Obamas' VA Chef Drowns In Paddleboarding Accident Near Martha's Vineyard Estate
A missing paddleboarder found dead in Martha's Vineyard has been identified as the longtime chef to the Obamas from Northern Virginia.
The body of Tafari Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, VA, was found approximately 100 feet from shore around 8 feet deep on Monday, July 24, after he went missing paddleboarding, Massachusetts State Police said.
Campbell, whose body was found near the Obamas' estate, was visiting the area at the time of his death, MSP said, and had been employed by former President Obama, police said. The Obamas were not at home at the time of the incident.
Campbell was a sous…
Man Killed Passing Gun Around In VA Was Seeking Better Life In America
Support is surging for the family of a 21-year-old man who died when a gun accidentally fired while he and his friends were passing it around in Northern Virginia.
Reynaldo J. Villalobos Hernandez had moved to the U.S. in pursuit of his dreams, according to his aunt, Maria Hernandez, who launched a GoFundMe.
"Reynaldo was only 21 years old, he was a good, happy, hard-working, sociable, positive boy full of life and dreams and goals to achieve," Hernandez writes. "That is why a year and a half ago he decided to travel to the United States, leaving his parents and siblings to help them and h…
Wanted: Pantless Man Who Grabbed Woman Sought For Sexual Battery In Northern VA
A half-naked man who followed and grabbed a woman in Northern Virginia is being sought on charges of sexual battery and felony indecent exposure.
The man, later identified as 36-year-old Jamie Kentrel Harris, pulled up in a vehicle behind his 23-year-old victim in a parking lot on the 6200 block of Token Forest Drive in Manassas, around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, Prince William County police said.
Harris, who wasn't wearing pants, approached the woman and, after a brief conversation, put on shorts and began to follow her while making inappropriate gestures, police said.
At one point…
Real Life Peter Pan Spreads Magical Joy Across The DMV
The best magicians are the ones with Peter Pan syndrome, says Drew Kennerley.
And he's the first to admit, he's no different.
"The best magicians have to be a kid at heart," said 28-year-old Kennerley, who may be better known across northern Virginia as his stage name, Drew Blue Shoes.
Drew has been making life magical with children's shows at libraries, carnivals and birthday parties since he was 15. And he wouldn't have it any other way.
Armed with his trusty sidekick, Chicken Nugget — a rubber chicken — Drew dons a red bow tie, top hat, suit jacket, and of course, his hallmark blue sh…
Magician Persevered To Make Childhood Dream Come True — Now He Spreads Joy Across Northern VA
The best magicians are the ones with Peter Pan syndrome, says Drew Kennerley.
And he's the first to admit, he's no different.
"The best magicians have to be a kid at heart," said 28-year-old Kennerley, who may be better known across northern Virginia as his stage name, Drew Blue Shoes.
Drew has been making life magical with children's shows at libraries, carnivals and birthday parties since he was 15. And he wouldn't have it any other way.
Armed with his trusty sidekick, Chicken Nugget — a rubber chicken — Drew dons a red bow tie, top hat, suit jacket, and of course, his hallmark blue sh…
Search Launched For Abductor Of Woman, Baby In Northern VA: Police
A search is on for a 30-year-old man wanted for assaulting a woman and then forcing her inside a car, along with a child, that he soon-after crashed, police in Northern Virginia said.
Deyvon M. Newman, of Manassas, first struck the woman, whom he knew, sometime Sunday evening, July 9, in Aldie, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.
When the woman attempted to flee their parked vehicle, Newman forced her back inside and drove off, police said. The vehicle crashed a short time later and the female and a child were able to flee and contact a passerby.
Newman took off on foot, and the…
'True Predator': VA Sexual Battery Suspect Was Getting More Brazen With Every Crime, Cops Say
Police have identified the 20-year-old sexual battery suspect captured in a string of sex attacks across Northern Virginia.
Hien The Dienh, of Stafford, VA, was being held without bond on charges of sexual battery and abduction with intent to defile, Fairfax Police Chief Kevin Davis said. More charges are forthcoming.
Dienh, incapable of controlling his own inhibitions, was continually getting more brazen, Davis said.
He was returning to the same communities, with pedestrians nearby. Had he not been caught, his crimes would be getting worse, the chief said.
Davis called Di…
