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12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Virginia Mall, Police Say 12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Virginia Mall, Police Say
12-Year-Old Girl's Bomb Threat Clears Virginia Mall, Police Say A 12-year-old girl was found responsible for a bomb threat that evacuated a mall in northern Virginia last week, authorities said. The threat against the Manassas Mall on Sudley Road was shared to Instagram on May 22. The mall was evacuated just after 8:50 a.m. as a precaution and officers determined there was no active threat to the mall, police said. The girl was identified on Tuesday, May 28, the PWCPD said. "After consultation with Juvenile Court Services, the case resulted in an informal action and will be handled through the juvenile diversion process," police said in a statemen…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD
Body Recovered From Potomac River Believed To Be Missing Swimmer Heading From VA To MD A body recovered from the Potomac River on Monday morning near Sandy Landing at Great Falls Park is believed to be that of a swimmer who was reported missing over the holiday weekend, officials say. Searches for the swimmer began on Friday night, when two men were reportedly attempting to swim from Virginia to Maryland, but only one made it successfully through the trip. 5/27 8a Potomac River - body recovered - believe to be the missing swimmer https://t.co/i2Z90YSZkB — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 27, 2024 "Presumably this all began on Friday, where we had a report of a couple swimme…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Married Couple Killed In Virginia Motorcycle Crash Pennsylvania Married Couple Killed In Virginia Motorcycle Crash
Pennsylvania Married Couple Killed In Virginia Motorcycle Crash A couple from York, PA died in a Virginia motorcycle crash earlier this month, authorities said. Bill Winemiller and his wife, Jane Winemiller, were heading east on Route 7 on a 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when it rear-ended a 2018 Honda Civic stopped for a red light at the intersection of Harry Byrd Highway and Main Street in Clarke County around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, according to Virginia State Police. Bill, 69, was taken to Winchester Medical Center, where he died on Saturday, May 11, his obituary on York Dispatch says. Jane died at the same hospital on Friday, M…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Good Karma: Florida Truck Driver Wins Pick 3 Lottery Ticket On Drive Through Virginia Good Karma: Florida Truck Driver Wins Pick 3 Lottery Ticket On Drive Through Virginia
Good Karma: Florida Truck Driver Wins Pick 3 Lottery Ticket On Drive Through Virginia A Florida trucker returned to Virginia to claim the lottery prize he'd won on a recent trip. Lamar Howard, of Orlando, FL, was passing through Virginia when he stopped and bought three Pick 3 tickets at the Love’s Travel Stop at 5021 Lee Highway outside Warrenton, lottery officials said.  While he was there, he helped another trucker who was having a difficult time. That’s not unusual, since Howard says he enjoys volunteering and helping other people. So maybe it was karma when Howard won $700 in that night’s Pick 3 drawing. The winning number combination in the April 29 drawing …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Baby Alligator Confiscated From Home By Spotsy Sheriff's Office Baby Alligator Confiscated From Home By Spotsy Sheriff's Office
Baby Alligator Confiscated From Home By Spotsy Sheriff's Office A baby alligator is settling into its new home at the Luray Zoo after being confiscated from a local resident. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office said the county's animal control division confiscated the young animal. "These creatures are not native to Virginia and personal ownership without proper licensing is illegal throughout the Commonwealth," the sheriff's office said. The Luray Zoo A Rescue Zoo website says it's a privately owned facility operating as a haven for unwanted pets, retired zoo animals, and abused animals.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Virginia Rocker, Founding Member Of Train Charlie Colin Dies, 58 Virginia Rocker, Founding Member Of Train Charlie Colin Dies, 58
Virginia Rocker, Founding Member Of Train Charlie Colin Dies, 58 Charlie Colin, a Virginia native and founding member of the band Train, died at 58 years old. The bassist was raised in Virginia before moving to California, but had been living in Belgium at the time of his death, according to his social media profiles. Train penned a tribute to Colin on X, saying he was "THE sweetest guy." When I met Charlie Colin, front left, I fell in love with him. He was THE sweetest guy and what a handsome chap. Let’s make a band that’s the only reasonable thing to do. His unique bass playing a beautiful guitar work helped get folks to notice us in SF and beyond.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Probe Reston Creep's 'Cheerleading' Business Amid Child Porn Investigation Police Probe Reston Creep's 'Cheerleading' Business Amid Child Porn Investigation
Police Probe Reston Creep's 'Cheerleading' Business Amid Child Porn Investigation Police are seeking the public's help in a case involving a 38-year-old Virginia man arrested on child porn charges. Jason Fragale, who went by Jason Mariani, presented himself as a USA Cheer coach and modeling recruiter for young girls in 2022 and 2023, operating a business on Freedom Drive in Reston, Virginia State Police said. Ten felony warrants were obtained in Loudoun County in Fragale's arrest last January, and Fragale was arrested in February at a Florida airport, in an apparent attempt to flee the country, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Fragale was extradited back …

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by Cecilia Levine
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$1.3 Billion Luxury Marriott Hotel One Step Closer To Opening First-Ever Virginia Location $1.3 Billion Luxury Marriott Hotel One Step Closer To Opening First-Ever Virginia Location
$1.3 Billion Luxury Marriott Hotel One Step Closer To Opening First-Ever Virginia Location The first-ever JW Marriott Hotel in Virginia is one step closer to opening at Reston Station. Last week, the developer, Comstock Companies, held a Topping Out ceremony to commemorate the placement of the final beam in the $1.3 billion project to construct a 243-room, 26-story luxury hotel. Setting new benchmarks at every turn, the JW Marriott Residences, Reston Station, has reached a new milestone with last... Posted by McWilliams|Ballard on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 The JW Marriott Hotel and Residences, spanning approximately 1.5 million square feet, will offer upscale accommodations …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Rare Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued For First Time In Nearly 20 Years Rare Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued For First Time In Nearly 20 Years
Rare Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued For First Time In Nearly 20 Years You may soon get a view of a rare spectacle. According to the NOAA National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center, a series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) began on Wednesday, May 8. CMEs are explosions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun’s corona. Space weather forecasters have issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for the evening of Friday, May 10. It's the first time a G4 Watch has been issued since January 2005. The watch says CMEs may linger into Sunday, May 12. Geomagnetic storms can also trigger spectacular displays of aurora (…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland
DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland A DC driver who stopped at a Maryland 7-Eleven to pick up Lottery scratchers before picking up a customer in Baltimore won a $50,000 prize. An anonymous Lottery player going by the moniker "H.B.," a regular Lottery player who travels throughout the DMV region for his job, is feeling lucky following his latest win, though he is no stranger to five-figure wins.  "H.B." said that he drives all over Maryland, Virginia, and DC for his work, and he occasionally stops by certain stores to grab scratch-of tickets in each jurisdiction. His visit to the 7-Eleven on North Point Boulevard in Balt…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Ex-Coworker IDs Alexandria Capitol Rioter Who Shoved Journalist, Police: Feds Ex-Coworker IDs Alexandria Capitol Rioter Who Shoved Journalist, Police: Feds
Ex-Coworker IDs Alexandria Capitol Rioter Who Shoved Journalist, Police: Feds A 57-year-old Virginia man has been arrested for assaulting law enforcement at the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot, federal officials said. David A. Marshall, Jr., of, Alexandria, identified by a former co-worker, assaulted law enforcement officers and a member of the news media, shoving and yanking the journalist down a set of stairs, and assisted other rioters in seizing police equipment, court papers say.  Just after 1:10 p.m., he "pushed and shoved" officers in the West Plaza then picked up up a yellow flag and took an officer’s baton and bag, federal paperwork details. Marsha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
DMV Chef Shutters Acclaimed Restaurant After 25 Years DMV Chef Shutters Acclaimed Restaurant After 25 Years
DMV Chef Shutters Acclaimed Restaurant After 25 Years After 25 years, Marcel's will be closing its doors. The Washington DC restaurant owned by Chef Robert Wiedmaier said its last day in business will be on May 12. "Since its opening in March 1999, Marcel's has been a cornerstone of Washington, DC's fine dining community for 25 extraordinary years," reads an announcement on the restaurant's website. "Despite our best efforts, Marcel's was unable to reach lease terms with the new building owner and will not be renewing its lease." The son of Holocaust survivors, Wiedmaier hails from Belgium and started out in the industry as a dishwasher. He w…

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by Cecilia Levine