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Arlington, VA
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New Amazon Fresh Store Opens In Arlington
A new Amazon Fresh grocery store has opened in Arlington. It's the first location in Arlington County for the chain and is part of the company's push into Northern Virginia. The newest Amazon Fresh opened in Crystal City — 1550 Crystal Drive — on Thursday, July 7. Amazon announced its plans for the location in May. The 16,000-square-feet is open from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. The newest location includes the chain's most-talked-about feature — the Just Walk Out system. If you're unfamiliar, Just Walk Out is what it sounds like. Shoppers get their groceries and can skip the check…
Fredericksburg, VA
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Leaked Audio Captures VA Congressional Candidate Slamming Liberals In Roe V. Wade Overturn
Yesli Vega, the republican nominee for Congress in Northern Virginia's 7th District, recently downplayed the possibility of a woman becoming pregnant from a rape, which brought swift condemnation from Democrats and pro-choice groups, reports said. Vega hopes to unseat Rep. Abigail Spanberger in November. Axios released audio on Monday, June 27, from an exchange it said Vega had with a supporter at a campaign rally in Stafford last month. The person asks Vega in the leaked recording: “I’ve actually heard it’s harder for a woman to get pregnant if she’s been raped. Have you heard that?” "We…
Ashburn, VA
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Loudoun County Firefighters Injured During Severe Storm Calls
Two firefighters were injured responding to the severe storm that downed trees, knocked over power lines, and sparked a fire in one Loudoun County home. The severe storms that passed through northern Virginia on Wednesday afternoon, June 22, brought flooding, high winds, and a lot of damage. Firefighters responded to dozens of calls. In Loudoun County, a lightning bolt struck a home in the 25000 block of Kinsale Place in Aldie around 4 p.m., which sparked a fire in the attic, the Loudoun County fire department said. Firefighters were fast on the scene and put ou…
Manassas, VA
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Manassas Man Guilty Of Selling Fake Pills, Owning 'Ghost Guns:' Feds
A 26-year-old Manassas man faces at least 15 years in prison after federal authorities said he flooded northern Virginia with fentanyl over 18 months. Justice Edward Ansah pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges on Tuesday, June 7, the Department of Justice said. According to federal officials, Ansah pressed and sold hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced pills from May 2020 until December 2021 at the time of his arrest. Police found 6,700 grams of fentanyl, 1450 grams of cocaine, and tens of thousands of grams of marijuana when they searched his two homes in Manassas, …
Alexandria, VA
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NJ 'Werewolf' Killer To Be Released From VA Mental Institution
A New Jersey man who thought he was killing a werewolf when he attacked an Alexandria store manager is set to be released from a mental institution soon, a report says. Pankaj Bhasin, 37, killed Bradford Jackson, a stranger to him, in 2018. A year later, a Virginia court determined that Bhasin was legally insane at the time of the killing, the Washington Post reported at the time. Doctors at the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute now say he's well enough to leave the facility after two years of treatment, and a judge has agreed to allow him a conditional release, NBC…
Arlington, VA
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Hundreds Of Frustrated Passengers Stranded For Hours At Reagan National Airport
Hundreds of travel-weary passengers were left stranded at Reagan National Airport overnight Sunday, May 22, after storms tore through the area. Others were trapped on grounded planes for hours as pilots waited for the weather to calm down. @AmericanAir Last nights 8:25 flight to Chattanooga from DCA was delayed bc of weather. We were finally told we were set to go. Got on plane. Five hours later we were told flight canceled bc pilot timed out. Rerouted to Knoxville this morning. reimbursement for car? #DCA — jeff rufolo (@JeffRufolo) May 23, 2022 5 hours almost to the minute aft…
Arlington, VA
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Popular NoVa Ice Cream Shops For Tasty Cool Down
We've got a scorcher of a weekend ahead of us. Why not a tasty treat to cool down? Here are some of the most popular ice cream spots in Northern Virginia. - Nicecream: 2831 Clarendon Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nicecream (@nicecreamdc) - The Dairy Godmother: 2310 Mt Vernon Ave Alexandria, VA 22301 View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Dairy Godmother (@thedairygodmom) - Pops Old Fashioned Ice Cream: 109 King St Alexandria, VA 22314 - Sugar…
Manassas, VA
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Man Beaten With Stick Flown To Hospital In Prince William County: Police
The police are on the lookout for a man accused of an unprovoked attack on another man with a wooden stick in northern Virginia, authorities said. The 45-year-old victim was sitting inside his vehicle when he was approached by an unknown man on the 7600 block of Sudley Road in Manassas on Friday, April 29 at 6:45 a.m., according to the Prince William Police Department. The two men got into a brief argument when the suspect began to strike the victim. During the encounter, a wooden stick was said to also be used to strike the victim, say, officials. The two were separat…
Fredericksburg, VA
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FBI Imposter Flashed Bogus Badge At Police During 90 MPH Pursuit Across Stafford County: Police
An FBI imposter who led authorities on a pursuit across Northern Virginia after pointing a gun at workers in a parking lot inside of his car has been arrested, police said. Nicholas Rudolph, 49, was jailed without bond following the incident, which began around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Trouble began when deputies were called to Stafford Market Place for a disturbance with a weapon. A crew preparing to do work in the parking lot approached a black Honda SUV occupied by Rudolph, and asked him to move the vehicle, the sheriff's office said. A…
Bristol, PA
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Amazon To Open First Pennsylvania Grocery Store In Bucks County
Amazon announced plans to open four grocery stores on the East Coast, including one in Bucks County. The Warrington Township location will be the Commonwealth's first Amazon Fresh location, the company confirmed Thursday, according to NBC Philadelphia. The tech company is expanding its efforts to upend traditional grocery stores by opening four locations on the East Coast. The additional locations will open in Chevy Chase, MD, Washington, D.C., and the northern Virginia area, according to a company statement provided to NBC. Amazon Fresh stores offer a modern touch to grocery shoppin…
White Plains, NY
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Amazon Pullout Sent 'Shockwaves' Through Business Community, BCW Says
Amazon’s surprising decision to pull out of their deal to construct a new headquarters in New York, bringing thousands of jobs, has “sent shockwaves through the business community,” in Westchester, officials said. The company announced on Thursday that it is has scrapped plans to construct their headquarters on Long Island City, despite the overwhelming support from New Yorkers looking forward to the online retailer setting up shop in the area. Amazon said that they will not seek an alternate destination, and will instead concentrate their efforts on the planned campus in northern Virginia.…
New City, NY
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Rockland To Amazon: Come On Over
Won’t you be our neighbor? After Amazon’s shocking announcement that they would be scrapping plans to build a new HQ2 headquarters in Long Island City, new suitors have been lining up, attempting to court the online retailer. Rumors began circulating last week that Amazon was considering backpedaling out of their deal with New York. On Thursday, Feb. 14, the company announced that it was abandoning their plans. Hours after that announcement, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that his state was open for business. The following day, Rockland County Executive Ed Day threw his hat into the ring…
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