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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…
The Qui responds after getting locked out of South Riding location
The Qui Korean BBQ & Bar opened in the Gum Spring Village Center near South Riding last September. Suddenly, this March, there were chains on the door and the restaurant was closed. The restaurant said on social media that the closure was only temporary, but a representative for the landlord...
2 VA Men Split Lottery Ticket, One Purchased In Loudoun County
Sharing is caring for two Virginia men, each $122,500 richer before taxes.Darrell Terry, of South Boston, and Lou Malfi, of Leesburg, won the tickets in the Cash 5 on Feb. 28, with EZ Match drawing.Terry bought his winning ticket at Blue Ridge Tobacco & Candle, located at 1024 Bill Tuck Highway…
Chuck E. Cheese in Sterling could be replaced with homes
The biggest guessing game going on in the local retail scene is what is going to happen to the Dulles Town Center shopping mall and surrounding property. Now we have an idea and it may impact the longtime Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. Regular readers of The Burn know there have...
Fairfax County police break up another car meetup weeks after violent ‘street takeover’
CHANTILLY, Va. (DC News Now) — Over the weekend, Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) officers and Virginia State Police troopers broke up a car meetup, which started elsewhere but ended in a Wegmans parking lot in Chantilly. The meetup, which ended without any arrests, comes just a few weeks after a “street takeover” left an […]
Record-breaking, record-tying heat in Virginia, Maryland, DC area
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — If you thought it felt crazy hot in the D.C. area for the beginning of May on Thursday, you’re kind of right. The temperature at each of the region’s airports either tied a record or broke it. At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Va., the temperature hit […]
'Killing whoever was unfortunate to cross their path': MS-13 gang member gets life for senseless violence that left 4 random bystanders dead
An MS-13 gang member accused of senseless gang violence that left four random civilians dead during a three-month spree of violence in Washington, D.C., in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison. The post ‘Killing whoever was unfortunate to cross their path’: MS-13 gang member gets life for senseless violence that left 4 random bystanders dead first appeared on Law & Crime.
Prince William County police: Student brought BB gun on bus to school he wasn’t enrolled in
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (DC News Now) — Police are investigating a situation where a student who brought a BB gun, got onto a school bus that was headed towards a high school he was not enrolled at. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) responded to Forest Park High School on Forest Park Drive, […]
Planning commission OKs access-limiting gates for Herndon development
A large residential development planned in Herndon will be allowed to use two access gates — at least for a few hours on weekdays, eventually. Pomeroy Clark I, the land owner and developer, got Fairfax County’s approval late last month to amend its plans for One Sunrise Valley, which will deliver 1,093 housing units on about 44 acres of land near the Frying Pan Road and Sunrise Valley Drive intersection.
Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say
Leesburg police are on the lookout for a pair of imposters who stole money from a motorist last week.The men were in a newer model grey Toyota Corolla with tinted windows when they pulled up alongside the victim on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE Friday, April 26 around 4:30 p.m., police sai…
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