Virginia HBCUs Threatened: VSU, Hampton Cancel Classes, Lock Down (DEVELOPING) Virginia HBCUs Threatened: VSU, Hampton Cancel Classes, Lock Down (DEVELOPING)
Virginia HBCUs Threatened: VSU, Hampton Cancel Classes, Lock Down (Developing) A pair of Virginia colleges were forced to cancel classes and enter a lockdown after being targeted with threats. Virginia State University (VSU) and Hampton University both entered precautionary protocols after being among several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) reportedly targeted on Thursday, Sept. 11. URGENT UPDATE!!! pic.twitter.com/TVTRINu7Wq — Virginia State University (@VSU_1882) September 11, 2025 At Virginia State University, officials said that local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies were working to determine the credibility of the threat recei…
Best Restaurants In America: NYT Says NJ Indian Spot Is Must-Try Best Restaurants In America: NYT Says NJ Indian Spot Is Must-Try
Best Restaurants In America: NYT Says NJ Indian Spot Is Must-Try The New York Times has released its annual list of the best restaurants in America.  Several eateries along the East Coast earned a place, including a few newcomers. Connecticut: Haring’s (New) — Noank: Seafood spot, opened June 2024, haringsnoank.com. The Times calls it “the New England seafood shack you’ve always wanted.” Washington DC: Dōgon (New) — Washington: African, Caribbean, Creole, opened September 2024 La’ Shukran (New) — Washington: Modern Levantine, opened September 2024 Maryland: The Wren (New) — Baltimore: Gastro pub, opened February 2025: The T…
Ana María Membreno Dies After Domestic Violence Attack In Virginia; Family Calls For Awareness Ana María Membreno Dies After Domestic Violence Attack In Virginia; Family Calls For Awareness
Ana María Membreno Dies After Domestic Violence Attack In Virginia; Family Calls For Awareness Friends and family of a 28-year-old Virginia woman who died after a domestic violence attack are remembering her as a vibrant spirit while calling for greater awareness to prevent future tragedies. Ana María Membreno, known to her loved ones as “Catalina,” died at a Virginia hospital days after what her family says was a violent act of domestic abuse. Her friends describe her as an extroverted, joyful woman who loved soccer, dancing, and surrounding herself with loved ones. Ana María “Catalina” Membreno GoFundMe "From a very young age, she showed great intelligence and dedicati…
Police Helicopter Spots Massive Fire Ripping Through Great Falls Buildings (PHOTOS) Police Helicopter Spots Massive Fire Ripping Through Great Falls Buildings (PHOTOS)
Police Helicopter Spots Massive Fire Ripping Through Great Falls Buildings (Photos) A late-night fire tore through multiple buildings in Virginia after a police helicopter spotted flames. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the 11110 block of Georgetown Pike in Great Falls before midnight, when a police helicopter returning from a call noticed the flames and alerted firefighters, officials said. Units arrived to find heavy fire showing from several buildings, officials said. @ffxfirerescue Battalion 1 always up to the challenge. Couldn’t be prouder of the firefighters who met this fire head on. #bestjobever pic.twitter.com/EkCL3VxNcm — Dave Bentley (@Da…
Oliver North Marries Iran-Contra Figure Fawn Hall In Arlington Decades After Scandal: Reports Oliver North Marries Iran-Contra Figure Fawn Hall In Arlington Decades After Scandal: Reports
Oliver North Marries Iran-Contra Figure Fawn Hall In Arlington Decades After Scandal: Reports Oliver North has married infamous co-conspirator Fawn Hall in Virginia decades after the two were the center of the Iran-Contra controversy.  North reportedly married Hall, his former secretary, on Aug. 27 in Arlington, according to multiple reports that surfaced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The marriage certificate obtained by CNN can be found here. It was first reported by reporter Michael Isikoff, who uncovered the nuptials involving North, 81, and Hall, 65, in what was described as "a secret marriage."  North, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, was part of former President R…
Con Man Claimed MLB Career While Scamming Women, Dodging Sex Offender Registry In Virginia: DOJ Con Man Claimed MLB Career While Scamming Women, Dodging Sex Offender Registry In Virginia: DOJ
Con Man Claimed MLB Career While Scamming Women, Dodging Sex Offender Registry In Virginia: DOJ He said he was going pro in baseball — but what he really went pro in was lying, scamming, and disappearing from the sex offender registry, prosecutors in Virginia say. Now, he's going to prison. A Roanoke man who told women he was a Major League Baseball prospect, forged six-figure checks, used burner phones to impersonate team officials, and failed to register as a sex offender pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year, federal officials announced. Now, Janike Dunbar Holt — a man who goes by many names — has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison. Holt, 29 — also known as…
Fairfax County Man Threatened To Kill VA Hospital Worker, Mailman In Virginia: Feds Fairfax County Man Threatened To Kill VA Hospital Worker, Mailman In Virginia: Feds
Fairfax County Man Threatened To Kill VA Hospital Worker, Mailman In Virginia: Feds A 57-year-old Fairfax man admitted to making a series of violent and specific threats against federal employees in Virginia and DC, officials announced. Kenneth R. Woodard, 57, of Fairfax, pleaded guilty in Alexandria federal court this week to making threatening communications over interstate commerce and threatening to kill a federal official, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Court documents state that on April 29, Woodard called the Department of Veterans Affairs’ crisis line demanding to speak to a VA hospital police officer he had interacted with earlier in the day. During the c…
MD Ranked Second-Happiest State In Nation, New Study Finds: Here's Why MD Ranked Second-Happiest State In Nation, New Study Finds: Here's Why
MD Ranked Second-Happiest State In Nation, New Study Finds: Here's Why The Northeast is home to some of the happiest people in the country, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2025 list of Happiest States in America on Monday, Sept. 8. The study compared all 50 states across 30 metrics of happiness, including depression and suicide rates, work hours, income growth, unemployment, family stability, volunteer rates, and safety. The personal finance website also measured how many adults feel active and productive, as well as factors like sleep, leisure time, and community support. "In addition to pursuing your passions, having a good work-l…
Virginia Safety Patroller Killed Helping Driver In I-95 Crash: State Police Virginia Safety Patroller Killed Helping Driver In I-95 Crash: State Police
Virginia Safety Patroller Killed Helping Driver In I-95 Crash: State Police A Virginia Safety Service Patroller was killed in a violent crash on I-95 after being struck while helping a stranded driver, state police announced. The crash happened Saturday night, Sept. 6, shortly before 8 p.m. in the northbound lanes near the 151-mile marker, investigators said. According to Virginia State Police, the contracted VDOT patroller was assisting a disabled Audi on the shoulder and right travel lane when a Chrysler 300 lost control, crossed all lanes, and slammed into both the patroller and the Audi driver. The patroller was rushed to a nearby hospital but did not survive,…
Gas-Powered Scooter Sparks $417K Inferno That Displaces 10 In Sterling: Fire Marshal Gas-Powered Scooter Sparks $417K Inferno That Displaces 10 In Sterling: Fire Marshal
Gas-Powered Scooter Sparks $417K Inferno That Displaces 10 In Sterling: Fire Marshal A gas-powered scooter is being blamed for an early morning inferno that ripped through a Virginia home, displacing seven adults and three children, officials said. The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office said crews were called just after 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, to the 1700 block of North Brunswick Street in Sterling Park, where flames were already tearing through a single-family home. Firefighters from Sterling Park, Cascades, Kincora, and Fairfax County raced to the scene and found fire burning on the exterior of the house before it spread into the home, officials said. Crews quickly ext…
‘Disgraceful Betrayal:' Alexandria Worker With Top Secret Clearance Sold Out To China, Feds Say ‘Disgraceful Betrayal:' Alexandria Worker With Top Secret Clearance Sold Out To China, Feds Say
‘Disgraceful Betrayal:' Alexandria Worker With Top Secret Clearance Sold Out To China, Feds Say A Virginia man who worked for the US Department of State is heading to prison after federal prosecutors say he sold out his country by transmitting classified information to people he knew were Chinese government agents. Michael Charles Schena, 42, of Alexandria, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information, the US Attorney’s Office in Virginia announced. Schena, who held a Top Secret clearance, admitted he passed sensitive government information in exchange for cash.  Prosecutors said he “deliberately undermined US …
'HOW CAN YOU BE THAT IGNORANT:' VA Sen. Mark Warner Slams RFK Jr. Over COVID Facts (WATCH) 'HOW CAN YOU BE THAT IGNORANT:' VA Sen. Mark Warner Slams RFK Jr. Over COVID Facts (WATCH)
'HOW CAN YOU BE That Ignorant:' VA Sen. Mark Warner Slams RFK Jr. Over COVID Facts (Watch) Virginia Sen. Mark Warner made his opinion very clear about the country's Health and Human Services director: he's ignorant.  Warner was among the many elected officials to grill Robert Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, Sept. 4 during a hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee about the Trump administration's 2026 healthcare agenda.  Things came to a head for the Virginia Democrat when he began pushing Kennedy about deaths and vaccines related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Warner questioned Kennedy about the number of COVID-19-related deaths, and whether or not vaccinations could have…