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Montgomery Co. police review finds 2018 shooting, killing of unarmed man justified
An administrative review by the Montgomery County police found that Officer Anand Badgujar was “in grave danger” when he shot and killed 41-year-old Robert Lawrence White in a Silver Spring, Maryland, parking lot, on June 11, 2018, and that the shooting “was lawful and justified.”
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‘Not the Wild West’: Lost drivers fired at in Fauquier Co.
Twice in one week, lost drivers in Fauquier County, Virginia heard gunshots when they ended up on private property.
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Vanished: Va.-based Aireon to launch global plane-tracking system
McLean, Virginia-based Aireon’s new plane-tracking technology attempts to minimize the risk any commercial aircraft will disappear.
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Plea will take death penalty off table for man convicted in Charlottesville car attack
James Alex Fields, Jr. is expected to enter a plea to federal hate crimes in federal court in Charlottesville, to avoid the possibility of the death penalty, sources tell WTOP. Fields is already facing life in prison plus 419 years after being convicted in state court in December of first-degree murder in the death of activist Heather Heyer.
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FBI defends length of investigation into police shooting of Fairfax Co.’s Bijan Ghaisar
The FBI said its 16-month investigation into the shooting of Bijan Ghaisar is complicated, but Sen. Chuck Grassley isn’t satisfied with that answer.
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‘Some Response’ indeed: Horse tosses rider during race, hoofs it down Route 50
During a trip to Fauquier County, Virginia, one expects to see horses — but what happened last weekend is something people never would have expected. See video.
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Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in U. Md. murder, hate trial
Prosecutors have been advised the FBI has not found enough evidence to charge Sean Urbanski with federal hate crimes for the murder of U.S. Army Lieutenant Richard Collins III.
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DC priest rejects plea offer, maintains innocence in sex abuse of parishioners
A Catholic priest charged with sexually abusing three parishioners has rejected a plea deal, and will maintain his innocence at trial.
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Karaoke-singing assistant principal turns heads, lifts moods at Va. middle school
Students at H.H. Poole Middle School in Stafford, Virginia, can’t help but smile when they see their assistant principal singing karaoke to start off the school day. Watch video.
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Juvenile court for 4th Damascus HS student charged in locker room assault
A Montgomery County, Maryland, judge ruled Thursday that the fourth Damascus High School football player charged with using a broom to sexually assault younger students in a junior varsity locker room will be tried in juvenile court.
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EXCLUSIVE: New ‘movement’ in search for Virginia woman missing since 2011
Loudoun County’s sheriff told WTOP there has been progress in the eight-year case of Bethany Decker, who was five months pregnant when last seen by her live-in boyfriend in their Ashburn, Virginia, apartment.
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DC Council member says BMW involved in hit-and-run was borrowed by friend
D.C. Council Member Trayon White said he car was involved in a crash, but had been borrowed by a friend, without permission.
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Supreme Court to consider new Va. sentencings for Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo
The United States Supreme Court will consider whether younger Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo should be resentenced in Virginia, where he received four convictions, and was sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole.
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‘Laura would be very happy’: Md. moves toward harsher penalties for crimes against pregnant women
After more than a year of legislative work and a vote in the Maryland Senate, the father of Laura Wallen — a pregnant teacher who was murdered in 2017 — is hopeful Maryland will take steps to protect pregnant women.
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Squawk! Macaws migrate (this weekend only) from Jersey Shore to Dulles Super Pet Expo
One of the popular aspects of the Super Pet Expo is the exotic bird show by the New Jersey Bird Man, and his three macaws. See photos and video.
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