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Fairfax County's Nicholas Hoy Dies Week Before Marrying College Sweetheart Fairfax County's Nicholas Hoy Dies Week Before Marrying College Sweetheart
Fairfax County's Nicholas Hoy Dies Week Before Marrying College Sweetheart Support is on the rise for a bride-to-be who lost her Fairfax County husband a week before their wedding. Nicholas Robert Hoy, of Vienna, died Sunday, Sept. 10, due to a medical emergency, according to his obituary and a GoFundMe page. A GoFundMe for Nick's fiance, Haley Benetti, said the cause of death was an unexplained medical emergency. The campaign had raised more than $12,800 as of Thursday, Sept. 14. Nick was a standout athlete growing up, having won the Northern Virginia Regional Championship in wrestling and played lacrosse for the Virginia State Championship.  He went …

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Virginia Native Justin Verlander Inks Massive $86M Contract To Lead NY Mets Rotation Virginia Native Justin Verlander Inks Massive $86M Contract To Lead NY Mets Rotation
Virginia Native Justin Verlander Inks Massive $86M Contract To Lead NY Mets Rotation Jacob deGrom who? The New York Mets made a big splash on Monday morning, coming to terms with ace starting pitcher Justin Verlander to replace deGrom at the top of the team's rotation after the latter defected to the Texas Rangers on a five-year deal. Verlander, a Virginia native from Manakin-Sabot, signed a two-year, $86 million pact with the Mets, with a vesting option for a third season, Jon Heyman reported to the New York Post. The AL Cy Young winner fills a gaping hole for the Mets, who lost three-fifths of its starting rotation to free agency. Now 39 years old, Verlander continues …

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by Zak Failla
News
Science Scholarship Created In Honor Of Late PhD Student From VA Beach Science Scholarship Created In Honor Of Late PhD Student From VA Beach
Science Scholarship Created In Honor Of Late PhD Student From VA Beach Corey Sargent was set to become the first Old Dominion University student to receive a PhD in astrophysics. On June 11, the 25-year-old's life was cut short in Newport News, when a reckless driver killed him in a rear end collision, according to a GoFundMe page started in his honor. The Virginia Beach native had already received bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from ODU, but was still not satisfied.  "Everything was a competition: baseball, kayaking, hiking, even school where he won nearly every award possible from the ODU Physics Department." A friend of Sargent's family recal…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Obituaries
Virginia's Brody Beverly 'Had Everything Going For Him' At The Time Of His Death (TRIBUTE) Virginia's Brody Beverly 'Had Everything Going For Him' At The Time Of His Death (TRIBUTE)
Virginia's Brody Beverly 'Had Everything Going For Him' At The Time Of His Death (Tribute) A young man from Virginia had gotten to a really good point in his life until it was tragically cut short. Brody Beverly made friends with everyone. His selfless nature, big smile and infectious laugh made the 23-year-old likable by everyone he encountered.  Beverly "was the type of person that would do anything for anyone in a split second," his girlfriend Allison Castellano said on a GoFundMe page organized in his honor. "He was always a happy soul that loved life and he touched every single person's heart that he came into contact with. During his life Beverly made those connections a…

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by David Cifarelli