Virginia tree trimmer dies after being pulled head-first into a wood chipper
A tree trimmer working in Saltville, Virginia, died this week after he was pulled head-first into a wood chipper.
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D.C. residents voice support for mayor’s new crime bill as shootings, carjackings rage on
Scores of D.C. residents, business owners and neighborhood representatives spoke Wednesday in favor of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s crime-fighting legislation as a year-long surge in shootings, carjackings and robberies has battered the capital’s sense of safety.
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Metrorail train strikes shopping cart in Northeast D.C., stranding riders for an hour
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Virginia Democrat who recently won reelection faces lawsuit over residency requirement
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