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Selena Gomez Posts PDA-Filled Photos With Virginia's Benny Blanco Selena Gomez Posts PDA-Filled Photos With Virginia's Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez Posts Pda-filled Photos With Virginia's Benny Blanco Selena Gomez has shared a PDA-filled album with her new beau from Virginia, Benny Blanco. Blanco, whose real name is Benjamin Levin, is a record-producer from Reston.  Blanco grew up making music in his northern Virginia bedroom and abandoned his dream of becoming a rapper to produce music. He's put out countless hits over the years including "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry, "Circus" by Britney Spears, and "I Can't Get Enough" by Selena Gomez. Gomez's album appears to be the first time she and Blanco have gone public.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Here's How Virginia Mom Will Spend Winning $1.8M Lottery Jackpot Here's How Virginia Mom Will Spend Winning $1.8M Lottery Jackpot
Here's How Virginia Mom Will Spend Winning $1.8M Lottery Jackpot It'll be a bountiful holiday season for a Virginia Lottery player who cashed in big playing an online game with a curious name. What started as a long day for Jenny Gonzales Castillo ended in jubilation when the Newport News woman laid down to rest and decided to play a Virginia Lottery game online. Instead of resting on her laurels, Gonzales Castillo won a $1,874,151 jackpot playing $crooge, a sum even Ebenezer could smile about. "I told my daughter, ‘Pinch me! I want to know if I’m dreaming or awake!’” She was awake, and no one was shouting Bah Humbug. Now she plans to pay off her…

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by Zak Failla
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Shot At Redemption Slips Through DMV Native Mo Rocca's Hands In Celebrity Jeopardy! Win Shot At Redemption Slips Through DMV Native Mo Rocca's Hands In Celebrity Jeopardy! Win
Shot At Redemption Slips Through DMV Native Mo Rocca's Hands In Celebrity Jeopardy! Win Vindication was there for the taking and Mo Rocca missed it by a split second. A Celebrity Jeopardy! veteran, the Bethesda native famously flubbed a question he feels he should have gotten during his first time playing regarding one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. The journalist and podcast host got a second shot, but one of his competitors had other ideas. "I do have good memories (of Celebrity Jeopardy!), but I'm still troubled by the fact that when I was asked about Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar, I mixed up Brutus and Mark Antony," he recalled. "And the only reason I felt bad is becau…

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by Zak Failla
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Stafford Family's Dazzling Christmas Display Pays Homage To Shuttered Season Staple (PHOTOS) Stafford Family's Dazzling Christmas Display Pays Homage To Shuttered Season Staple (PHOTOS)
Stafford Family's Dazzling Christmas Display Pays Homage To Shuttered Season Staple (Photos) No Christmas season from the 1980s through the 2000s was ever complete for the Silvrants family without a trip to Ho Ho Ho Land in Fredericksburg. The Cranes Corner Road homeowner, an auto mechanic, hung thousands of Christmas lights, played music, and made dozens of his own moving, wooden cutouts (see video here). And each year, people would turn out in droves to see the display. "It was phenomenal, it was amazing," said Jackie Silvrants, of Stafford. "Those of us who grew up here love and remember it with great fondness." In 2006, the Silvrants started a Christmas display of their …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Instagram Star Rallies Support For VA Firefighter In Need Of Wheelchair Van For Son Instagram Star Rallies Support For VA Firefighter In Need Of Wheelchair Van For Son
Instagram Star Rallies Support For VA Firefighter In Need Of Wheelchair Van For Son A social media star helped a Virginia fire union more than triple their fundraising goal as they help one of their members purchase a special new mobility van for her son. In Fauquier County, more than $170,000 was raised in just days as support swells for firefighter Gilda Martinez, whose son Aiden suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy and is in need of a new mobility van after theirs broke down on the side of the road. The single mother of two purchased a wheelchair van to take him to and from doctor appointments, family get together, and other transportation needs, but the outdated vehicl…

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by Zak Failla
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Famous Actress Stumped By Virginia-Themed 'Jeopardy!' Question: Can You Get It Right? Famous Actress Stumped By Virginia-Themed 'Jeopardy!' Question: Can You Get It Right?
Famous Actress Stumped By Virginia-Themed 'Jeopardy!' Question: Can You Get It Right? Can you name the Virginia building that features more than 17 miles of hallways, but can be walked within five minutes due to its layout?  Cynthia Nixon couldn't. The "Sex and the City" star flubbed the final question, ending her "Celebrity Jeopardy!" run on the Wednesday, Nov. 29. The final category was "Unique Buildings," and the answer was The Pentagon. Comedian Heather McMahan and Cedric the Entertainer both got it, but Nixon threw up her hands in confusion and showed her best guess. It's certainly U N I Q U E! Jeopardy! Nixon came into Final Jeopardy! with a…

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by Zak Failla
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Road To Recovery Begins For Maryland Woman Stabbed During Prince George's County Carjacking Road To Recovery Begins For Maryland Woman Stabbed During Prince George's County Carjacking
Road To Recovery Begins For Maryland Woman Stabbed During Prince George's County Carjacking What started as a trip to a local restaurant led to a harrowing ordeal for a 75-year-old mother who was viciously assaulted during a random attack in Prince George's County. Elda Robinson is out of the hospital, but there is a long road to complete recovery after she was stabbed nine times in the face, neck, and left arm, reportedly by Clinton resident James Minor, leaving her with grievous injuries. Earlier this month, Robinson's son says that she was the victim of an apparently random carjacking at a Temple Hills restaurant, which shockingly, could have been worse, if not for some Good Sa…

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by Zak Failla
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Latino 30-Somethings Wanted To Model In Paid Washington DC Real Estate Ad Latino 30-Somethings Wanted To Model In Paid Washington DC Real Estate Ad
Latino 30-Somethings Wanted To Model In Paid Washington DC Real Estate Ad A 30-something-year-old Latino man and woman are being sought for a paid real estate commercial in Washington DC. The models will act as "residents" of the property, with lifestyle scenes being staged around the home, according to the ad. The gig pays $250 for five hours of work and will shoot on Nov. 10. Anyone interested can apply here.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Aw, Rats: DC Earns Dubious Distinction Among US Cities In Newly Released Ranking Aw, Rats: DC Earns Dubious Distinction Among US Cities In Newly Released Ranking
Aw, Rats: DC Earns Dubious Distinction Among US Cities In Newly Released Ranking The nation's capital is renowned for many things throughout the city. This is not one of them. Washington, DC once again landed in the top-five of "Orkin's Top 50 Rattiest City's List," which the pest control company puts out annually (and has been led by front-running Chicago for nine straight years).  Each year, Orkin's evaluates "the number of new rodent services showcasing the demand and also indicates the efforts that residents and businesses of the top cities have taken to treat rodent issues."  This year, DC landed fourth on the list, behind only Chicago, Los Angeles, and …

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by Zak Failla
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Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner
Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner He's just not that into her. Retired Alexandria, VA interior designer Nancy Hulkower has left ABC's "Golden Bachelor" after Gerry Turner admit he has stronger feelings for other women. Already in physical pain from a stress fracture endured during the pickleball group date, the 60-year-old said in a one-on-one with Turner: “You’re a lot more passionate with other people. I think you’ve in a way narrowed it down. But maybe I’m not in that group." Turner replied, "Um, I'm really not going to dispute that." The two hugged and Nancy said a tearful goodbye to the other women. Last week, Joan…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Virginia Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor' Virginia Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor'
Virginia Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor' Nancy Hulkower did not expect to feel sadness in a wedding dress. But donning the white gown on the Thursday, Oct. 5 episode of the "Golden Bachelor" for a date idea on the ABC show starring Gerry Turner evoked emotion for the 60-year-old retired interior designer from Alexandria. Hulkower explained the last time she wore a wedding dress was at her own wedding to her late husband, whom she misses dearly. It was the best day of her life, she said, aside from when she delivered her children, she said. This time, was for a photoshoot date with another man. Tears flow before Turner …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region
Six Winning $50K 'Powerball Tickets Sold At Shops Across The DMV Region The latest "Powerball" drawing proved to be fortuitous for lucky Lottery players in the DMV, as the jackpot for the game approaches record numbers. Three winning $50,000 tickets were sold in both Maryland and Virginia for the Wednesday, Oct. 4 "Powerball" drawing, though no players matched all six numbers, bringing the jackpot for Saturday's drawing to an estimated $1.4 billion, the third highest in history. On Wednesday, the winning numbers were: 09-35-54-63-64 with a 'Powerball" of 01.  In Virginia, the winning tickets worth five-figure prizes were sold at:  7-Eleven on Leesb…

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by Zak Failla