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Cecilia Levine

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DMV Chef Shutters Acclaimed Restaurant After 25 Years After 25 years, Marcel's will be closing its doors. The Washington DC restaurant owned by Chef Robert Wiedmaier said its last day in business will be on May 12. "Since its opening in March 1999, Marcel's has been a cornerstone of Washington, DC's fine dining community for 25 extraordinary years," reads an announcement on the restaurant's website. "Despite our best efforts, Marcel's was unable to reach lease terms with the new building owner and will not be renewing its lease." The son of Holocaust survivors, Wiedmaier hails from Belgium and started out in the industry as a dishwasher. He w…

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

Police & Fire

Student Brings BB Gun On Another School's Bus In Prince William: Police A 15-year-old boy is accused of getting on another school's bus and flashing a gun in his waistband, police in Prince William County said. The boy got onto a bus on its way to Forest Park High School in Woodbridge, around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, when he lifted up his shirt to reveal the gun tucked in his waistband, police said. The boy and a group of students got off the bus and went toward a wooded area off school grounds, just after the bus pulled up at the school, authorities said. Other students on the bus who saw the weapon immediately told school personnel, who then contacted…

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

Police & Fire

Threat Called Into Prince William County High School: Police A Prince William County high school was sheltering in place due to a threat called in on Thursday, May 2, police said. Freedom High School in Woodbridge was in "secure the building" status as of 12:40 p.m., police said. Police also said there was no active violence and that no weapon had been found. No injuries were reported.

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

News

Northern VA Woman Wins $1.6M Playing VA Lottery: 'I Just Kept Hitting' "One of these days, I'm going to hit it big." That's what Marion Campbell would say to herself. Well, the Ashburn woman can stop saying it, because it finally happened: Campbell won $1,630,146 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Marvelous Money: Vegas Nights game. She started playing, and winning, one night after work. “I just kept hitting,” she said. “It was kind of surreal!” Marvelous Money: Vegas Nights is one of dozens of online instant games available on the Virginia Lottery app and at valottery.com. The jackpot grows as more people play. The odds of winning any prize in this game a…

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

Police & Fire

Traffic Crawls On I-495 Due To Tractor Trailer Crash A tractor trailer crash had traffic crawling along I-495 in Fairfax County. The crash happened on the northbound side near mile post 45.2 in McLean. Footage of the highway shows traffic creeping along.

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

Police & Fire

Mercedes Benz Driver Going 100 MPH Said 'Rough Day' Made Him Run From Cops: Sheriff A 19-year-old driver going 100 mph was eventually found by police after running from them in Stafford, and blamed the ordeal on a "rough day." Timothy Garrett's Mercedes was spotted by a deputy along Warrentown Road and Plantation Drive going more than 100 mph around 9:10 p.m. on April 30, the sheriff's office said. Deputy Pearce tried to pull Garrett over, but he kept at his intense speed until Truslow Road, when the deputy lost sight of the vehicle, police said. More deputies had been called to assist in the search, ultimately leading to the discovery of Garrett's vehicle on Lynches…

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

Police & Fire

Woman Breaking Into Home Assaults Man In Arlington: Cops A 24-year-old woman was arrested for attempted aggravated malicious wounding in an Arlington dispute, police said. Janae Lancaster was trying to break into a home of a man she knew on the 900 block of S. Dinwiddie Street just before 6 p.m. on April 30, authorities in Arlington said. The victim confronted Lancester, during which a struggle ensued. Lancaster struck the victim with a rock, pulled out a knife and tried to him him with it, police said. The victim briefly left to seek help and Lancester broke into the home, took electronics and food before leaving, according to offici…

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

Police & Fire

Route 17 Closed Due To Crash In Hackensack A crash closed all lanes of Route 17 early Thursday, May 2 in Hackensack. The NJDOT website shows the crash happened in the southbound lanes near Summit Avenue sometime before 6 a.m. Photos of the scene show a tow truck and emergency response vehicles at the scene as of press time. Delays up to 15 minutes were being reported due to an ongoing investigation.

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

Obituaries

Widow Survives Baltimore SWAT Officer: 'Saw Beauty In Things Most Would Look Past' Support is on the rise for the surviving wife of a Baltimore police SWAT officer killed in a crash last month. While Anthony Ward had many hobbies and passions to keep him busy, he was his best with his wife of 10 years, Alicia Garcia Ward, by his side, according to a GoFundMe launched in his memory. Ward died in a car crash Saturday, April 20, on the inner loop of I-695, as previously reported by Daily Voice. He was 36 years old. A graduate of Graham High School in 2006, Ward went on to graduate summa cum laude from the University of Cincinnati four years later, earning a master's in…

by Cecilia Levine

05/02/2024

Police & Fire

Bad Crash Shuts GW Memorial Parkway For Hours A serious crash closed the GW Memorial Parkway for hours on Wednesday, May 1. Traffic was being detoured at Slaters Lane as of 8:50 p.m., MATOC said, noting injuries were reported. All lanes were closed on the northbound side. UPDATE: Crash involving overturned vehicle, investigation on George Washington Pkwy NB near Marina Dr/Daingerfield Island. Tune to 103.5 FM and https://t.co/Trjju7JGr5 for details on the 8s #vatraffic Photo Courtesy: Steve Rudin pic.twitter.com/plbb2Ob81r — WTOP Traffic (@WTOPtraffic) May 1, 2024 The initial incident was reported around 5:50 p.m.

by Cecilia Levine

05/01/2024

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