Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Hits Virginia Deputy Trying To Flee: Authorities Drunk Driver Hits Virginia Deputy Trying To Flee: Authorities
Drunk Driver Hits Virginia Deputy Trying To Flee: Authorities An allegedly drunk driver crashed into a Stafford County sheriff’s deputy while attempting to evade Virginia State Police troopers, authorities announced. Manassas resident Dominic Pineda, 21, and his passenger Margarita Mantilla, 22, of Herndon, are facing charges following an incident in North Stafford on Sunday, June 19. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, sheriff's deputies received a BOLO alert from Virginia State Police regarding a black Nissan Sentra that had been stopped by a trooper on Truslow Road for reckless driving before speeding away while being interviewed, according to investi…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
News
New Silver Line Stations Not Quite Ready For Passengers New Silver Line Stations Not Quite Ready For Passengers
New Silver Line Stations Not Quite Ready For Passengers Hopeful commuters ready to hop a ride on the Silver Line from one of the new stations will be disappointed when they realize those stops are not open yet despite how it looks.  The lights are on, but you're not allowed in — yet.  The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is asking residents to be patient as they continue testing and final prep work at several new stations along Phase 2 of the rail line.  The 11.5-mile extension includes stops at Reston Town Center, Herndon, Innovation Center, Dulles International Airport, Loudoun Gateway, and Ash…

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by Josh Lanier
Ashburn, VA
Real Estate
Herndon's ManTech Acquired For $4.2B by DC Firm Herndon's ManTech Acquired For $4.2B by DC Firm
Herndon's ManTech Acquired For $4.2B by DC Firm ManTech International, a Herndon-based defense contractor with more than 9,000 employees, will be acquired by Washington DC equity firm Carlyle Group for a cool $4.2 billion, the company announced. “This announcement is an important milestone for ManTech and a testament to our growth and the leadership position we have built since our founding by George Pedersen more than 50 years ago,” said ManTech CEO and President Kevin M. Phillips in a press release.  ManTech provides analytics and cybersecurity to the country's defense and intelligence agencies.  The all-cash deal received t…

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfax, VA
News
Alert Issued For Missing Fairfax County Boy Alert Issued For Missing Fairfax County Boy
Alert Issued For Missing Fairfax County Boy Police in Virginia are seeking the public's help in locating runaway teen. Bryan Escalante Gomez was last seen on Sunday, April 23 at 7:45 p.m. by family, according to the Herndon Police Department.  Anyone with information on Bryan's whereabouts is urged to call the Herndon Police Deparment at 703-435-6846

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by Annie DeVoe
Springfield, MA
News
Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To Cold Case Killings, Including Massachusetts Woman Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To Cold Case Killings, Including Massachusetts Woman
Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To Cold Case Killings, Including Massachusetts Woman A man sentenced to life in prison after strangling a single mother has been linked to two cold-case killings, including of a Massachusetts woman, according to police. Charles Helem, 52, is serving life in prison at a supermax state prison for the 2002 murder of Patricia Bentley, a 37-year-old single mother from Chantilly, Virginia. He strangled Bentley with a phone cord and his hands, according to officials. This week, Helem was indicted for murder by a Fairfax County grand jury in the 1987 murder of another woman and is also suspected of killing a third woman in Prince George's County in 2…

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by Joe Gomez
Franklin Township, NJ
News
Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To 2 Cold Case Killings Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To 2 Cold Case Killings
Man Serving Life For Murder Confesses To 2 Cold Case Killings A man sentenced to life in prison after strangling a single mother has been linked to two cold-case killings including one in Maryland and another in Virginia dating back to 1987, according to police. Charles Helem, 52, is serving life in prison at a supermax state prison for the 2002 murder of Patricia Bentley, a 37-year-old single mother from Chantilly, Virginia. He strangled Bentley with a phone cord and his hands, according to officials. This week, Helem was indicted for murder by a Fairfax County grand jury in the 1987 murder of another woman and is also suspected of killing a third wo…

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by Joe Gomez