Manassas, VA
Breaking News
8-Year-Old Climbs Out Of Hot Car To Find Help During Dangerous Heat In Manassas: Police 8-Year-Old Climbs Out Of Hot Car To Find Help During Dangerous Heat In Manassas: Police 8-Year-Old Climbs Out Of Hot Car To Find Help During Dangerous Heat In Manassas: Police
8-Year-Old Climbs Out Of Hot Car To Find Help During Dangerous Heat In Manassas: Police The heat warnings stopped being theoretical in Virginia when a child was left alone in a hot car. With the region contending with temperatures approaching 100 degrees on Wednesday, police in Prince William County say an 8-year-old girl was left alone inside a parked vehicle in direct sunlight for nearly an hour before climbing out and seeking assistance. The incident unfolded around 3:55 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 8100 block of Flannery Court in the Manassas area to investigate a report of child neglect. Inve…

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by Zak Failla
Aberdeen, MD
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Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert Popular MD-Based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert
Popular Md-based Cheese Line Pulled Amid Expanding Health Alert A growing food safety alert is putting a wide range of cheese products under the microscope across several East Coast states. Clover Hill Dairy announced on Thursday, June 18, that it is expanding an earlier recall to include all Clover Hill Dairy brand cheeses because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a company announcement published by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Mechanicsville, Maryland-based company had previously recalled its Soft Ricotta/Requeson cheese. That Tuesday, June 9, recall has now broadened to include all Clover Hill Dairy chees…

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by Joe Lombardi
Aldie, VA
Obituaries
Cancer Couldn't Keep Her Away: Virginia Community Mourns Trailblazing Captain Becky Jones Cancer Couldn't Keep Her Away: Virginia Community Mourns Trailblazing Captain Becky Jones Cancer Couldn't Keep Her Away: Virginia Community Mourns Trailblazing Captain Becky Jones
Cancer Couldn't Keep Her Away: Virginia Community Mourns Trailblazing Captain Becky Jones Even cancer couldn't keep Capt. Becky Jones away from the people she spent more than two decades serving in Virginia. The Orange County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday, June 17, that Jones, a 26-year veteran of the agency and one of its most respected leaders, died after a battle with cancer. For many in the community, Jones was known as a trailblazer.  She became the first female captain in the history of the sheriff's office, the agency's first female SWAT team member, and its first female firearms instructor. But those who worked alongside her say her legacy reaches far beyon…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Breaking News
Brazilian National Caught Driving Semi On I-81 In Virginia Without Commercial License: ICE Brazilian National Caught Driving Semi On I-81 In Virginia Without Commercial License: ICE Brazilian National Caught Driving Semi On I-81 In Virginia Without Commercial License: ICE
Brazilian National Caught Driving Semi On I-81 In Virginia Without Commercial License: ICE A Brazilian national living in the US illegally was arrested after ICE agents discovered he was driving a tractor-trailer on I-81 in Virginia without the commercial license required to operate it, federal officials announced. Lins Dos Santos-Melo was taken into custody during an enforcement operation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations in the Harrisonburg area, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal officials said Dos Santos-Melo had a valid Massachusetts driver's license but did not possess a commercial driver's license, despite operating a tractor-trailer t…

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by Zak Failla
Herndon, VA
Your Community
Feds Seek Custody Of Herndon Suspect Accused In Knifepoint Abduction, Carjacking: ICE Feds Seek Custody Of Herndon Suspect Accused In Knifepoint Abduction, Carjacking: ICE Feds Seek Custody Of Herndon Suspect Accused In Knifepoint Abduction, Carjacking: ICE
Feds Seek Custody Of Herndon Suspect Accused In Knifepoint Abduction, Carjacking: ICE The man at the center of a multi-state manhunt that began with a violent domestic dispute in Virginia is now the subject of an ICE detainer, federal officials announced. Cristian Wilfredo Alvarenga Aguilar, 25, was arrested Tuesday after police spent hours searching for him across Virginia and Maryland following what investigators described as a crime spree that included an alleged knifepoint abduction and carjacking. Now, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking custody if Aguilar is released from a local jail. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the case began on J…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Family Killed On Way To Wedding In Stafford Identified As Devout Christians, Immigrants Family Killed On Way To Wedding In Stafford Identified As Devout Christians, Immigrants Family Killed On Way To Wedding In Stafford Identified As Devout Christians, Immigrants
Family Killed On Way To Wedding In Stafford Identified As Devout Christians, Immigrants A Massachusetts family traveling to a wedding in South Carolina has been identified among the five people killed in a devastating chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus on Interstate 95 in Virginia. Providence Christian Academy announced Friday, May 29, that members of the Doncev family died in the crash, which happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-95 in Stafford County. Relatives identified the family of four as Dimitri Doncev, 45, and his wife Ecaterina Doncev, 44, along with their two children, Emily, 13, and Mark, 7, all of Greenfield, MA. The family …

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by Cecilia Levine
Haymarket, VA
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UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Earns National Recognition For Cleanliness UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Earns National Recognition For Cleanliness UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Earns National Recognition For Cleanliness
UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center Earns National Recognition For Cleanliness UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center has again been named among the cleanest hospitals in the United States after earning a five-star cleanliness rating through a quality system. The Haymarket hospital was recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 396 hospitals nationwide to receive the top cleanliness rating through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System, UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center announced in a press release. The rating is based on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey data. The recogni…

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by Daily Voice
Annapolis, MD
Weather
Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters
Brutal Maryland Heatwave Gives Way To Dangerous Storms, Hail, Flooding: Forecasters andMaryland and Virginia are about to go from sweating through near-record heat to dodging potentially dangerous storms in a matter of hours. After days of brutal temperatures baked the region under some of the hottest May weather ever recorded, forecasters warned Wednesday that the atmosphere was primed for severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, hail, flooding, and dangerous evening commute conditions across much of the region. The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, for large portions of Maryland and Virginia as…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
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Stafford Woman Changes Story After DUI Stop With Child In Car, Sheriff Says Stafford Woman Changes Story After DUI Stop With Child In Car, Sheriff Says Stafford Woman Changes Story After DUI Stop With Child In Car, Sheriff Says
Stafford Woman Changes Story After DUI Stop With Child In Car, Sheriff Says A Virginia driver didn’t just fail to stay in her lane — deputies say her story didn’t stay straight either after she was pulled over with a child in the car. Erika Romero Diaz, 38, of Stafford, was arrested following a traffic stop that led to multiple charges, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy observed Diaz failing to maintain her lane near Windsong Way and Stefaniga Road at approximately 6:40 p.m. on April 24 and conducted a traffic stop, deputies said. Diaz initially admitted she was on her phone while driving before denying she had consumed any alcohol that d…

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by Zak Failla
Hartford, CT
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Walmart Remodeling 10 CT Stores Amid Major Upgrades: See Where Walmart Remodeling 10 CT Stores Amid Major Upgrades: See Where Walmart Remodeling 10 CT Stores Amid Major Upgrades: See Where
Walmart Remodeling 10 CT Stores Amid Major Upgrades: See Where Walmart plans to remodel hundreds of stores as it tries to modernize locations and expand services for customers. More than 650 Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets will be remodeled, the company said in a news release on Wednesday, April 16. The Arkansas-based chain is also expected to open 20 new locations nationwide by early 2027. According to Walmart, the remodeled stores will have wider aisles, new layouts, and expanded product assortments. Pharmacies and Vision Centers will get private consultation rooms, while some locations will add grocery&nbs…

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by Chris Spiker
Fairfax, VA
Your Community
Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Fairfax High School: DHS Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Fairfax High School: DHS Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Fairfax High School: DHS
Adult Student From El Salvador Convicted Of Groping Girls In Fairfax High School: DHS A student accused of groping multiple girls inside a Virginia high school has now been convicted, marking a major development in a case that drew concern from parents and students. Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, 18, was found guilty of nine counts of assault and battery tied to incidents at Fairfax High School, federal officials announced on Friday, April 10. As previously reported by Daily Voice, multiple students came forward earlier this year, saying they were inappropriately touched in school hallways. The incidents happened while Flores-Ortiz was enrolled as a student, officials sai…

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by Zak Failla
Reston, VA
Breaking News
Deadly Fairfax County Stabbing Sparks ICE Warning: ‘Do Not Let This Murderer Go Free’ Deadly Fairfax County Stabbing Sparks ICE Warning: ‘Do Not Let This Murderer Go Free’ Deadly Fairfax County Stabbing Sparks ICE Warning: ‘Do Not Let This Murderer Go Free’
Deadly Fairfax County Stabbing Sparks ICE Warning: ‘Do Not Let This Murderer Go Free’ A man accused of a deadly stabbing inside a Fairfax County home is now at the center of a growing political firestorm, with federal immigration officials imploring Virginia leaders not to release him. Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, 38, was arrested on Sunday, March 30, one day after a man was found stabbed to death inside a home on Bellview Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads, according to police. Officers were called shortly before 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive, where they found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds to his upper body. The victim was rushed …

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by Zak Failla