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Visited These 4 Reston Businesses? You May Have Been Exposed To Measles
Measles is back on Virginia's radar.
State health officials issued a warning on Thursday, Aug. 27, after learning that a person with a confirmed case traveled through Reston while infectious on Sunday, Aug. 16, potentially exposing people at four businesses.
The infected person lives outside Virginia, according to the Department of Health, which is working to identify and notify anyone who may have been exposed.
The potential exposure sites are:
Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, on Sunday, Aug. 16;
MOTW Coffee and Pastries, 11830 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, on Sunda…
Maryland Man Forced Women To Have Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day Across 6 States: Feds
A Maryland man who forced women into prostitution across several East Coast states is facing life in prison.
Brandon Sartor, 33, a Prince George's County native, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 27 to two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to the Department of Justice.
Between December 2024 and April 2025, prosecutors say that Sartor used physical violence, threats, sexual assault, and the withholding of drugs to compel two women to engage in repeated commercial sex acts in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.
His …
He Built His Life Around Strength, Now Virginia Coach Ty 'Showout' Washington Needs A Spot
Strength has always been at the forefront of Ty Washington's world. Now, the Virginia coach known as “SHOWOUT” needs some from the community he helped build.
Washington, a powerlifting coach and trainer familiar to athletes at OneLife Fitness in Hampton and Newport News, remained in the ICU this week after suffering cardiac arrest, according to his wife, Courtney.
"My husband is an incredible coach and trainer who is well respected, driven, and has a passion for what he does," Courtney Washington wrote. "My safe place, my soulmate, an amazing father and breadwinner of our household."
Washi…
Severe Storm Risk Intensifies: Where Damaging Winds, Flash Flooding Are Most Likely
The most dangerous part of an approaching storm system is coming into sharper focus, with millions facing the threat of damaging winds and flooding.
The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center says a broad section of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic faces a slight risk of excessive rainfall Thursday, Aug. 27, as a slow-moving front taps deep moisture and instability.
The risk zone extends from the Washington, DC, area northeast through Baltimore, Philadelphia, northern New Jersey, New York City, and parts of eastern New York.
“Thursday’s storms are occurring at a particularly inco…
'Wonder Years' Star Says She Cradled Husband Orson Bean For Hours After Horrific Fatal Crash
More than six years after a devastating loss, a familiar television actress is opening up about the hours that changed her life.
Alley Mills, 75, has revealed that she remained beside the body of her husband, actor and comedian Orson Bean, for about four hours after he was struck and killed by two vehicles in Venice, California. Bean was 91.
Mills recounted the tragedy during the Friday, Aug. 21, edition of film producer Mark Joseph’s podcast, “The Mark Joseph Show.”
“I heard a screech of wheels," Mills said in the interview, "and the first thing I saw was his red scarf on the paveme…
Search Intensifies For Missing, Endangered Virginia Woman, 81, Gone Since Sunday
An urgent search for an 81-year-old woman who vanished after leaving for a walk in Virginia has stretched into its fourth day.
Carolyn Taylor was last seen at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, in the 18000 block of Foundry Road in Purcellville, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
Taylor left for a walk and never returned, authorities said.
As of Wednesday, Aug. 26, a large law enforcement presence remained in the area of Lincoln Road as deputies continued searching for Taylor, who has been classified as missing and endangered.
Now, investigators are asking nearby …
Person Slept Upstairs As Arsonist Set Fire To Home, Feds Say
An arsonist in Maryland tied to multiple fires is heading to prison, federal authorities announced.
Justin Michael Reeves, 29, pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fire to multiple North Baltimore properties and has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, according to the US Attorney's Office.
According to his guilty plea, on May 10, 2025, Reeves set a fire at a North Baltimore residence, but he was just getting started.
After setting the fire, Reeves returned to the residence at various points to spread the burning materials across the structure and the garage door.
The whol…
