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'Suck It Up:' Radio Host Doles Brutal Advice To Pregnant VA Woman's Husband 'Suck It Up:' Radio Host Doles Brutal Advice To Pregnant VA Woman's Husband
'Suck It Up:' Radio Host Doles Brutal Advice To Pregnant VA Woman's Husband New York Times bestseller David Ramsey didn't mince words when a Virginia man called in to his radio show to discuss his wife's unstable work history. "Alex" from Norfolk was a recent guest on "The Ramsey Show" where he described his wife's inability to maintain a job while also juggling more than $50,000 in debt with a child on the way as she seeks "satisfaction," in the workplace. My Wife Wants To Quit Her Job The Ramsey Show Highlights The topic was nothing new to the caller, who said that his 23-year-old bride has had trouble maintaining a job for more than six months at a time whi…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Expectant Father, Navy Sailor From Virginia Tanner Huffman Dies Suddenly, 22 Expectant Father, Navy Sailor From Virginia Tanner Huffman Dies Suddenly, 22
Expectant Father, Navy Sailor From Virginia Tanner Huffman Dies Suddenly, 22 Tanner Huffman, a former baseball player from northern Virginia turned Navy sailor, died on Saturday, Aug. 26. Tanner Huffman, 22, played baseball for Massapnoax High School before serving the U.S. as a member of the Navy — following in his father's footsteps, according to his obituary. Tanner, of Colonial Beach and Fredericksburg, met his wife, Heather, while stationed in Japan, his obit says. They two were expecting a daughter, Kamryn June, together in October, the obituary says. Condolences poured in on Facebook. Here’s to the one who always made us laugh, smile and live like there…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Nuclear-Powered Sub Command Stays In Northern Virginian Hands Nuclear-Powered Sub Command Stays In Northern Virginian Hands
Nuclear-Powered Sub Command Stays In Northern Virginian Hands Naval submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) is in good hands. Northern Virginian hands, again. Navy Cmdr. Scott Bresnahan, a Fairfax Station native, turned command of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine over to Cmdr. Kyle McVay, a Springfield native, this summer. The sub is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the U.S. Navy, designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions.  This particular sub was the sixteenth Virginia-class submarine built when it was commissioned in September 2018, with a crew of more than 130 personnel. It's more than 377…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suicides Of Sailors Assigned To Same Navy Ship Were Not Connected: Military Suicides Of Sailors Assigned To Same Navy Ship Were Not Connected: Military
Suicides Of Sailors Assigned To Same Navy Ship Were Not Connected: Military After a string of suicides hit the USS George Washington, the Navy is saying that they are not connected. Three USS George Washington Sailors died by suicide in April 2022, with the Navy saying that the Sailors had no social or working relationships with one another, and that each Sailor was experiencing "unique and individualized life stressors" that led to their deaths, according to a statement made by the United State Fleet Forces Command. “We have diligently worked to determine the facts and understand the circumstances surrounding these tragic events with the hope that this will not on…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Navy Command Sees Four Suicides In One Month, Even More With Suicidal Thoughts Navy Command Sees Four Suicides In One Month, Even More With Suicidal Thoughts
Navy Command Sees Four Suicides In One Month, Even More With Suicidal Thoughts The Navy is making headlines for suicide yet again after four Navy sailors appear to have died by suicide over the course of less than a month in the same Norfolk Navy command, reports CBS News. All four of the sailors were assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), which repairs and maintains military ships. This comes within the same year that at least seven sailors assigned to the USS George Washington died, many by suicide. The deaths have called health resources provided by the Navy into question, and if sailors had adequate access to it, the outlet continues…

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by Annie DeVoe
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VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report
VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report A 41-year-old Virginia man has been found guilty killing of a police officer originally from Massachusetts during a traffic stop almost three years, Daily Press reports.  Vernon Green II, of Newport News, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of Newport News Police Officer Katherine "Katie" Thyne on Thursday, Nov. 17, the outlet reports.  The 24-year-old got stuck between the driver's door and frame of Green's car while officers tried pulling him out during a marijuana investigation on January 23, 2020, the outlet reports. Thyne died when the car crashed into a tree about a block a…

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by David Cifarelli
Obituaries
Fairfax County Community Reeling Following Death 27-Year-Old Navy Vet Fairfax County Community Reeling Following Death 27-Year-Old Navy Vet
Fairfax County Community Reeling Following Death 27-Year-Old Navy Vet Tributes and memorials have flooded in on social media for a 27-year-old Navy veteran who died earlier this week.  Anthony "Tony" Fortkort died on Sunday, June 19, according to his obituary. He is survived by his parents, brothers, his sister, and his extended family. They did not disclose his cause of death.  Fortkort was a Flint Hill graduate who attended Liberty University and spent four years in the Navy. He was a standout football and lacrosse star while attending high school in Oakton.   His family will hold a funeral mass at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 27, at St…

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by Josh Lanier