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Lane Closures On I-495 Tie Up Traffic For Miles In Fairfax County: DOT Lane Closures On I-495 Tie Up Traffic For Miles In Fairfax County: DOT
Lane Closures On I-495 Tie Up Traffic For Miles In Fairfax County: DOT The afternoon commute may be a rough one for some travelers in Virginia on Tuesday due to police activity on I-495 in Fairfax County, according to the Department of Transportation. Traffic was backed up at least four miles in McLean as of 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon due to an incident that left all northern lanes closed on Dec. 19. #McLean: all NB I-495 lanes at GW Pkwy closed due to police activity. Delays are approximately 4 miles. #VaTraffic #DMVTraffic pic.twitter.com/05lDjfb8jT — VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) December 19, 2023 The nature of the "police activity" was not released b…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Traffic Comes To Standstill On I-495 For Police Activity In Fairfax County Traffic Comes To Standstill On I-495 For Police Activity In Fairfax County
Traffic Comes To Standstill On I-495 For Police Activity In Fairfax County Traffic came to a complete stop on I-495 in Virginia on Wednesday morning for "police activity." Just in time for the afternoon commute, all northbound lanes in Fairfax County were temporarily closed on I-495 as of 3:20 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. #McLean: all lanes of I-495 NB closed at GW Plwy due to @VSPPIO activity. Delays extend to I-66. Please expect delays or use alternate route. #VaTraffic #DMVTraffic pic.twitter.com/6ftuKwr686 — VDOT Northern VA (@VaDOTNOVA) December 14, 2023 Traffic is backed up more than four miles, according to the Department of Transportation as the sea of…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
I-95 Crash Jams Traffic For 7 Miles In Virginia (UPDATED) I-95 Crash Jams Traffic For 7 Miles In Virginia (UPDATED)
I-95 Crash Jams Traffic For 7 Miles In Virginia (Updated) Traffic was tied up on I-95 for miles in Prince William County on Wednesday afternoon as police investigated a crash. UPDATE: Triangle Driver, 69, Dies By Suicide On I-95, State Police Say  At around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, Department of Transportation officials issued an alert advising that three northbound left lanes on I-95 near Woodbridge were closed due to a crash in the area of Opitz Boulevard.  Update: All lanes will be closed for 5-10 minutes due to crash reconstruction. Signal timing is being monitored and changed on alternate routes nearby. https://t.co/…

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by Zak Failla
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
Police & Fire
Skateboarding Student Hospitalized After Being Struck By Driver Outside Virginia HS Skateboarding Student Hospitalized After Being Struck By Driver Outside Virginia HS
Skateboarding Student Hospitalized After Being Struck By Driver Outside Virginia HS Authorities say that a teen riding his skateboard across a crosswalk outside a Virginia high school was hospitalized after being struck by a driver. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a stretch of Mountain View Road in front of Mountain View High School, when a student was struck by a car. The pedestrian strike was reported when a vehicle turning left from Choptank Road onto Mountain View Road struck the skateboarder. Deputy J.E. Alford investigated the accident and charged the driver with failure to yield, while the s…

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by Zak Failla
News
SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing NJ Man Still Hasn't Been Found SEEN HIM? Two Years Later, Missing NJ Man Still Hasn't Been Found
Seen HIM? Two Years Later, Missing NJ Man Still Hasn't Been Found Ruben Wilson had a habit of wandering off and sometimes traveling significant distances from his Englewood home despite dementia and other challenges. The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson always turned up, though -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as the Jersey Shore. He was once found with his dog in Englewood Cliffs. Another time, he drove nearly 70 miles to Wall Township. That changed after Wilson went missing more than two years ago. Ruben always enjoyed an early cup of coffee with his son, Shalom Kennedy, loved ones said. That didn't happen the morning of May 2…

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by Jerry DeMarco