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After 16 years, Loudoun Co. prosecutor Jim Plowman to become judge
Loudoun County prosecutor Jim Plowman will step down in November, and become a judge in the 20th Judicial District.
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Va. woman who lost gay rights custody battle to her mother dies
Sharon Bottoms Mattes, who lost custody of her young son to her mother in 1993 after a Virginia court ruled her same-sex relationship made her “an unfit parent,” has died at age 48.
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Teen charged in Damascus High School locker room rape to be tried in juvenile court
A judge ruled Friday that one of the four Damascus High School football players initially charged as an adult with sexually attacking four teammates with a broomstick will now be tried in juvenile court.
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Va. woman kept dead mother’s body wrapped in blankets, air fresheners for 6 weeks
A Bristol, Virginia, woman is charged with concealing her mother’s body under dozens of blankets and air fresheners in their home, more than six weeks after her mother died.
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After harsh words, Leesburg plans to donate African-American cemetery
After heated rhetoric, the town of Leesburg, Virginia, plans to donate a historic cemetery to a group that preserves African-American burial grounds.
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Radio on: What’s different, the same for radio listeners over the years
Happy “World Radio Day!” Some things have changed in the way people listen to radio, but others remain the same.
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Man indicted in 2016 lifeguard rape at Alexandria pool
The woman was attacked on a Saturday afternoon, during Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3, 2016, at the pool in the 200 block of South Pickett Street.
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Son who sought ‘human sacrifice’ to enter plea in Loudoun Co. murder
A Loudoun County man who allegedly told a friend he “needed a human sacrifice” before killing his father will enter a plea later this month to avoid trial.
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In a once-flourishing taxicab mecca, DC rides plummet
Ridesharing services are having a dramatic effect on the number of taxicab rides in the nation’s capital.
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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.
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Md. man turns childhood Hot Wheels passion into world’s priciest collection
The toy cars were introduced in 1968. Now, a Montgomery County man’s Hot Wheels toy car collection is estimated to be worth $1.5 million.
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Options wide open for configuration of new American Legion Bridge
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administrator says relieving congestion on Interstates 495 and 270, and particularly the daily bottlenecks before the bridge’s Potomac River crossing is the project’s primary goal.
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Family describes road rage in fatal DC hit and run, vehicle found
Police have recovered the vehicle believed to have been used in a fatal hit and run that killed a 35-year-old man in Northwest D.C.
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Prince William Co. school head proposes ‘largest pay raise in a decade’
Prince William County Public Schools Superintendent Steve Walts has proposed an almost 5 percent raise for all teachers and staff, as part of the Virginia school division’s proposed $1.13 billion budget for fiscal year 2019-20.
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Death investigation complete for Md. man who killed self before murder trial
Tyler Tessier had five people he wanted to get in touch with before he killed himself last year, hours ahead of opening statements in his murder trial for the 2017 death of his pregnant girlfriend, Laura Wallen.
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