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Northern Virginia's Best Spots To Celebrate National Taco Day: Report
Northern Virginia is home to 14 taco joints that are sure to bring flavor, heat, and zest to your palate, according to Funinfairfaxva.com.
Tuesday, Oct. 4 is National Taco Day and there is no better way to celebrate than to treat yourself to some of the most delicious taco eateries in the Commonwealth.
Here is a list of some of the best local taco spots:
Taco Bamba: Falls Church, Vienna, Fairfax, Springfield
Señor Ramon Tacqueria: Chantilly, Great Falls, Leesburg, Reston, Sterling
Taco Zocalo: Reston
Fish Taco: Tysons
Cerrito’s Pupuseria: Chantilly
Picante Mexican Restaraunt: Chantilly
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Passenger Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
A passenger was killed when the vehicle she was traveling in crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said.
The SUV was traveling south near milepost 18.5 in West Deptford Township at about 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, when it left the roadway to the right and struck a guardrail, according to New Jersey State Police.
A passenger in the vehicle, Kayla Rodriguez, 26, of Falls Church, VA, died of her injuries, State Police said.
Authorities did not say if the driver, a 30-year-old Falls Church man, or a young passenger were hurt.
The crash remains under investigation.
Thief Arrested For Two Burglaries Of Falls Church Vietnamese Restaurant
Police have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection to burglaries at Eden Center in Falls Church, officials said.
On August 14, 2022, officers confronted Khanh Ngoc Le at the local Vietnamese shopping center, as he matched the description of a burglary suspect, the City of Falls Church Police said.
A few weeks later, Le was taken into custody in connection to two Vietnamese restaurant burglaries, authorities reported.
While in custody at the Arlington County Adult Detention Center, a warrant was served to Le for one of the burglaries he committed at Eden Center, back in 2021, police …
9-Year-Old Girl, Grandmother Killed In Virginia House Fire
Crystal Stoderl lost her mother and her child in the same horrific event.
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, at around 1:45 a.m., fire crews arrived at a home in the 6600 block of Barrett Road in Falls Church, where they put out a fire and pulled two victims and a dog from the blaze, officials said.
One of the occupants, 9-year-old Kaysie Arancibia, died at a hospital shortly after the incident.
She had just started 4th grade at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School, according to WUSA9.
Shortly after Arancibia's death, family and friends started a memorial, filled with balloons and flowers, …
Kevin Iglesias Of Falls Church Dies, 28
Kevin Iglesias, 28, of Falls Church, tragically died after a fall, DCNewsNow.com reported.
Iglesias was not just the centerpiece of his family, but he was also a special education instructor at a Fairfax County middle school, the website said.
Although his passing was tragic, friends and family remember Iglesias as a man with a big heart, who carried mementos from his students wherever he went, DCNewsNow.com said.
A visitation for Iglesias will take place on September 1 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at National Funeral Home, his obituary detailed.
Click here to read Kevin Iglesias' full obituary.…
VA Hospital Caretaker Fondled Incapacitated Patient's Genitals Twice: Police
A 21-year-old hospital worker in northern Virginia was arrested on accusations he twice fondled a patient's genitals, authorities announced.
Hektor Fernando Alvarez was hired by Metropolitan Healthcare Services (MHS), a company contracted by Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, at the time of the assaults, Fairfax County police said. He has since been fired.
On Thursday, July 7, the victim told a hospital technician that his previous caretaker, later identified as Alvarez, of Falls Church, had sexually assaulted him in April, police said. The victim, who requires 24/7 care d…
Arlington Man Who Burned, Stabbed Virginia Mother To Death Apprehended: Police
Police have arrested the man who stabbed a Falls Church woman to death before setting her on fire, officials said.
On August 10 at around 3 p.m., police responded to the 2900 block of Willston Place where they found Silvia Abacay, 40, of Falls Church, on fire and suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Fire officials put out the flames and Abacay was pronounced dead the scene, police reported.
Surveillance footage from the area showed Richard Montano, 47, of Arlington, entering Abacay's home shortly before her murder, authoriti…
