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Raymond Spencer, suspected DC shooter, found dead in apartment, police say

WASHINGTON - Authorities say the 23-year-old Fairfax, Virginia man suspected of shooting four people –including a 12-year-old girl -- is dead.The Metropolitan Police Department reported Raymond Spencer took his own life in a fifth-floor bathroom in an apartment building located on the 2900 block of Van Ness St.D.C. police said they received a call about the shooting around 3:30 p.m.

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Northwest DC shooting: Active shooter leaves 4 injured; suspect at large

WASHINGTON - Police have identified a person of interest connected to a shooting that left four people injured near a school in Northwest DC. Officials announced they are searching for 23-year-old Raymond Spencer of Fairfax, Virginia.DC police said they received a call about a shooting at about 3:30 p.m. on Friday along the 2900 block of Van Ness Street, NW near Edmund Burke School.There have been at least four victims located, including two women, one man a 12-year-old girl, according to authorities.

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Who is Raymond Spencer? 23-year-old identified as person of interest in DC shooting

WASHINGTON - Police are searching for 23-year-old Raymond Spencer after four people – including a 12-year-old girl – were shot near a school in Northwest. D.C. Police say Spencer, who is from Fairfax, Virginia is currently a person of interest. D.C.

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Bill would require eligible US citizens to vote in general elections or face fine

FILE - Voters cast ballots at the Fairfax County Government Center on Nov.2, 2021, in Fairfax, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - A bill introduced this week in the House of Representatives would require eligible U.S.

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Johnny Depp Trial: Depp cross-examination expected to continue Thursday

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Johnny Depp is expected to take the stand once again Thursday in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom in the defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.Depp testified Wednesday that despite constant quarrels with Heard, he never struck her.During a brief cross-examination period Wednesday, Depp said Heard's allegations that he physically and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions -- before and during their brief marriage -- devastated his career.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherFOX 5's Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow recaps Johnny Depp's second day of testimony in the defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard."Violence isn't necessary," Depp said from the stand during his second day of testimony. "Why would you hit someone to make them agree with you?"Depp was on the stand both Tuesday and Wednesday taking questions from his own attorneys before about 20 minutes of cross-examination yesterday.

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Johnny Depp to continue testimony Wednesday in defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Johnny Depp is expected to continue his testimony Wednesday in the defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.The actor took the stand in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom Tuesday for the first time since the trial began more than a week ago. It is possible a cross-examination will happen today.Johnny Depp is expected to continue his testimony Wednesday in the defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.During his testimony Tuesday, Depp denied ever hitting Heard, calling the physical and sexual assault allegations against him disturbing, heinous and "not based in any species of truth.""It's been six years of trying times.

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Johnny Depp to take stand Tuesday in defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard: report

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Johnny Depp is expected to take the stand Tuesday in the defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard that's playing out in a Fairfax County, Virginia courthouse.According to an online report on People.com, Depp is expected to testify Tuesday in person. The report says a cross-examination will happen Wednesday.The trial began last week when a jury was selected in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit filed by Depp against Heard over an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard refers to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."The Post article doesn't mention Depp by name, but he says it clearly refers to her allegation that she suffered physical abuse at his hands.

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Johnny Depp Trial: Claims that couple was engaged in 'mutual abuse'

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A former personal assistant to Amber Heard said she never saw the actress suffer any physical abuse at the hands of then-husband Johnny Depp — but she said Heard once spit in her face when she asked for a higher salary.Heard descended into screaming fits of blind rage, sent incoherent text messages at 4 a.m. and was often drunk and high on illegal drugs, Kate James testified in a video deposition that was played in court Thursday during the trial for Depp's libel suit against Heard.Depp, on the other hand, was very calm, almost shy, "like a total Southern gentleman," James said.The "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor has accused Heard of indirectly defaming him in a 2018 opinion piece that she wrote for The Washington Post.

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Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard: Defamation trial gets ugly, fast

Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard arrived separately at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Virginia on Tuesday morning for Day 1 of their much-anticipated US$50-million defamation trial.Though the actors and former spouses both wore suits, the energy around the courthouse was anything but subdued, as the fully televised court proceedings quickly became a media spectacle.The court hearing is the latest in a very public legal battle of the divorced couple, with both Heard, 35, and Depp, 58, claiming to be victims of domestic violence. The initial court case began when Depp filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit over a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in late 2018 about domestic abuse.Heard did not mention Depp by name in the article, though in court documents he alleges his reputation and career were still “devastated” as a result.

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Johnny Depp Trial: Witness testimony, allegations of abuse as trial moves forward

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn into a six-week, mudslinging soap opera, Heard's lawyers warned a Virginia jury Tuesday."You're going to see who the real Johnny Depp is — behind the fame, behind the pirate costumes," Heard lawyer J. Benjamin Rottenborn told the jury during opening statements in the civil trial.

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Johnny Depp Trial: Jury to hear opening statements in libel case

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A jury in Virginia is scheduled to hear opening statements Tuesday in a defamation lawsuit filed by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe jury has been selected for Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard.Depp says Heard libeled him when she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."Depp is never mentioned by name, but he says the article implicates him nonetheless because it refers to past accusations Heard made when she sought a restraining order against him. Depp denies the abuse allegations.US actor Johnny Depp leaves the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 11, 2022.

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Johnny Depp defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard begins Monday in Fairfax County

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard begins Monday in Fairfax County.Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million dollars in damages for defamation related to an op-ed she wrote in the Washington Post in December 2018 about being a survivor of domestic violence.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe trial begins at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse at 10 a.m. Both Depp and Heard are expected to be present.Heard filed for divorce in May 2016 just days after police were called to Depp's Los Angeles home for a domestic dispute, reports FOX 5's chief legal correspondent Katie Barlow.Model, Amber Heard, and her now ex-husband, Johnny Depp, leave Southport Magistrates Court, Queensland, April 18, 2016.

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Virginia-born astronaut to ride Russian spacecraft home amid tensions

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei (CREDIT: NASA) U.S. astronaut and Fairfax County native Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherNASA insists Vande Hei’s homecoming plans at the end of the month remain unchanged, even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in canceled launches, broken contracts and an escalating war of words by the Russian Space Agency’s hardline leader.

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SHOPPING CART KILLER: 4th victim of alleged Virginia serial killer could be missing CA woman

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A woman who traveled from California to tour the sites in the nation's capital this summer could be a possible fourth victim of a man police in Fairfax County say is a serial murderer they call the 'Shopping Cart Killer.'Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherSUBSCRIBE TO FOX 5 DC ON YOUTUBEFOX 5's Bob Barnard says the possible fourth victim is 48-year-old Stephanie Harrison.

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4 bodies found are victims of 'shopping cart killer,' police say

Anthony Robinson, 35, of Washington, D.C., who Fairfax County, Va., Police Chief Kevin Davis dubbed "shopping cart killer." (Source: Harrisonburg, Va., Police Department) FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - Police in Virginia say the discovery of four bodies at two different locations in the state are the work of a serial killer who used a shopping cart to transport his victims' bodies after meeting them on dating sites.At a press conference Friday, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis dubbed the suspect, 35-year-old Anthony Robinson of Washington, D.C., the "shopping cart killer" and said police are working to determine if there are other victims.Davis said Robinson, who was taken into custody in Rockingham County last month, has lived in multiple

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Shopping Cart Killer: Who is Anthony Robinson?

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - A serial killer dubbed the "Shopping Cart Killer" was identified by authorities after four bodies were found in Virginia. Here's everything we know so far about the investigation. D.C. resident Anthony Robinson, 35, was identified as a suspect by Fairfax County police Friday. Anthony Robinson named a suspect in string of Virginia Killings.

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Virginia serial killer 'shopping cart killer' in custody after 4 bodies found

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Authorities in Virginia say a man they have dubbed the ‘Shopping Cart Killer’ is in custody after linking him to several bodies found since August.At a press conference Friday, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said the suspect is believed to have meet his victims on dating sitesDavis said he would arrange meetings at motels where he would kill the victims and then dispose of their remains in shopping carts.Davis said the suspect left a gruesome trail of murder as far south as Harrisonburg, Virginia where two victims – ages 64 and 34 – were discovered.Police say human remains were found Wednesday tucked away in an isolated wooded area along Fairhaven Avenue in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County.The remains were

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Potential serial killer in Virginia after 4 bodies found: police

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Authorities say new evidence found in Virginia points to the existence of a serial killer who is still on the loose somewhere in the state.Police say human remains were found Wednesday tucked away in an isolated wooded area along Fairhaven Avenue in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County.

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Children's toys 'excessively' coated in lead, other chemicals seized by US officials

BALTIMORE - A shipment of children’s toys bound for the U.S. was seized after officials detected that the items were "excessively" coated in unsafe levels of heavy metals, including lead and cadmium.The shipment, which originated in China and was bound for an address in Fairfax, Virginia, was seized on Oct.

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Middle school drops Confederate soldier’s name to take NASA’s Katherine Johnson’s

FAIRFAX, Va. - Sydney Lanier’s name sat atop a Virginia middle school for 60 years, but not anymore.The City of Fairfax School Board held a renaming ceremony on Friday and celebrated Lanier Middle School’s new name: Katherine Johnson Middle School."The message to our middle school students is, ‘Eagles can soar beyond these earthly skies at Katherine Johnson Middle School," City school board member Toby Sorensen said in a November news release.RELATED: City of Fairfax School Board renames Lanier Middle School after 'Hidden Figures' Katherine JohnsonJohnson is best known for conducting NASA’s calculations for Project Mercury — which propelled astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

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Virginia mom charged in fatal stabbing of her 10-month-old son, critically injuring daughter

VIRGINIA - A Virginia mother allegedly stabbed her two young children Monday night, including a 10-month-old boy who died, in what was described as a "horrific" scene, authorities said Tuesday. Sarah Whitney Ganoe, 35, allegedly stabbed to death her 10-month-old son and injured her other child. (PHOTO: Newport News Police Department) Newport News police responded to a home around 9:30 p.m.

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78-year-old distance runner begins cross-country run from LA to Washington DC

LOS ANGELES - Veteran distance runner Stan Cottrell is celebrating his 78th birthday by embarking from Los Angeles' Pan Pacific Park for 100 days of back-to-back marathons to raise funds for charity before arriving in Washington, D.C.Cottrell entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1980 by completing a cross-country run from New York to San Francisco in 48 days. He ran across Europe in 80 days, and ran 2,152 miles in 53 days across China.

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Virginia state trooper off force after traffic stop viral video

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A white state trooper who was seen on video telling a Black driver "you are going to get your a—whipped" and yanking him out of the car by his neck is no longer with the Virginia State Police, a spokeswoman said.The Washington Post reports that spokeswoman Corinne Geller said state police were prohibited from releasing additional detail about Charles Hewitt, the trooper seen in a viral video of a 2019 traffic stop.

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Skateboarding world champion charged for hosting superspreader event

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 03: Nyjah Huston looks on while competing in the Men's Skateboard Street at the X Games Minneapolis 2019 at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 03, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Virginia woman delivers over 400 handmade cards to nursing home residents for Valentine’s Day

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - It has been nearly one year now since the coronavirus pandemic locked down nursing homes.

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Students failing more often during coronavirus virtual learning: study

As coronavirus cases spike across the U.S., local and state officials are implementing new lockdown restrictions, including those on schools. Some schools in states from Connecticut to California that switched from virtual learning in the spring to in-person or hybrid learning by autumn are moving back to online classes as cases spike, and it’s taking a toll on students, parents and teachers.

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Reports: Nearly 1,400 Virginia voters got two ballots in the mail

FILE - Thousands of ballots sit in boxes as Utah County election workers process the mail-in ballots for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)FAIRFAX, Va. - According to several media reports about 1400 voters in Virginia got two absentee ballots mailed to them, but elections officials said only one would be counted.Elections officials in Fairfax County told the Washington Post a printer problem led employees to mistakenly mail two ballots to about 1000 voters.

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Virginia lieutenant governor enters race for governor

FAIRFAX, Va. – Virginia Lt. Gov.

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Fairfax County School Board votes to rename Robert E Lee High School after late Congressman John R Lewis

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23: John Lewis attends the U.S. Postal Service Unveiling of the 1963 March On Washington Stamp on August 23, 2013 in Washington, United States. (Photo by Riccardo S.

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Police search for missing Delaware woman believed to have been murdered by son

Sheila and Brian Doyle BETHANY BEACH, Del. - Delaware State Police continue to investigate a report of a missing woman, last seen at her home in Bethany Beach, Delaware.Officials say they believe 66-year-old Sheila Doyle is dead. Originally of Fairfax, Virginia, Doyle was at her second residence in Bethany Beach on June 15 about 1 p.m.

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Bringing Back Business: Happy Ice brings a Philadelphia shaved ice recipe to the Fairfax District

LOS ANGELES - A small business owner with big dreams aspires to bring some much-needed positivity to the Fairfax District with his shaved ice shop vividly painted in cheerful colors.Its owner, Lemeir Mitchell, brings a 40-year-old Philadelphia shaved ice recipe to the West Coast. Happy Ice will host its grand opening Saturday, which is nearly three months after it was delayed due to the pandemic and nearly three weeks after peaceful protests erupted in violence and looting, damaging multiple businesses in the Fairfax District. Mitchell stood guard to protect his store and even distributed Happy Ice during the protests. Mitchell, an entrepreneur and Philadelphia native initially moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a notable

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Quentin Tarantino's Theater Among Vandalized Los Angeles Businesses

TheQuentin Tarantino-owned New Beverly Cinema was among the businesses vandalized Saturday after a night of protesting in Los Angeles, specifically in the Fairfax District. The iconic theater on Beverly Boulevard was tagged with numerous messages, including "Fuck the police," according to pictures shared by the theater's director of operations Jules McLean.

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Virginia Investigating Fairfax County Public Schools Over Allegations Students With Disabilities Denied Equal Distance Learning Opportunities.

The Washington Post (5/18, Natanson) reports the Virginia Department of Education is investigating Fairfax County Public Schools following allegations it “failed to provide equal learning opportunities to students with disabilities during the coronavirus shutdown, as mandated by state and federal law.” According to a complaint by five parents and other documents, a few weeks after schools shut down FCPS told parents it was pausing the students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs) until in-person schooling resumed.

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Police: Missing Bucks County teen found safe in Louisiana after driving away in family's minivan

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Police: Missing Bucks County teen found safe in Louisiana after driving away in family's minivan

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Missing Bucks County teen traveling in family minivan spotted in Virginia

Police say Kadin Kent Willauer, 13, left his family's home in the middle of the night in his parent's minivan.

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Where to Order Passover Seder Dishes in Los Angeles

This year, as social distancing is being practiced, holidays that are typically celebrated with groups of friends and family will be spent in much smaller settings. For Passover, Jewish delis like Canter’s and Brent’s are prepping seder plates for the first two nights and family meals for the entire week.

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Man arrested; woman sought in connection with death of man found near I-4

DeLAND, Fla. – A man has been arrested and a woman is being sought in connection with the death of a man whose remains were found near Interstate 4, according to the DeLand Police Department.

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