A Manassas, Virginia, man is being held without bond on a dozen felony counts, accused of targeting children through social media. Schuyler Corado Corado, 33, was arrested last week after investigators said they discovered hundreds of screenshots featuring child porn that he received through vari Black maternal health crisis prompts politicians, providers to act 04/18/2019 08:12am • WASHINGTON — One previous cesarean section, a five-page written plan outlining post-delivery care for her oldest child and around 12 weeks of natural childbirth classes still didn’t prove to be enough preparation for the arrival of Allyson Brown’s second child. Almost two months after turni Does sugar make kids hyper? That's largely a myth 04/18/2019 03:56am • Does sugar make kids hyper? Maybe. "If you look at the peer-reviewed evidence, we cannot say sugar absolutely makes kids hyper; however, you can't discount that sugar may have a slight effect" on behavior, said Kristi L. King, senior pediatric dietitian at Texas Children's Hospital and spokeswoma Police: Fairfax Co. music teacher arrested for sexually assaulting 2 students 04/17/2019 06:00pm • A music teacher in Annandale, Virginia, was arrested Tuesday for sexually abusing two former students, Fairfax County police said. The investigation into 56-year-old Jeffrey Cummins began in May 2018, when a juvenile disclosed that Cummins had inappropriately touched him over a period of several 2 Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream flavors recalled because of nut labeling issues 04/17/2019 07:43am • The parent company of Ben & Jerry's is pulling two ice cream flavors because of issues with nuts. Unilever is recalling some pint-size containers of Ben & Jerry's Coconut Seven Layer Bar bulk and Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey because they may contain almonds, Brazil nuts and hazelnuts t After 3 student arrests, backpack policy to change in Charles Co. schools 04/16/2019 11:06pm • Charles County Public Schools is making a change to improve security. Starting next Wednesday, April 24, all middle and high school students will have to keep their backpacks in their lockers during the entire school day. They won't be able to carry them from class to class or to lunch and pri