Carl Willis
Anchor and Reporter at WJLA-TV (Arlington, VA)
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1 day ago |
wjla.com | Carl Willis
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — The debate over an affordable housing project in Fairfax County faced both public backlash and endorsements of support from the community. It has already been decided that the Franconia Governmental Center will move from 6121 Franconia Road to a larger site on Beulah Road. However, still up for heated debate is whether it will be redeveloped into 120 units of affordable housing.
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5 days ago |
wjla.com | Carl Willis
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A new program in Loudoun County, Virginia, aims to help deputies communicate better with people who may be non-verbal or have intellectual disabilities. "Historically, with law enforcement, a lot of times when there's a misinterpretation, it might look as though somebody is not cooperating, but it's not because they're not cooperating; it's because they're not getting the right cues," said Loudoun County Sheriff Michael Chapman.
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6 days ago |
wjla.com | Carl Willis
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Photos of the smiles and the cuddles with her dog "Coco" bring back fond memories for Jennifer Gutierrez. "He's my sweet little boy," she said. "He's my dog, and I loved him so much, like he was my own."Those memories and a few keepsakes are all she has left after the 8-year-old chihuahua died after receiving anesthesia for a dental cleaning at the Banfield Pet Hospital in Kensington, Maryland.
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1 week ago |
wjla.com | Carl Willis
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — Soon, the serene setting at Old Town Alexandria's Waterfront Park and Point Lumley Park will be disrupted. Waterfront flooding has become a part of life for business owners like Bennett Moore. His shop, Big Wheel Bikes, near the parks, is already built three feet off the ground to avoid being washed out after torrential rain, and when the Potomac River regularly spills over the banks. "If there's a hurricane or heavy rain, we have to batten down the hatches," Moore said.
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1 week ago |
wjla.com | Carl Willis
MANASSAS, Va. (7News) — The number of dementia cases in Virginia is expected to jump from 140,000 in 2020 to 190,000 this year. That represents more than a statistic for Master Police Officer (MPO) Shauna Moller with the Manassas City Police Department. "I am actually very close to my grandparents, and I have a grandmother who is starting to go through dementia," she said.
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