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Hotel Chocolat, the British chocolatier owned by Mars, is coming to King Street

Alexandria is one of three new U.S. markets the company named for late fall, alongside Salt Lake City and Long Beach
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‘Frankie Could Always Be Counted On’: 20-Year-Old Remembered After Fatal Landover Crash

Frankie Negron had a way of being there for his loved ones. The 20-year-old killed after being ejected from a vehicle during an early-morning crash in Prince George's County is now being remembered as "a lively and bright person" whose life was cut short too soon. "(He) carried so much care and …
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Fire damages more than 160 golf carts at Brandywine repair shop

BRANDYWINE, Md. - More than 160 golf carts were damaged by fire Thursday, sending black smoke billowing into the air in Brandywine. Prince George’s County Fire and EMS units responded to the 15200 block of Crain Highway around 6:30 a.m. after flames broke out at a commercial golf cart repair business.
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UK quantum computing firm chooses Virginia over Maryland for U.S. HQ

It's Groundhog Day once again for economic development in the Washington, D.C. region, as yet another firm has chosen Virginia over Maryland, and Arlington County over Montgomery County for its corporate headquarters. This time it's British quantum computing firm Phasecraft. The company announced that Virginia is the w
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PepsiCo shutters 60-year-old Maryland plant, laying off 143 workers as weakening soda demand drives...

Layoffs in Cheverly are the latest in a string of closures and workforce reductions at PepsiCo facilities across the country.
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» Defendant Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for Stabbing Boyfriend

A domestic violence stabbing defendant pleaded guilty and DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur sentenced her only to time served only on Sept. 21. Patricia Barron, 64, was initially charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for her involvement in an incident on July 13, when she stabbed her boyfriend in the head aft
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Police: SUV passenger shot last night on I-66 near Vienna

The Virginia State Police is investigating an apparent shooting that took place on I-66 last night (Tuesday) near the Nutley Street interchange outside Vienna. First responders with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were sent at around 8:15 p.m. to a reported shooting in the highway’s eastbound lanes near t
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» Defendant Sentenced For Shooting ‘on the Same Block in Which His Son Lives’

DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld sentenced a defendant who fired shots into a crowd on his son’s block to 24 months in prison on Sept. 21. Darius Brown, 24, pleaded guilty on July 9 to aggravated assault knowingly and carrying a pistol without a license outside a home or business for his involvement in a shooti
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Potomac Yard restaurant staff recount fighting off attempted robber with grill scraper

Staffers at a restaurant in the Potomac Yard area recently fought off a knife-wielding attempted robber and are telling their story. On the night of Sept. 1, manager Merve McDonald was behind the counter at Omar’s Pitas & Platters (3100 Richmond Highway) and turned his back momentarily when the commotion started.
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ARHA Residents Urged to Attend Citywide Meeting Thursday Night

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority residents are being urged to attend a citywide meeting Thursday night, September 24, where they can speak directly with ARHA leadership, raise concerns about their homes and learn the proper way to report maintenance problems. The mandatory ARHA resident m

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