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Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.


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Police & Fire
Missing VA Woman Found Alive In Wooded Area After 8-Day Search Missing VA Woman Found Alive In Wooded Area After 8-Day Search
Missing VA Woman Found Alive In Wooded Area After 8-Day Search The manhunt for a missing 69-year-old woman had a happy ending this week after rescuers found her in the woods less than a mile from her home.  Aletha Gee Watson spent eight days in those woods and survived sweltering heat and extreme thunderstorms. Rescuers took her to the Centra Southside Community Hospital for treatment, though it's unclear if she was injured. “This has been incredibly challenging, but we are thrilled to be able to provide the family the best possible outcome," said Prince Edward County Sheriff Tony Epps. "I have spoken with the family and they relayed th…

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Police & Fire
Routine Stafford Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Authorities Routine Stafford Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Authorities
Routine Stafford Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Authorities A routine traffic stop last week netted multiple drug arrests, police said. Charlene Bohannon Lockley, 36, of Richmond and Toyre Jones, 34, of Chesterfield were driving through South Stafford on Wednesday night, May 18, when deputies pulled them over, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said on Monday. The agency did not say why they were pulled over.  But that was just the beginning of their problems. Lockley was driving with a revoked license, the Sheriff's Office said. She also had drugs on her and hidden in the car as well. Deputies did not say, however, what kind of drugs they ha…

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Family Teams Up In Stafford Bar Room Brawl: Police Family Teams Up In Stafford Bar Room Brawl: Police
Family Teams Up In Stafford Bar Room Brawl: Police A bar brawl in northern Virginia turned into a family affair after brother, sister, and mom all joined into the melee over the weekend.  Employees at Buffalo Mo's on Wicomico Drive called deputies on Sunday night, May 22, after a fight had broke out amongst a crowd of 10 people just after 11 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.  It's unclear what kicked off the dust up, but when deputies arrived fighting had spilled into the parking lot.  They saw Chelsea Donald, 30, of Stephens City, drunk and screaming at someone on the other side of the fracas. She attack…

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Police & Fire
Argument At Woodbridge Gas Station Nearly Ends In Stabbing: Police Argument At Woodbridge Gas Station Nearly Ends In Stabbing: Police
Argument At Woodbridge Gas Station Nearly Ends In Stabbing: Police A 30-year-old man was being held without bond after he tried to stab someone during at argument at a Woodbridge gas station last week, police said.  Gabriel Humberto Lemus-Galicia, of Woodbridge, is charged with attempted malicious wounding after he pulled a knife on someone at a 7-Eleven on Occuquan Road on Wednesday, May 18, Prince William County police said in an incident report.  The alleged victim told police that he and Lemus-Galicia, who was sitting in a parked car, were in an argument that got out of hand.  At some point, Lemus-Galicia grabbed a knife from his g…

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Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities
Alexandria Police Ticket Driver Who Hit Young Bicyclist: Authorities Police cited the driver who hit a child cyclist on Friday afternoon in northern Virginia, May 20, authorities said.  Alexandria police said on Monday, May 23, they fined the driver for failure to obey highway signs. Police did not release the driver's name. Doctors at an area hospital treated the child for minor injuries and released them.  The wreck happened close to 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Langston Boulevard and John Marshall Drive when the driver of the SUV clipped the young cyclist. Police have not released many details about the incident.  The driver remai…

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Schools
VA Toddler Was Abused And Bus Driver, Attendant Let It Happen: Police VA Toddler Was Abused And Bus Driver, Attendant Let It Happen: Police
VA Toddler Was Abused And Bus Driver, Attendant Let It Happen: Police A northern Virginia bus driver and her attendant failed to protect a 3-year-old special needs student who was severely injured on their school bus, authorities announced. Rqia Tabite, 36, and Teresa Wessells, 70, both of Falls Church, face an abuse and child neglect charge stemming from an incident earlier this year, Vienna police said.  Officers were called to a bus stop on March 18 after a Fairfax County Public Schools bus driver had gotten into an argument with a parent after their child was injured on the bus ride home from school, Vienna police said.  It's unclear how the ch…

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Police & Fire
Inmate Dies In Prince William-Manassas Jail Inmate Dies In Prince William-Manassas Jail
Inmate Dies In Prince William-Manassas Jail A 38-year-old Dumfries man died while in custody at the Prince William-Manassas Adult Detention Center over the weekend, authorities said. Wilber Garcia Benitez, 38, fell unresponsive in his cell at the at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, police said in an incident report. Jail staff attempted to give him first aid, but they were unsuccessful. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene.  Prince William county police are investigating the death and have sent his body for autopsy. Officers do not suspect foul play, the incident report noted. 

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Police & Fire
Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police
Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police A Virginia man accused of impersonating a police officer to get a better parking spot was arrested with an arsenal of weapons and a cache of law enforcement gear, authorities said.  Josh Taber, 38 of Alexandria, told staff at the Ramada by Wyndham in Rockville that he was an "agent" and needed to park his SUV front of the building when he checked in earlier this month, Montgomery County police said. He even flashed a badge that seemed to back up his claim.  However, when vice detectives staked out the hotel as part of a prostitution probe on May 10, they were confused by the …

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News
Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip
Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip Dr. Courtney Katsur couldn't stand to watch news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The atrocities, the endless violence, and the evil all turned her stomach. But she wasn't about to do nothing.  The Fairfax veterinarian took a short leave from her job at Town & Country Animal Hospital to fly to Ukraine and help the animals there. She spent two weeks in the country and returned earlier this month more eager than before to help the often-forgotten victims of war.  "I knew that I have a skill/profession where I could help not only the animal victims of this war that…

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Police & Fire
Underage Drunk Driver Injures 2 In Stafford ATV Wreck: Police Underage Drunk Driver Injures 2 In Stafford ATV Wreck: Police
Underage Drunk Driver Injures 2 In Stafford ATV Wreck: Police A 19-year-old Stafford woman wrecked an ATV over the weekend and seriously injured one of the passengers, authorities said.  Brooke Morrow, 19, of Marchant Drive, was driving an all-terrain vehicle on the road Saturday night, May 21, with three passengers after drinking alcohol, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Morrow rolled the vehicle when she tried to make a sharp U-turn in a cul-de-sac. As it flipped, the ATV threw one rider off as another got pinned beneath it, deputies said. Paramedics airlifted one of rider for serious but not-life-threatening injuries. The other …

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