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Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week
Big Change Set For Christmas TV Classic 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' This Week The iconic Christmas TV classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" will return to its originating network for the first time in a half-century after its debut 60 years ago. On Dec. 6, 1964, the Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment hour-long claymation special debuted on NBC. But after a 10-year run, CBS acquired rights. Now, NBC has reacquired the rights, and will broadcast the nostalgic show exactly 60 years after its initial airing -- at 8 p.m. Eastern time this Friday, Dec. 6. The show is narrated by Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman. The storyline begins when Donner, the lead reindeer fo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Sports
Grammy-Nominated DMV Artist Shaboozey To Play Halftime Show At Bears-Lions Thanksgiving Game Grammy-Nominated DMV Artist Shaboozey To Play Halftime Show At Bears-Lions Thanksgiving Game
Grammy-Nominated DMV Artist Shaboozey To Play Halftime Show At Bears-Lions Thanksgiving Game Grammy-nominated DMV native Collins Obinna Chibueze - better known as Shaboozey - had a banner week. Fresh off of multiple Grammy nominations, the NFL confirmed that the Woodbridge native would be the featured artist at during the halftime show of the Detroit Lions-Chicago Bears game on Thanksgiving. The game begins at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, and can be viewed on CBS. According to the NFL, "the holiday games continue to be a force in viewership," and millions are expected to see the six-time Grammy-nominated star on the big stage. "US viewership for each Thanksgiving halftime sho…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics
Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics A strong contingent of athletes and para athletes from Maryland and Virginia are headed to the Paris Olympics. A total of 24 athletes from Maryland and 15 from Virginia have all qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26. Athletes from Maryland set to sport the Red, White, and Blue during the Olympics:  Phoebe Bacon, of Chevy Chase, in swimming; Aaron Brooks, of Hagerstown, in wrestling; Kevin Durant, of DC, in basketball; Erin Gemmell of Bethesda, in swimming; Noah Hanssen, of Maryland, in wheelchair fencing; Jahmal …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Body Found In Maryland Field In 1998 ID'd As DC Woman: Now It's Time To Find Her Killer Body Found In Maryland Field In 1998 ID'd As DC Woman: Now It's Time To Find Her Killer
Body Found In Maryland Field In 1998 ID'd As DC Woman: Now It's Time To Find Her Killer For 25 years, the body of LaQuanda Denise "Niecey" Williams was called Jane Doe. That changed last October, a few months after NBC aired a segment about the 1998 Charles County cold case, and a family member called police that very night. On Friday, March 22, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that death of 31-year-old Niecey Williams has been ruled a homicide. But her story isn't over yet. “Learning the identity of Jane Doe after 25 years is a testament to the relentless dedication of our investigators," Sheriff Troy D. Berry said. "Today, we take a significant step forward in…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
DC Singer Falls Flat On 'The Voice DC Singer Falls Flat On 'The Voice
DC Singer Falls Flat On 'The Voice For "The Voice" judges, Ash Haynes wasn't quite it. The 36-year-old Washington D.C. singer who once sang backup for a Swedish artist at Eurovision took to the NBC stage in this season's debut Monday night, Feb. 27. Haynes sang "Simply the Best" by Tina Turner for judges Reba McEntire, John Legend, Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay. None of the judges turned their chairs for Haynes, but did give her some constructive criticism. EGOT Legend told Haynes if she was going to hit the big notes, she should do so "more accurately" and with control and precision. Shay of Dan + Shay said Haynes…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Fredericksburg Dad Wins 'The Voice' Fredericksburg Dad Wins 'The Voice'
Fredericksburg Dad Wins 'The Voice' Michael Huntley has won "The Voice." The Fredericksburg, VA dad, who brought his 6-year-old daughter on stage earlier in the season to choose his coach, sang “Another Love" by Tom Odell and "Higher" by Creed for his last performances before votes were cast. On the second finale night, Huntley performed "Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door" by Bob Dylan as a duet with coach Niall Horan. The final two came down to Huntley and Ruby Leigh. Then Huntley's name was called. He erupted in tears of joy. Host Carson Daly reveals the winner of Season 24 of The Voice. Watch The Voice on NBC and streamin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Stud Loudoun County Golfer, 21, Tees Off Thursday At US Open Stud Loudoun County Golfer, 21, Tees Off Thursday At US Open
Stud Loudoun County Golfer, 21, Tees Off Thursday At US Open Loudoun County native Michael Brennan didn’t take long to make his impact on the PGA Tour. The 21-year-old stunned with Tuscarora High School in Leesburg before taking his talents to Wake Forest University.  He was front and center in Tinseltown during the opening round of the tournament, where he shot a +4 during his debut at a major championship. Ironically, Rickie Fowler’s record-setting performance comes a decade after he signed a photo for Brennan, who once dressed up in one of the golfer’s notoriously bright-colored outfit for Halloween in 2012. 2012: Dresses up like Rickie Fowle…

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by Zak Failla
News
Arlington's Chuck Todd Leaving 'Meet The Press' Arlington's Chuck Todd Leaving 'Meet The Press'
Arlington's Chuck Todd Leaving 'Meet The Press' If it's Sunday, Chuck Todd will now be able to sleep in. But Kristen Welker won't. The Arlington resident announced he is stepping down as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," the venerable Sunday morning news show.  Todd had been moderator of the show since 2014 and his last show is expected to be in September. He said he will remain at NBC News. Today we close our show with an announcement from @chucktodd:"While today is not my final show, this will be my final summer here at Meet the Press. ... I am really proud of what this team and I have built over the last decade." pic.twitter.…

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by Sam Barron
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Virginia Teen Stuns On 'The Voice' Virginia Teen Stuns On 'The Voice'
Virginia Teen Stuns On 'The Voice' A 17-year-old Loudon County girl is on her way to stardom after stunning judges on NBC's "The Voice." Mary Kate Connor took the stage on the popular singing show with a rendition of "Stars" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, getting judges Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson to immediately turn around for her. "You just nailed it, like dead on, like a younger Brandi Carlile," stated judge Kelly Clarkson. "Your voice is very soft and angelic but also it's funny when you say North Carolina...," Blake Shelton said, before Mary Kate interrupts him. "It's Virginia." Mary Kate Connor perfor…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Who Did Loudon County's Mary Kate Connor Pick As Her Coach On The Voice? Who Did Loudon County's Mary Kate Connor Pick As Her Coach On The Voice?
Who Did Loudon County's Mary Kate Connor Pick As Her Coach On The Voice? A 17-year-old Loudon County girl is on her way to becoming a superstar after performing on NBC's "The Voice". Mary Kate Connor took the stage on the popular singing show with a beautiful rendition of "Stars" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, getting judges Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson to immediately turn around for her. "You just nailed it, like dead on, like a younger Brandi Carlile," stated judge Kelly Clarkson. To watch the audition, click here. The Loudon County teen had both superstar musicians fighting for her to be a part of their team, ultimately going with country music sta…

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by Annie DeVoe
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UVA Grad Makes SNL Debut With Aubrey Plaza As NBC Page UVA Grad Makes SNL Debut With Aubrey Plaza As NBC Page
UVA Grad Makes SNL Debut With Aubrey Plaza As NBC Page Starting his dream job in the NBC Page program two days after graduating from University of Virginia would've been plenty for Micah Rucci. But last Saturday, Jan. 21, the 23-year-old North Wildwood native's dream job got even cooler, as he made his "Saturday Night Live" debut with host Aubrey Plaza. Rucci and the other pages joked they'd be written into the script, as Plaza was famously in the same program when she was around their age. So when Rucci saw his name next to Plaza's, Amy Poheler's, and his coworker Talya Ozbelli's on the call sheet, he was in disbelief. "I thought, 'There's n…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died A Washington DC teacher can be seen on bodycam footage yelling for help and resisting arrest in an encounter with police in Los Angeles who ultimately shock him with a stun gun before he went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month. Anderson, 31, had been wanted for possible DUI after a car crash on Venice and Lincoln Boulevards around 3:40 p.m. on Jan. 3, police said.  He apparently fled the scene on foot, was speaking unintelligently and was acting erratically, ignoring commands from police, they said. "As officers contacted Anderson, he began to resist, resulting in a …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
$400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence $400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence
$400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence UPDATE: A woman who helped pull a notorious scam that conned 14,000 GoFundMe donors nationwide was nearly 150 miles away when a judge in South Jersey sentenced her to a plea-bargained three years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 6. Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown will be released in July after completing a federal sentence at a low-security prison in Danbury, CT, for scamming well-meaning donors out of $400,000 to purportedly help a homeless veteran. At that point, the year and a day federal sentence will be deducted from her state term and a determination will be made whether she shoul…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Community Searching For Member Of VCU Final Four Team Reported Missing Community Searching For Member Of VCU Final Four Team Reported Missing
Community Searching For Member Of VCU Final Four Team Reported Missing Concerns among the friends and family of Rob Brandenberg are mounting in the region as they attempt to locate a man who was highlighted on the Virginia Commonwealth University’s shocking Final Four team more than a decade ago and has been reported missing. An alert was issued by the Henrico Police Department in Virginia on Tuesday, Oct. 11 after receiving a missing person report regarding Brandenberg that was filed the previous day. Police said that the woman stated that William “Rob” Brandenberg, 30, of Henrico, was last seen on Monday, Oct. 10, but had not returned. He was last seen driv…

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by Zak Failla
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Popular Hotel Chef Struck, Killed By Dodge Charger Crossing DC Street, Police Say Popular Hotel Chef Struck, Killed By Dodge Charger Crossing DC Street, Police Say
Popular Hotel Chef Struck, Killed By Dodge Charger Crossing DC Street, Police Say A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed early on Wednesday morning as she attempted to cross a busy roadway in DC as she arrived at work, police said. Fredericksburg resident Venancie Musabe died at an area hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 5 after she was struck by a 2020 Dodge Charger shortly before 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the intersection of 10th Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest DC. The preliminary investigation determined that Musabe was struck by the Charger in the westbound lanes of the 900 block of Massachusetts Avenue as she was crossing 10th Street from the s…

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by Zak Failla
News
Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too
Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too UPDATE: A New Jersey man already serving federal prison time for a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran got a state prison sentence, as well. The plea-bargained five-year term approved by a Superior Court judge in Mount Holly on Friday will run at the same time as the 27-month federal sentence that Mark D'Amico of Trenton received in April. The difference is that there's no parole in the federal prison system, which keeps D'Amico in the medium-security United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, PA for more than…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs
Autistic Pennsylvania AGT Contestant's Audition Gets '4 Million Views' Before Episode Airs A 21-year-old musician on the autism spectrum is becoming a viral sensation before her audition on America's Got Talent ever airs. THE NEWS WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!! ( including me I found out last night for sure lol!! ) I am absolutely thrilled... Posted by Aubrey Burchell on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Aubrey Burchell, may spend her days working at Target but she tells judges she wants "win Grammy's" and "sell out arenas." She mainly sings in the break room but when she took the stage belting the Weeknd's "Call Out My Name" she seemed like she regularly had audiences wowed by her v…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Suitcase Killer' Case With VA Ties Debuts As Lifetime Movie This Summer 'Suitcase Killer' Case With VA Ties Debuts As Lifetime Movie This Summer
'Suitcase Killer' Case With VA Ties Debuts As Lifetime Movie This Summer A New Jersey homicide with Virginia ties will be detailed in a new Lifetime movie, set for release later this year.  "Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story," premiers June 18. The movie is a retelling of how the mom of two and ex-fertility nurse, of Woodbridge, killed her husband to continue an alleged affair. McGuire was found guilty of using a power saw to cut up her husband, Navy veteran William "Bill" McGuire, and putting his body parts into suitcases. Prosecutors say she chucked the luggage into the Chesapeake Bay, but the suitcases later washed up on Virginia Beach. The former …

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by David Cifarelli