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Best Locally-Owned Doughnut Shops In Northern Virginia Best Locally-Owned Doughnut Shops In Northern Virginia
Best Locally-Owned Doughnut Shops In Northern Virginia Happy National Donut Day! If you're looking to keep this holiday alive, here are some of the best doughnut shops in Northern Virginia. We tried to include locally-owned shops only, with a wide variety of options to please everyone, whether you like the classic glazed or Boston cream, or something more artisanal. Good Company Doughnuts: Local, veteran and family-owned shop with locations across Arlington and Washington D.C. We honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. In observance of Memorial Day, we have adjusted hours. Plan your doughnut runs ac…
DC Dad Who Killed Married Couple In Front Of Kids Gets 30 Years: Feds DC Dad Who Killed Married Couple In Front Of Kids Gets 30 Years: Feds
DC Dad Who Killed Married Couple In Front Of Kids Gets 30 Years: Feds The man who murdered a beloved married couple in front of a group of children during a holiday weekend in Washington DC more than five years ago will spend decades in prison. District resident Alonzo Lewis, 38, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after gunning down Jaquan Helm and Venius Badgett on Memorial Day in 2018 after there was some confusion involving Lewis' son and wife, federal authorities announced. The fatal incident could have been avoided late on Saturday, May 26, 2018, when Badgett, a school bus aide, and Helm, a youth football coach, came upon Lewis' young son, who was …
Arsonist Intentionally Set Car Fire With Children Inside Over Dispute In DC: MPD Arsonist Intentionally Set Car Fire With Children Inside Over Dispute In DC: MPD
Arsonist Intentionally Set Car Fire With Children Inside Over Dispute In DC: MPD The woman who took the idea of fireworks into her own hands on Memorial Day is facing a lengthy prison stay for allegedly lighting a car on fire with four people - including children - inside. Diane Williams, 49, of Southeast DC, has been charged with assault with intent to kill after she took a vendetta over the top and sought to end a dispute by setting the car on fire on Monday, May 29 in the 3900 block of 4th Street SE.  Shortly after 6:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, officers were called to 4th Street, where there was a report of a person on fire, and upon arrival they found both a man a…
Arsonist Apprehended For Memorial Day Car Fire That Injured Four In DC, Officials Say Arsonist Apprehended For Memorial Day Car Fire That Injured Four In DC, Officials Say
Arsonist Apprehended For Memorial Day Car Fire That Injured Four In DC, Officials Say One man suffered critical injuries and three others were injured after a woman allegedly set a car on fire in Southeast DC late on Memorial Day, officials say. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 29, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 3900 block of 4th Street SE, where there was a reported vehicle fire with four people inside. Officials said that the fire was quickly extinguished, though one man suffered critical injuries, while a woman suffered "serious, but non-life-threatening injuries." Two children also reportedly suffered minor injuries. Condition of 2nd adult was…
Two Dead At Memorial Day Gathering In Fairfax County: Police Two Dead At Memorial Day Gathering In Fairfax County: Police
Two Dead At Memorial Day Gathering In Fairfax County: Police Two men were fatally shot and two children were stabbed with non-life-threatening injuries at a gathering where a backpack full of drugs was found in Fairfax County on Memorial Day. Police called to apartments on the 2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane in Falls Church around 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 29 found one man dead in a laundry room and another with gunshot wounds in the parking lot outside, FCPD's Deputy Chief of Investigations Eli Cory said. The first victim found was pronounced dead at the scene while the other was taken to the hospital, where he died. Two juveniles with stab wounds we…
Murder Suspect Nabbed In DC Shooting Death Of VA School Worker Christian Monje Murder Suspect Nabbed In DC Shooting Death Of VA School Worker Christian Monje
Murder Suspect Nabbed In DC Shooting Death Of VA School Worker Christian Monje Authorities announced the arrest of a Maryland charged with the murder of a popular Fairfax, VA schools employee who was gunned down on Memorial Day in Washington DC. Montgomery County resident James Carl Jackson, 28, of Silver Spring, has been arrested and charged on a warrant for first-degree murder while armed by the Metropolitan Police Department for his role in the death of Fairfax resident Christian Gabriel Monje earlier this year. The arrest was announced by the agency on Tuesday, Dec. 6. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30, members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s…
Body Found In James River Is Missing Virginia Woman: Police Body Found In James River Is Missing Virginia Woman: Police
Body Found In James River Is Missing Virginia Woman: Police Medical officials say the body found in the James River last week is that of the missing 28-year-old woman who was one of two people who disappeared after going over a dam on Memorial Day.  The Virginia medical examiner announced Tuesday, June 14, that the body found on June 6 belongs to Sarah Erway, WRIC reported. The Chesterfield County woman was with a group of 12 friends who were swept over Bosher's Dam in Richmond while paddleboarding during the holiday weekend. Ten people were rescued, but Erway and Lauren Winstead did not resurface after going over the 12-foot-high dam.…
Potomac River Drowning Victim ID'd: Report Potomac River Drowning Victim ID'd: Report
Potomac River Drowning Victim ID'd: Report Authorities have identified the man who drowned after jumping into the Potomac River near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Memorial Day as Jimmy Orlando Espinoza-Oviedo, NBC Washington reports.  The 37-year-old from Oxon Hill jumped from an anchored vessel south of the bridge around 6 p.m., Fox5 said citing Maryland Natural Resources Police. Espinoza-Oviedo was thrown a life jacket but could not get it on before he went unconscious, and a Good Samaritan pulled him from the water, reports say. CPR was attempted before emergency crews arrived but was apparently unsuccessf…
Body Of Boater Found, Friend Remains Missing After Going Over James River Dam Body Of Boater Found, Friend Remains Missing After Going Over James River Dam
Body Of Boater Found, Friend Remains Missing After Going Over James River Dam The body of one of two women who went missing on Memorial Day after going over Bosher’s Dam on the James River Dam in Richmond has been found, WSET reports. Her friend, however, remains missing. The body of Lauren Winstead, 23, was found by the Richmond Fire Department about five miles downstream of the damn around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, the outlet reports.  An autopsy will be done to determine Winstead's official cause of death. Meanwhile, crews are still searching for 28-year-old Sarah Erway.  Crews are resuming rescue efforts this morning with mutual aid from Goochland, Che…
MURDER: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities MURDER: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities
Murder: Baltimore Man Nabbed Just Hours After Deadly Bel Air Home Invasion: Authorities A man accused breaking into a Bel Air home and killing the resident was arrested just hours after the crime Memorial Day, authorities say. Milton Mondowney, 31, had gotten into a fight with the victim before invading his home and killing him on the 1900 block of North Fountain Green Road around 5:30 a.m., Monday, May 30, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The victim had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification to family.  Mondowney was charged with first- and second-degree murder, home invasion, an…
Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day
Virginia Women Still Missing After Going Over James River Dam Memorial Day Rescuers pulled 10 people from the James River after they went over Bosh Dam on Monday, May 30, but two women are still missing.  Lauren Winstead, 23, of Richmond, and Sarah Erway, 28, of Chesterfield County, haven't been seen since going over the 12-feet-high dam just after 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, Henrico police told the Associated Press.  Officials didn't say what kind of craft they were in, but witnesses saw rafts and paddleboards caught in the current beneath Bosher Dam after the incident.  Rescue crews searched for the women late into Monday night and resumed the search early Tuesday…
'I Forgot': 9th Gun Of Year Seized, Traveler Arrested At Newark Airport Checkpoint 'I Forgot': 9th Gun Of Year Seized, Traveler Arrested At Newark Airport Checkpoint
'I Forgot': 9th Gun Of Year Seized, Traveler Arrested At Newark Airport Checkpoint An Ocean County, NJ man said he forgot he had a loaded gun in his carry-on bag after a TSA officer at Newark Airport spotted it, authorities said. They didn't say where the New Egypt man was headed when the 9mm Glock 43 pistol showed up on an X-ray monitor at a security checkpoint at the start of the Memorial Day weekend on Friday. It was the ninth firearm found by the Transportation Security Administration this year at Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoints, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. “Responsible gun owners know where their firearm is at all times. It’s an important…
Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report
Man Drowns In Potomac River After Jumping Near Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Report A 37-year-old man drowned after jumping into the Potomac River near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Memorial Day, Fox5 reports.  The man jumped from an anchored vessel south of the bridge around 6 p.m., the outlet said citing Maryland Natural Resources Police. The victim was thrown a life jacket but could not get it on before he went unconscious, and a Good Samaritan pulled him from the water, reports say. CPR was attempted before emergency crews arrived but was apparently unsuccessful. This comes after another man, who was fishing with his family, drowned at Sandy Point State …