
Deb Belt
Southeast Team Digital Editor at Patch
Former print journo turned digital editor and manager of Southeast team for https://t.co/nwqgyvSyBD. Dog lover, shoe collector.
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA — The iconic convenience store chain Buc-ee’s is on track to open its first Virginia travel center in Rockingham County on June 30, reports said. The beloved Texas-based chain — known for its exceptionally clean restrooms, house-made food and beaver-branded merchandise — broke ground on the Virginia site in 2024. The Virginia center will be Buc-ee’s most northeast location in the country, opening the brand to a new customer base, FOX Business News reported.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — No charges will be filed in the case of a Montgomery County police officer who fatally shot a man armed with a grill fork in September 2024, state investigators said Tuesday. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Wheaton shooting. The Office of the Attorney General Independent Investigations Division reviewed the shooting. The fatal shooting happened Sept.
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RICHMOND, VA — Seven people died in seven different crashes over the Memorial Day 2025 weekend statewide, while more than 400 citations were issued for hands-free violations by drivers, Virginia State Police said Tuesday. The holiday weekend ran from Friday through Monday. The number is a significant drop from 2024, state police said, when 13 people died in crashes over the holiday. But drivers should be careful.
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BETHESDA, MD — A man faces a gun charge and other criminal counts after two groups fired shots at each other outside Bowlero Bethesda in late March, Montgomery County Police said Tuesday. No injuries were reported from the standoff. Devon Edwards, 22, of an unknown address, was arrested for his role in a shooting that occurred shortly after midnight on March 29, 2025, outside Bowlero Bethesda in the 5300 block of Westbard Avenue, a police news release said.
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patch.com | Deb Belt
VIRGINIA — The CDC has removed the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women from its recommended immunization schedule, Trump Administration officials announced Tuesday in a video on X. The announcement was made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and FDA Administrator Martin Makary.
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