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Lifestyle
These DMV Cities Are Among Safest In US: New Ranking
Some neighborhoods in the DMV region rank among the safest in the United States, according to a newly released report from WalletHub. Two from Virginia were in the top 10 in the new ranking, with the state boasting five overall, joining two from Maryland and the District of Columbia as the safest cities in America in 2024. In making their rankings, WalletHub evaluated a variety of "threats to safety," including the possibility of natural disasters, mass shootings, traffic accidents, and other dangers. “When people think about safety in a city, their minds probably immedia…
Sports
Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics
A strong contingent of athletes and para athletes from Maryland and Virginia are headed to the Paris Olympics. A total of 24 athletes from Maryland and 15 from Virginia have all qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. Athletes from Maryland set to sport the Red, White, and Blue during the Olympics: Phoebe Bacon, of Chevy Chase, in swimming; Aaron Brooks, of Hagerstown, in wrestling; Kevin Durant, of DC, in basketball; Erin Gemmell of Bethesda, in swimming; Noah Hanssen, of Maryland, in wheelchair fencing; Jahmal …
News
Daycare Commercial Casting Paid Roles Across Northeast
Do you want to be in a commercial about daycare? A commercial for highlighting the benefits of a daycare communication technology for parents and teachers is seeking talent for four roles, according to a casting notice. The commercial is looking for people from Baltimore, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York City, Jersey City and Virginia Beach. The roles include: A female daycare owner between the ages of 30 and 50, a female daycare director between the ages of 25 and 50, a daycare teacher between the ages of 18 and 40, and the parent of a daycare child between the ages of 18 and…
Sports
Former Maryland HS Football Standouts To Star For UGA During National Championship Game
Some hopeful high school football standouts from the DMV region are hoping to bring some fresh hardware back to the area as the top-ranked University of Georgia takes on Texas Christian University for the national championship on Monday night in California. Several standouts who cut their teeth playing ball in Virginia and Maryland will be under the bright lights at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, Jan. 9 as the favored Bulldogs take on the Horned Frogs for the title as they hope to continue their Cinderella story. While both teams largely feature top talent from the south, the DMV wi…
Police & Fire
UVA Shooting Suspect In Custody, Victims ID'd As Football Players: Officials
Authorities have arrested the suspect wanted in the University of Virginia shooting that left three people dead and two wounded on Sunday, Nov. 13. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a UVA student and former walk-on football player from the Petersburg area, was taken into custody just before 11 a.m., according to the UVA Police Department. The 22-year-old was captured on the 5700 block of Edgelawn Street, after an officer spotted the suspect's vehicle in the eastern part of Henrico County, local police said on Twitter. Good evening, On behalf of the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office, please …
Police & Fire
Three Americans Found Dead In Mexico City AirBnb
Three Americans were found dead under unknown circumstances at an Airbnb in Mexico City, multiple news outlets are reporting. Local police found the bodies of Kandace Florence and Jordan Marshall, both 28 and of Virginia Beach, and Courtez Hall, 33, of New Orleans, LA, at their vacation rental on Oct. 30, WAVY first reported. According to the city prosecutor's office, security guards mentioned smelling gas, leading authorities to believe their deaths were possibly caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, Bloomberg reports. However, the investigation remains ongoing, and the&nbs…
News
Government Contractor In Virginia To Pay $1.1M For Kickback Scheme On Wounded Warriors Program
Virginia-based Management Consulting, Inc. (Mancon) has been ordered to pay a million-dollar penalty for a kickback scheme involving the Wounded Warrior Program. Federal officials announced that the Virginia Beach business is being held strictly liable under the Anti-Kickback Act and ordered it to pay a $1,088,803 civil penalty for a years-long scheme. Between 2008 and 2015, prosecutors say that Mancon served as a prime contractor for the United States’ Wounded Warrior Program, and from 2012 to 2015, the subcontractor that Mancon selected to work on its prime contracts accepted $1,088,803 i…
Police & Fire
Washington DC Mom Charged With Homicide In Death Of 2-Year-Old Daughter
A 38-year-old Washington DC mom has been charged with murdering her 2-year-old child, authorities said. Leandra Andrade was initially arrested on a child abuse charge after her daughter suffered a fatal medical emergency on Aug. 1, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. Police and EMS workers responded to the Cutty Sark Motel on the 3600 block of Atlantic Avenue, where they pronounced the toddler dead at the scene around 3:30 a.m. that morning, authorities said. While authorities worked to investigate how the child died, Andrade was brought to a local hospital for treatment, th…
News
Maryland Naval Officer Accused Of Cyberstalking, Campaigning To Ruin Ex-Wife's Life: Feds
A US Naval Officer from Maryland and his housemate are facing years in prison for running an elaborate cyberstalking and bullying campaign to harass his estranged wife, federal officials announced. Montgomery County residents Jason Michael Leidel, 43, an active-duty commissioned officer of the United States Navy and Sarah Elizabeth Sorg, 43, a senior trial attorney for the US Department of Transportation, both of Silver Spring, have been charged for their roles in knowingly bullying the officer’s former wife. The charges against the pair include aggravated identity theft, fraud related to a…
Lifestyle
Virginia Beach Fire Captain Battles Cancer
Support is surging for a Virginia Beach fire captain battling cancer. Matt Chiaverotti, affectionately known as "Chevy," was 43 years old when he was diagnosed with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (ATC), metastatic carcinoma — rare form of cancer — and is undergoing treatment in Houston, TX, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. With more than 20 years of firefighting experience, Chiaverotti is a search team manager with FEMA Virginia Task Force 2. He has responded to thousands of calls across Virginia Beach, and in April 2012, spent several hours searching for victims of an…
Obituaries
Virginia Native, Army Veteran Brigette Lorraine Oden Dies Suddenly, 26
Friends and family of Brigette Lorraine Oden remember her as a passionate young woman who served her family and her country. The 26-year-old died unexpectedly on July 16, leaving behind a loving family and many friends, her obituary said. As a young adult from Virginia Beach, Oden left home to graduate from West Virginia University, and later receive a graduate degree in legal studies from Regent University, according to a GoFundMe page created in her honor. She began her professional career as a paralegal specialist in the rank of Staff Sergeant in the West Virginia Army National Guard…
Police & Fire
DC Boy In Pair Of Mysterious Virginia Beach Drownings Had Just Started His Own Business
One was a rising star mechanic, the other a young business owner with big hopes and dreams. Both Zamari Wilson, 12, of Washington DC, and Ryan Neal, 44, drowned within hours of each other July Fourth weekend on Virginia Beach. Ryan Michael Neal's body was found in the 3400 block of Shore Drive at 4:15 pm July 3. He drowned a little over a mile away from where 12-year-old Zamari Wilson went missing earlier that day. Wilson was visiting family for the holiday weekend and last seen swimming near the Delta Marriott on Shore Drive around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 3, as reported by Pilot Onli…
Police & Fire
Second Victims Of Mysterious Virginia Beach Drownings Was Mechanic Working On Sobriety
One was a rising star mechanic, the other a young business owner with big hopes and dreams. Both Zamari Wilson, 12, and Ryan Neal, 44, drowned within hours of each other July Fourth weekend on Virginia Beach. Ryan Michael Neal's body was found in the 3400 block of Shore Drive at 4:15 pm July 3. He drowned a little over a mile away from where 12-year-old Zamari Wilson went missing earlier that day. Trouble began when Neal went walking on a sandbar with his girlfriend, his friend wrote on a GoFundMe page. She struggled to save him for over 30 minutes before almost drowning herself. Zam…
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Boy Among Two Drowned Off Virginia Beach
A 12-year-old boy and an unidentified male drowned in the Virginia Beach waters Fourth of July weekend, Pilot Online reports. Zamari Wilson was visiting family for the holiday weekend and last seen swimming near the Delta Marriott on Shore Drive around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 3, the paper said. A search involving the Virginia Beach Fire Department, EMS and Coast Guard was launched, bringing a pair of 29-foot response boats and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to the beach. Zamari's body was found around 1:30 p.m. Hours later, another male's body was found after he was reportedly struggling in t…
Business
Wegmans Says Goodbye To Plastic Bags At Virginia Stores
Customers will soon no longer be able to get single-use plastic bags at Wegmans stores in Virginia, the company announced this week. The grocery chain said stores in Leesburg, Dulles, Potomac, Lake Manassas, Virginia Beach, and Charlottesville would stop using the bags beginning on July 1. Wegmans in Fairfax and Richmond counties have already phased out single-use plastic bags. Customers can purchase paper bags for 5 cents each or bring reusable bags for their groceries. The company said it would donate any money generated from the sale of paper bags to local food banks, the com…
News
Meet Sable: The 800-Pound Great White Making Her Rounds Off The VA Coast
There's an 800-pound, 11.5-foot Great White shark reminding us it's almost time for shark watch season as she made her appearance off the coast of Virginia. Sable was spotted off the coast of Virginia beach on Tuesday, May 10, according to a Tweet from OCEARCH. Sable is currently off of Virginia Beach, VA! We met this 800lb, & 11.5ft female white shark off W Ironbound Island, Nova Scotia last September & she's traveled over 5,000 miles since! Track Sable's movements: https://t.co/0733fGAcAF#FactsOverFear #Sharks #whiteshark pic.twitter.com/IBzptytAOI — OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) May 5…
News
New Jersey's 'Suitcase Killer' Case Debuts As Lifetime Movie This Summer
A New Jersey homicide with Virginia ties will be detailed in a new Lifetime movie, set for release later this year. "Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story," premiers June 18. The movie is a retelling of how the mom of two and ex-fertility nurse, of Woodbridge, killed her husband to continue an alleged affair. McGuire was found guilty of using a power saw to cut up her husband, Navy veteran William "Bill" McGuire, and putting his body parts into suitcases. Prosecutors say she chucked the luggage into the Chesapeake Bay, but the suitcases later washed up on Virginia Beach. The former …
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