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Leesburg Woman Arrested for 100+ Animal Cruelty Charges
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Metro Station Stabbing: Suspect Identified, Victim Expected to Recover
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Man Accused of Phoning in Bomb Threats to Union Station, Metro is Arrested by FBI: Report
Suspect in Shooting of 12-Year-Old Arrested in Woodbridge: Police
Manassas Woman Killed in Car Wreck Friday in Centreville: Police
- Woman Singing 'O Holy Night' at Union Station Metro in DC Goes Viral
- Skimming Device Found at Exxon Station in Dumfries: Police
- Virtual Kidnapping Scam Strikes Two Residents in Manassas: Police
- 'Elf on the Shelf' Detective Shines for Prince William County Police
- Attempt to Eat Drug Evidence Fails in Stafford: Police
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- Redskins Fans Are Leaving Early Because of Metro
- Children, Woman Struck by Car in Herndon: Police
- Man Tries to Lure 10-Year-Old Girl into Van in Arlington: Police
- How to Find the Cheapest Gas During the Holidays in Northern Virginia
- Huge Fire Destroys District Yacht Club [VIDEO]
- Student Arrested for Threatening Douglass School on Social Media: LCSO
- Children Left Home Alone by Mother in Woodbridge: Police
- Murder Suspect in Manassas Shooting Arrested in Charlottesville: Police
- Police Release Video of Fairfax County Sheriff's Deputy-Involved Shooting at INOVA Fairfax
- Search Begins for New Principal for T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria
- Catalytic Converter Thefts on Upswing in Fredericksburg: Police
- Eggnog Recall: Sold at Alexandria Farmers Market
- Two Face Assault Charges After Argument with Victim at West Falls Church Restaurant: Police
- Vehicles Vandalized at Fairfax High School: Police
- Restaurant Reservations: If You Don't Have 'Em, You're Out of Luck at MGM National Harbor
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