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Meet The Fairfax County Attorney On 'Jeopardy!' Meet The Fairfax County Attorney On 'Jeopardy!'
Meet The Fairfax County Attorney On 'Jeopardy!' A Fairfax County attorney will be competing on the Wednesday, June 28 episode of "Jeopardy!" Vic Goel, a corporate and immigration lawyer from Vienna, is a managing partner at Reston's Goel & Anderson, LLC, according to the firm's website. "Vic is an active speaker and writer on immigration law and appears as a featured and keynote speaker on immigration issues at national and international industry meetings and trade association conferences," his bio reads.  "He has been interviewed on immigration issues by the NBC Nightly News, and his articles and quotes have appeared in print …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Drug Dealer Who Sold Deadly Dose To Teen Soldier Being Held Behind Bars In DC Drug Dealer Who Sold Deadly Dose To Teen Soldier Being Held Behind Bars In DC
Drug Dealer Who Sold Deadly Dose To Teen Soldier Being Held Behind Bars In DC The DC drug dealer who sold a lethal dose of fentanyl to a private in the US Army is in custody after being busted with more than 33 pounds of marijuana at an area airport as he returned home. Jaron Johnson, 22, was detained this week pending his upcoming trial for the drug distribution case that led to the death of an 18-year-old soldier last year, federal authorities announced. Court documents state that in May last year, Johnson distributed what he knew to contain fentanyl to the US Army private, which killed him within hours. Officials say that the cause of death was determined to be …

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
VA Mom, Tenacious Traffic Safety Advocate Allison Kennedy Dies VA Mom, Tenacious Traffic Safety Advocate Allison Kennedy Dies
VA Mom, Tenacious Traffic Safety Advocate Allison Kennedy Dies Support is surging for the family of a Fairfax County mom who died of a brain brain aneurysm. Allison Kennedy, of Burke, died on May 10, according to her obituary. She is survived by her two sons, Kit, 2 years old, Cal, 3 months, and loving husband, Brian. More than $73,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for the family as of Thursday, May 25. Born in California and raised in Washington, Allison graduated from Washington State University in 2010 and earned her master's degree from American University in 2014. There, she fell in love with Washington DC and her would-be husband, her …

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by Cecilia Levine
Politics
John Legend Endorses Fairfax County's Steve Descano John Legend Endorses Fairfax County's Steve Descano
John Legend Endorses Fairfax County's Steve Descano Fairfax County's Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano got an unlikely but much welcomed endorsement from none other than John Legend. The California-based EGOT recorded a 46-second clip that Descano, who is running against Edward J. "Ed" Nuttall on the Democratic bill, tweeted out last week. You might be thinking, what does John Legend know about Fairfax County politics? To Descano, that doesn't matter. He's just happy to have the "All of Me" singer's support. I'm excited to announce the endorsement of singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, John Legend. John's activism has led him t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds
Turtle Trafficker In VA Admits To Role In International Smuggling Scheme: Feds An elaborate turtle smuggling and trafficking ring orchestrated by a Virginia man has been broken up, federal officials announced this week. Louisa resident Stanlee Fazi, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to trafficking turtles out of Fredericksburg in violation of the Lacey Act, according to the Department of Justice. As part of his guilty plea, Fazi admitted that between July 2017 and June 2020, he illegally collected eastern box turtles from the wild and sold them on at least 27 occasions to buyers across the country. The scheme involved Fazi collecting payments using Fa…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Highly-Infectious 'Arcturus' Variant Detected In VA COVID-19: Highly-Infectious 'Arcturus' Variant Detected In VA
Covid-19: Highly-Infectious 'Arcturus' Variant Detected In VA A new COVID-19 variant first detected in New York in January has now been identified in 27 states, including Virginia. The so-called Arcturus strain — officially known as XBB.1.16 — is believed to be one of the most infectious versions of Omicron to date.  Shortly after the World Health Organization began monitoring the variant in late March, cases had been reported in about two dozen countries. The WHO says Arcturus is a "recombinant" of COVID subvariants BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. In addition to New York, XBB.1.16 has also been confirmed in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Penns…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Virginian Among Those Sickened By Eating Raw Flour Amid Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak Virginian Among Those Sickened By Eating Raw Flour Amid Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak
Virginian Among Those Sickened By Eating Raw Flour Amid Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak Federal investigators are working to identify a specific brand of flour that is linked to a salmonella outbreak that sickened at least one person in Virginia. A salmonella outbreak connected to raw flour has infected 12 people in 11 different states, with three forced to be hospitalized due to their illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Aside from Virginia, illnesses have also been reported in: New York; Ohio; Tennessee; Illinois (two); Missouri; Iowa; Minnesota; Nebraska; Oregon; California. The breakdown of illnesses reported amid the salmonell…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Longtime Acupuncturist Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Woman During Treatment In VA Longtime Acupuncturist Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Woman During Treatment In VA
Longtime Acupuncturist Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Woman During Treatment In VA Police say that a 64-year-old acupuncturist working at the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (VUIM) has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a client. McLean resident Dr. Chang Hee Kim turned himself in at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center this week following an investigation into reports from a woman who alleged he inappropriately touched her during two treatments in July that she later reported, according to the police department. The investigation into the allegation “determined Dr. Kim’s examination was beyond the scope of a medical examination,” officia…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Record TikTok Santa Claus Ad, Earn $100 Record TikTok Santa Claus Ad, Earn $100
Record TikTok Santa Claus Ad, Earn $100 Want to make an easy $100?  A California-based production company is looking for people across the U.S. willing to dress up as Santa Claus and record a holiday advertisement for TikTok. The 20- to 45-second script will be provided for the actor, who will film a vertical-style video sharing a message about a holiday money service, the casting call reads. The video can be taken from anywhere convenient for the actor. Click here to apply.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Breaking Bad: Drug Trafficker Sentenced For Importing 200 Pounds Of Meth Into Virginia: Feds Breaking Bad: Drug Trafficker Sentenced For Importing 200 Pounds Of Meth Into Virginia: Feds
Breaking Bad: Drug Trafficker Sentenced For Importing 200 Pounds Of Meth Into Virginia: Feds A California man who relocated to Virginia has been sentenced to decades behind bars for his role in a massive federal drug distribution ring involving hundreds of pounds of crystal in the region. Authorities say that Guy Benjamin Bowman, 57, who recently moved east to Meadowview, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for participating in a cross-country drug conspiracy that brought hundreds of pounds of crystal ice methamphetamine into Virginia, the US State’s Attorney announced. Specifically, Bowman was found guilty by a trial in July of: Conspiracy to possess with the inten…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Ex-Virginia State Police Trooper Dead After Abducting California Teen, Killing Her Family Ex-Virginia State Police Trooper Dead After Abducting California Teen, Killing Her Family
Ex-Virginia State Police Trooper Dead After Abducting California Teen, Killing Her Family A former Virginia State Police trooper was killed in a shootout with police who say he traveled across the country to Riverside, California, where he abducted a teenage girl he met online, before killing her mom, grandmother, and grandfather. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield, parked in a neighbor’s driveway and allegedly set the family’s home on fire before kidnapping the teen he “catfished” on Friday, Nov. 25, according to the Riverside Police Department. Edwards had previously worked as a trooper with Virginia State Police in Henrico County from early January until his resign…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Traveler Busted Trying To Bring Loaded Gun Aboard Reagan National Airport Flight: TSA Traveler Busted Trying To Bring Loaded Gun Aboard Reagan National Airport Flight: TSA
Traveler Busted Trying To Bring Loaded Gun Aboard Reagan National Airport Flight: TSA Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a traveler from carrying a loaded gun onto his flight at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, authorities said. The California resident's .40 caliber handgun was discovered in his carry-on bag at a security checkpoint on Friday, Nov. 18, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. It was loaded with 14 bullets, including one in the chamber. Police were called, the weapon was confiscated, and the man was arrested, she added. It was the 28th gun picked off at the airport's TSA checkpoint so far this year, off…

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by Nicole Acosta