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Police say she knowingly allowed a gunman to enter the store and steal cash.

Officers were called to the Rite Aid at 4423 Fortuna Center Plaza at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, after it had closed for the night, where a 23-year-old and 24-year-old woman told police a masked man initially entered the store, brandished a handgun and demanded money.


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The P-Nats have now lost 11 straight games and suffered a walkoff loss for the second consecutive night in Winston.

Andy Wilkins sprinted home from third to score the winning run; his heated at-bat finished with a walk to open the tenth. Josh Smoker, who had pitched a perfect ninth inning to send the game to extra innings, began his delivery home to open the bottom of the tenth. Wilkins called for time late and had it granted by home plate umpire Asa Gaddy. Smoker’s next pitch was high and inside to Wilkins, and the two barked and glared at one another.


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The male teacher had turned his back to the class while using a whiteboard, and the student who has been charged with possessing the BB gun pulled it from his backpack, said Stafford County Public Schools spokeswoman Valerie Cottongim.

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A student from Brooke Pointe High School is facing charges after another student was shot with a BB gun.


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The United States is about to unveil a new cyber strategy that will treat cyberspace as another domain of warfare, similar to land, sea and air.  As first reported in The Wall Street Journal on May 31, the U.S. will draw upon all the elements of national power to respond to a cyber attack.

As first reported in The Wall Street Journal on May 31, the US will draw upon all the elements of national power to respond to a cyber attack.  This is an important step in the evolution of our cyber doctrine.is an important step in the evolution of our cyber doctrine.  When strategists first began to deal with how we would respond to a cyber attack, many assumed we would do so within the cyber realm.  The new strategy indicates that the U.S. would not hesitate to “take the gloves off” by broadening our response options to such an attack.


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The site that sits off of Kings Highway (Va. 3) in Stafford County served as a camp for Civil War soldiers who took up arms in the bloody War Between the States.

Living historians flocked to the site over the weekend, and so did 450 spectators, who all came to be a part of a living history weekend at Ferry Farm.


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Update 2:30 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Potomac Communities until 10 p.m.

The National Weather Service has forecasted strong storms to move through the region this afternoon and tonight. Some may contain strong winds, heavy downpours and large hail.


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After word the long serving state senator would step down this year, the 84-year-old announced yesterday that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“I’m going to give it one more shot,” he said. “I talked to my family and a lot of my friends — I’ve gotten literally dozens of phone calls. I walked into McDonald’s and a man said, ‘I’ve been a Republican all my life and you’re my favorite Democrat. Don’t you dare quit.’ ” he told the Washington Post.


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Teen who assaulted sheriff’s deputy gets a reduced sentence
An autistic teenager from Stafford County who assaulted a sheriff’s deputy outside a high school last year had eight years shaved off of his prison sentence Tuesday, reports Fredericksburg.com.

Company that operated fatal bus shut down
The company that operates the bus that crashed on Interstate 95 on Tuesday killing four people has been shut down after various violations against the company were noted, reports NBCWashington.com.


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