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Multi-Car Accident on Route 7 at Dranesville Road
Deputies responded to the area of Route 7 eastbound just west of Dranesville Road for a reported auto fire that was a result of a traffic crash. The chain reaction crash began with a minor two-car fender bender that had occurred near the Fairfax County line. The drivers of those vehicles stopped in the left [...]

Death in Winchester Medical Center Parking Garage
On Thursday March 4 at approximately 1045 a.m. Winchester Police were called to Winchester Medical Center to assist Winchester Fire and Rescue with an unconscious male who was lying on the ground near the west side of a parking garage located near Medical building II. The male was bleeding and suffering from injuries stemming from [...]

Alexandria Man Killed in Car Crash on South Kings Highway
Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a 47-year-old man. Around 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, Umar Adam was operating a 2008 Honda Civic southbound on South Kings Highway. Near the intersection with Southgate Drive he veered off the road to the right and struck a brick wall. Adam, of 2651 Arlington Drive [...]

Avoid Ear Candle False Treatments
A lit “candle” that can drip hot wax into your ear, usually as you lie on your side. Sound dangerous? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) thinks so, and is warning consumers to steer clear of products being sold as ear candles. These “candles”—hollow cones that are about 10 inches long and made from a [...]

Inova Breast Care Institute Named an Accredited Breast Care Center
The Inova Breast Care Institute at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital recently earned a three-year accreditation in breast care from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), part of the American College of Surgeons, which sets the standard for how breast cancer patients receive care. “Inova Mount Vernon Hospital continues to deliver excellence in quality [...]

Sterling Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Involving Swiss Bank Account
Dr. Andrew Silva of Sterling, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to impede the United States and to making a false statement, the Justice Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Sentencing has been set for May 7, 2010, before U.S. District Judge Liam [...]

Gas Station Robbery in the Springfield Area
A 24-year-old man was robbed while working on Saturday, February 13. Around 7:45 p.m., a man entered the convenience store of the Shell Gas Station, located at 5533 Backlick Road. He walked around the counter, brandished a handgun at the employee and demanded money. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled out [...]

Virginia Senators Announce $24M For Health IT Projects
On February 12th, 2010 U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb announced $24 million in federal stimulus funding for two projects that will “jump-start” Virginia’s transition to expanded use of healthcare information technology (HIT) and electronic health records (EHR). These grants will help Virginia medical professionals as they work to implement and use HIT to [...]

Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children Medical Team Traveling to Haiti on Relief Mission
In response to Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti, a medical team from Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children is traveling to the island nation to offer emergency triage care. As part of a coordinated relief effort with the non-profit Community Coalition for Haiti (CCH), the hospital’s medical response team will depart for Haiti as soon as the [...]

Inova Health System Offering H1N1 Shots to Public | Inova Newsroom
Inova Health System is offering 2009 novel H1N1 vaccinations as well as seasonal influenza vaccinations to children and adults at its hospital-based clinics through the end of the month. The H1N1 vaccine is the most effective way of preventing the spread of the H1N1 virus. Persons at high risk for serious complications from H1N1 and [...]

Former XM Satellite Radio Employee Pleads Guilty in $900,000 Embezzlement Scheme
WASHINGTON—Brenda L. Jones, 46, of Lothian, Maryland, pled guilty today to a federal conspiracy charge stemming from a scheme in which she and others embezzled more than $900,000 from her former employer, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. Jones pled [...]

Metro Conducts Broad Inspections After Mechanical Failure
Metro will inspect 464 rail cars following an incident earlier today in which a brake part became detached from an Orange Line train. The New Carrollton-bound train became mechanically disabled near Stadium-Armory station shortly before noon today. The train was brought to a safe stop, and passengers were transferred to other trains at Stadium-Armory. Upon [...]

Police Seek Suspect in Arlington Malicious Wounding Incident
The Arlington County Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Unit is seeking the public’s help to locate a man involved in a Malicious Wounding from mid-December 2011. On December 17, 2011, at 2 a.m. several suspects assaulted a man in the 4200 block of N. 2nd Road. One suspect was arrested on the scene. Detectives have also charged [...]

District Man Sentenced to Over 5 years for Killing a Man and Wounding a Child in Home Invasion
WASHINGTON—Allen Butler, 33, was sentenced today to a prison term of 64 ½ years for his role in a home invasion in December 2008 in which a man was killed and a 5-year-old boy was wounded, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced. Butler and a co-defendant, Steven Lewis 30, were convicted by a jury [...]

Experimental Recordings by Alexander Bell Unlocked by LoC
Nearly 10 years ago, the Library of Congress initiated a research collaboration with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to study the application of digital imaging to the extraction of sound from phonograph records and other grooved media. This non-invasive approach protects delicate or damaged historical items. That collaboration has resulted in unlocking experimental sound recordings [...]

Fire Destroys Barn at Morven Park
Crews form Leesburg were called to the scene of a reported fire at Morven Park at approximately 8:00Pm Tuesday night. Fire crews found a large barn at the  Equestrian Center fully involved when they arrived on scene. There were no animals in the barn,  and no injuries to animals or humans have been reported. The [...]

Mary Hughes Hynes Named 2012 Chair of Arlington County Board
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Arlington County Board today announced its intent to elect Mary Hughes Hynes  its chair for 2012. An Arlington County resident for more than 30 years, Ms. Hynes was first elected to the Arlington County Board in November 2007 and was re-elected November 2011.  Previously, Ms. Hynes served on the Arlington School Board [...]

Bank Robber Hits BB&T in Sterling
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is currently on the scene of a reported armed bank robbery at the BB & T Bank located in the 20900 block of Davenport Drive in Sterling, Virginia. Police reported that at approximately  9:45 a.m. an unknown Black male walked into the bank using an umbrella and mask to conceal [...]

First Night Leesburg Cancelled for 2011
In a joint release with the Town of Leesburg, the Bluemont Concert Series announced with great regret the cancellation of the 2011 First Night Leesburg celebration. Over the past 25 years, this popular New Year’s Eve event has brought thousands of families, neighbors and visitors to downtown Leesburg to welcome in the New Year with [...]

Robber Makes Off with Large Quantities of Painkillers from CVS on Arlington Blvd
Police are investigating a robbery of the CVS pharmacy at 8124 Arlington Boulevard. A man entered the pharmacy area of the store around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 23 and passed a threatening note that demanded the pharmacist to hand over specific, large amounts of painkillers and drugs. The employee complied and the man fled. No [...]