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Fatal I-95 Crash, Silver Line Tests, Plea Deal in Baby's Death and 'Gunfire' a False Alarm

Plus, a 4-year-old tells 9-1-1 operator that he's hungry.

A Bristow woman was arrested Wednesday after police say her 4-year-old son called 9-1-1 complaining of hunger. Police found the boy alone in a home in an affluent neighborhood. 

Read about the charges the mother now faces, along with our other top stories from across our Patch sites.

Mother Arrested After 4-Year-Old Calls 911 Complaining of Hunger 

Infant Death Case: Mother Reaches Plea Agreement With State

Local Herndon Business Wins Two Coveted Awards

State Gives the Green Light, Fairfax City's Deer Sterilization Program Set to Begin

Standards of Learning: Lawmaker Aims to Limit 'Drill-and-Kill' Testing

Charniele Herring Enters Race for Congress

Alexandria Police Make Arrest in Connection to Robbery of Postal Carrier

Longtime Alexandria Pediatrician Dr. Thomas Sullivan Killed While Walking to Church

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Realtors Report More Than $200,000 Increase In Georgetown Home Sale Prices For December

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Silver Line Testing to Be Done Overnight Saturday, Opening Date 'Any Month Now'

Vienna Has a New Wine Shop: 'I Fell in Love with Wine, Cancelled My Plans for Law School'

Reported ‘Gunfire’ at Leesburg Business Turns Out to Be False Alarm

Parts of Mosaic District — Including Angelika Movie Theater — Without Power Friday

Flu Continues To Be Widespread In Virginia

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Fatal Crash Snarls Traffic on I-95 in Prince William County

Homicide Arrest in Death of Lake Ridge Man

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