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Virginia Teen Who Invented Cancer-Treating Soap Named America's Top Young Scientist Heman Bekele's soap treats cancer. He's only 14 years old, and his soap is just $10 for a 20 pack. The Virginia teen's feat is impressive, to say the least, and recently earned him the title of "America's Top Young Scientist." A freshman at WT Woodson High School in Annandale, Bekele is the winner of the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, which bills itself as the nation's premier middle school science competition. Heman set himself apart with his compound-based Skin Cancer Treating Soap (SCTS), 3M said, and will win $25,000 in cash. Heman was inspired to create his soap after hearing tha…

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

Traffic

2 Miles Of Delays Reported In I-95 Prince William County Crash Nearly two miles of delays were reported following a crash on I-95 in Prince William County Friday, Oct. 13. The multi-vehicle crash took out a left lane and the left shoulder of the highway at mile post 161.3, in the southbound lanes. Two miles of delays were reported at 3:30 p.m.

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

Weather

Two Inches Of Rain To Drench Northeast This Weekend: Here's Timing The Northeast is in for another rainy weekend. While skies on Friday, Oct. 13 were sunny and temps were pleasant, Saturday, Oct. 14 was expected to come with rain for the Northeast: Nearly two inches of it, according to AccuWeather. New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia will get drenched, with rainfall expected to begin in the early afternoon, as reported by AccuWeather and the National Weather Service. 🌤️ Happy Friday the 13th! Nothing scary about today's forecast. Another pleasant and sunny day before clouds and rain... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mo…

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

Police & Fire

Fugitive In Stolen Semi-Truck Barricaded For Hours Talking Through Air Vent In Virginia: Cops A 43-year-old man wanted out of Ohio was being held without bond after stealing a semi-truck and barricading himself inside for hours, police in Prince William County said. Manassas City police were called to the intersection of Gateway Boulevard and Phair Way for a semi-truck that had been parked on the property for several weeks, around 9:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, city police said. When officers arrived they tried to make contact with the subject, Damien Lee, who would only speak with the officers through a vent in the truck, they said. Lee had several active felony warrants out of Ohi…

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

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Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Powerball Player Wins $1M Someone in Alexandria is about $1 million richer, and someone is Arlington is pocketing $50,000 after playing the Powerball. According to the Virginia Lottery, an Alexandria resident won the million-dollar prize in the Wednesday, Oct. 11 drawing. A ticket good for $50,000 was sold at the 7-Eleven on South Wakefield Street, in Arlington. The winning numbers were 22-24-40-52-64, and the Powerball number was 10. One ticket nationwide matched all six numbers to win the jackpot. That ticket was bought in California. The jackpot is now $20 million for Saturday’s drawing.

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

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Horses Test Positive For Herpes, Property Quarantined In Sussex County Horses on a Sussex County property have been quarantined after two of them tested positive for equine herpes, state officials said. One horse, a 7-year-old Standardbred mare, developed illness on Oct. 1, and improved clinically after prompt medical treatment, the NJ Department of Agriculture said. Six days later a second horse, a 3-year-old Standardbred mare developed clinical signs of fever and recumbency and was humanely euthanized due to severe clinical deterioration, the NJDA said. EHM is the often-deadly neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) infection, according to state offic…

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

Lifestyle

Maryland's Joan Vassos Self-Eliminates From 'Golden Bachelor' For Joan Vassos, family comes first. Even when a shot at love with 72-year-old Gerry Turner is on the line. The 60-year-old private school admin at the Landon School, a prep school for boys in Bethesda, left ABC's "Golden Bachelor" on Thursday's episode, Oct. 12. Vassos had just finished a one-on-one date with Turner when she got a call from her daughter, who had given birth in a complicated C-section 15 days before she left for the show. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joan Vassos (@joan_vassos) Vassos explained to the other …

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

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'God Has Kept Us Safe:' Virginia Church Group Stuck In Israel Books Trip Home Some Virginia residents who have been stuck in Israel amid the ongoing war with Hamas are set to return home. A statement from the office of Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) on Thursday, Oct. 12 said that 10 Virginia residents were in Israel. Among them, Steve Bellavia, the pastor of Relate Church in Suffolk, who has been on a trip with congregants. The group is expected to leave on a flight at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Wednesday 10/11 update from Pastor Steve Posted by Relate Church on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Meanwhile, Kiggans criticized the State Department for its "lackluster e…

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

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UVA Students Slammed For 'Hateful Message' On Hamas Attacks In Israel "We mourn the loss of human life and hope for long-lasting peace." That's the line in a statement released by UVA student org, Students for Justice in Palestine, on the Hamas attacks in Israel. The statement was released a day after Hamas' surprise attack, which has left more than 1,300 Israelis dead. Virginia's Attorney General Jason Miyares denounced SJP's "hateful message" on X, formerly known as Twitter. "You cannot ‘mourn the loss of human life’ and ‘hope for long-lasting peace’ and also cheer on the murder, rape, and hostage-taking by Hamas, a terrorist organization that exists for …

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

Obituaries

Florida Motorcyclist Crosses Double Yellow Line, Dies On Group Ride In Virginia: Cops, Friends A 65-year-old Florida man died in a Loudoun County motorcycle crash. Jorge Seminario crossed a double yellow line and was trying to pass multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed when the driver of a van made a left turn into a driveway on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 3:25 p.m., the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. The motorcyclist struck the left front side quarter panel of the van in the 19200 block of Harmony Church Road in Hamilton. Seminario was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the van was not injured. A GoFundMe launched for Seminario's s…

by Cecilia Levine

10/12/2023

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