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Home Explosion: Virginia Family Of 7 Escapes Fire That Claimed Everything But Their Lives Home Explosion: Virginia Family Of 7 Escapes Fire That Claimed Everything But Their Lives
Home Explosion: Virginia Family Of 7 Escapes Fire That Claimed Everything But Their Lives The Keller family is still making sense of it all. The sounds of popping and crackling that awoke the family patriarch, Brayden, on Friday, Oct. 20, is what ultimately saved their lives, according to a GoFundMe for Brayden, his wife, and their five children. Brayden was able to get all five children and his wife out of the house before the explosion that claimed their home and everything inside of it, on the 16000 block of Woodgrove Road in Round Hill at 4:30 a.m., the Kellers and fire officials said. "We are doing everything we can do to stay positive for our children during this incredib…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County $1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County
$1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County Two firefighters were injured battling flames that caused nearly $1 million in damages to a Loudoun County home Monday, Aug. 21. Reports of a fire with possible victims trapped in a home on the 17300 block of Smokey View Court in Round Hill were called into dispatchers 6:50 p.m. At 6:49 p.m., on Monday, August 21, 2023, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received multiple... Posted by Loudoun County Fire and Rescue on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 While most of the fire was involving the garage area of the home, fire was quickly spreading into other areas of the home t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Northern VA Cruelty Case: Officials 100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Northern VA Cruelty Case: Officials
100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Northern VA Cruelty Case: Officials More than 100 animals found living in squalor at a Loudoun County animal rescue have been seized, and more than a dozen charges have been filed against the organization's officials, authorities announced. The investigation into the mistreatment of animals at Luck of the Irish Animal Rescue in Round Hill began with an unrelated call for service to a home last February, when responding officers saw a "large number of animals living in deplorable conditions," Loudoun County Animal Services said. Upon inspection of the conditions inside the home, Humane Law Enforcement Officers found 42 an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Child Porn-Filled Hard Drive Flushed Down Toilet Recovered By FBI Child Porn-Filled Hard Drive Flushed Down Toilet Recovered By FBI
Child Porn-Filled Hard Drive Flushed Down Toilet Recovered By FBI Despite his best efforts to cover up his misdeeds, a Virginia man will spend years behind bars after being busted by federal officials with a hard drive filled with child pornography. Loudoun County resident Max Christian Frear, 35, of Round Hill, has been convicted on charges of receipt of child pornography and attempted destruction of evidence following an investigation into his years-long exchange of illicit materials over the Internet. According to federal prosecutors, between November 2019 and January 2022, Frear used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to receive child pornography,…

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by Zak Failla
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Children Among Seven Hurt In Wrong-Way Loudoun County Crash: Report Children Among Seven Hurt In Wrong-Way Loudoun County Crash: Report
Children Among Seven Hurt In Wrong-Way Loudoun County Crash: Report Two children were among the seven victims hurt in a wrong-way crash in Loudoun County, Fox5 DC reports. A sedan driver traveling in the opposite direction of eastbound traffic crashed into a pickup truck on Harry Byrd Highway at Stoneleigh Drive in Round Hill just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, the outlet says.  The three adults and two children who were riding in the truck were taken to a local hospital, where they were expected to survive, according to the outlet.  A third driver was also reportedly injured in the crash, while the sedan driver was unharmed. Click here f…

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by Nicole Acosta