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Dragon Family gang believed responsible for illegal gambling operation
The Northern Virginia Gang Task Force seized $1 million in cash and several gambling machines at a Seven Corner shopping complex in connection with what they say is a gang-run gambling operation.
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More victims come forward in Fairfax serial slasher case
The case against a man suspected of slashing woman at retail stores in Fairfax is building as more victims have stepped forward, bringing the total number to nine, ABC7 News has learned.
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Donald Johnson, Nasdaq managing director, sentenced
The former NASDAQ managing director was sentenced Friday in Alexandria for insider trading.
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Maleighia Grace Shockey, daycare operator, charged with child neglect
A client defends 23-year-old Maleighia Grace Shockey after police charged her with child neglect. Two girls, aged 1 and 3, wandered off alone for an hour, police say.
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Metro responds to photos of employees sleeping on the job
Metro now says that two station managers who were caught on camera sleeping on the job have been identified, but they remain on the job as the agency looks into the matter.
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Sheena Flores pleads guilty to staging kidnapping in Guatemala
A Manassas woman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges connected to a staged kidnapping in Guatemala.
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Dow up 423 as Wall Street whipsaws again
The roller-coaster continues: Stocks were rising after investors latched onto small signs that the economy might not be headed into another recession.
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Sterling apartment explosion causes fire, no injuries
No injured were reported in the explosion, which took place a 3rd floor apartment in a building just off Leesburg Pike.
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Virginia schools performance falling short of federal standards
More than three-fifths of Virginia's public schools and 97 percent of districts failed to meet annual benchmarks in reading and mathematics under the federal No Child Left Behind law.
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Shamika Koyce Dunn arrested for felony child neglect
A 21-year-old mother was arrested and charged in Dale City with felony child neglect, possession of marijuana and drinking in public.
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Phillip A. Hamilton, former Virginia legislator, sentenced
Former high-ranking Virginia legislator Phillip Hamilton was sentenced Friday to 9½ years in prison for bribery and extortion.
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Civil War reenactment in Fairfax County this weekend
If the 100-degree heat kept you from attending the ceremonies to mark the 150th anniversary of the first Battle of Manassas, this weekend's pleasant forecast offers a more hospitable opportunity to soak up some Civil War history in northern Virginia.
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18+ pounds of cocaine found on plane at Dulles
Authorities discovered more than 18 pounds of cocaine on a plane at Dulles International Airport Wednesday that was bound for Bogota.
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Shannon Beebe dies in Fauquier County plane crash
A decorated lieutenant colonel and an accomplished patent lawyer were killed in the single-engine plane crash in Warrenton.
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Walter Reed, Bethesda Naval merge to form military medical center
The barracks were dedicated in a ceremony on the Bethesda Naval Medical base Thursday as part of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
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Backlick Road crash leaves three dead
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A third person has died at the hospital after three cars collided in Fairfax County, police said Wednesday evening.
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Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia's swamp wildfire crosses into North Carolina
A wildfire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge has crossed from Virginia into North Carolina.
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Virginia ABC awards 8 community coalition grants
The state has awarded eight community grants totaling more than $65,000 in the fight against underage drinking and access to alcohol.
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