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‘Denial is not our friend': Researchers say Americans need to ‘wake up' in time to prevent political violence
As the nation enters the first presidential election season since the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, new research shows an alarming number of Americans support violence to achieve political goals. Researchers who surveyed more than 8,600 Americans about their support for and willingness to commit political violence shared their findings recently with the News4 I-Team. A third of those surveyed…
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‘She went to Heaven, now': Neighbors react to fatal Christmas Day fire in Centreville
A community was struck by tragedy on Christmas morning, and is now trying to figure out how a neighbor died in a fire inside her home.
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Alexandria paid for an economic study of the Wizards and Caps arena plan. Here are the highlights
Economists hired by the city say the proposed arena in Potomac Yard will create thousands of jobs and billions in revenue across the state. The summary of their financial analysis was posted late Friday night before the Christmas weekend.
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About 4 in 10 DC students are chronically truant, report says
Chronic truancy dropped in Washington, D.C., last school year compared to during the pandemic, but too many kids are still missing too much school, especially at D.C.’s high schools, where nearly half of kids are considered chronically truant, according to a report released this week. The report from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) speaks volumes...
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‘Incredibly serious': Deadly, unpredictable switches add to DC's gun toll; prosecutors seek change
As Washington, D.C., closes an especially deadly year, the News4 I-Team learned law enforcement and prosecutors are nervous about the “explosion” of Glock switches in D.C. and the lenient way District law treats them. Glock switches, sometimes called “giggle switches” in D.C., are coin-sized accessories typically added to Glock-style handguns. They turn a semiautomatic handgun into a machine gun....
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Virginia businessman pleads guilty in Culpeper County bribery case
An auxiliary sheriff’s deputy in Culpeper County, Virginia, pleaded guilty to bribery Monday, six months before the sheriff himself goes on trial. Four years ago, Virginia businessman Fredric Gumbinner paid thousands of dollars to become a Culpeper County auxiliary sheriff’s deputy. According to an assistant U.S. attorney in court and the indictment against him, Gumbinner gave $20,000 to Rick Rahim,...
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‘Grief has no expiration date': Evidence shows youth gunshots increase mental health & drug disorders
Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Monday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared two public emergencies — one on the opioid crisis, the other on juvenile crime. According to the city, 99 juveniles were shot, 16 fatally, between Jan. 1…
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Fighting fentanyl: A woman's journey to save other addicts
It took years for Denise Chiarotti to be as honest as she is today when it comes to talking about her addiction. But the journey has cost her too many friends and loved ones to count gone because of fentanyl. “A lot of shame. And in certain places I go, I feel I can’t tell people I’m an addict because...
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Fighting fentanyl: Families and feds fight flood of $1-per-pill opioid killing loved ones
When Sara Lowry thinks about her son Aiden, she doesn’t think about the addiction he fought but about the boy whose goals of fancy jobs, fancy cars and one day life as a successful businessman in London were all lost to the powerfully addictive drug. “I can see the addiction,” she told the News4 I-Team, “but I know that...
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Culpeper County sheriff loses reelection bid amid bribery, conspiracy indictment
Culpeper County’s sheriff lost his bid to keep the position he’s held for 12 years as a federal bribery and conspiracy indictment surrounds him. Tim Chilton, an assistant chief for the city of Culpeper, is projected to be the next sheriff in the county. He won every part of the county and has two months to get ready to...
