Susan Hogan

Jul 23, 2024 | necn.com | Susan Hogan |Patricia Fantis

Her name was Mari Tisera. Her short life is now captured in family photos and videos of her dancing and happy. The student at George Mason University in Northern Virginia was a daddy’s girl who was treated like a princess by her parents and three older brothers. “She did whatever she want with me,” her father, Gus Tisera, said with a smile in a recent interview with News4. It never crossed his mind that his daughter would die at 20 after melanoma spread to her brain, neck and spine.

Mar 5, 2024 | necn.com | Susan Hogan |Rick Yarborough |Steve Jones |Lance Ing

When Henry Garland got into a car crash along Interstate 270 near Rockville, Maryland, he said there was no doubt in his mind who hit him. “Big blue arrow on the side of the blue truck,” said Garland, referring to an Amazon delivery truck that he says sideswiped him. Garland said the incident caused roughly $2,000 in damages to his truck and trailer. And he thought after exchanging information with the driver, repairs would be easy.

May 17, 2023 | necn.com | Susan Hogan

From the front-lines to the drive-thru lines. A Virginia man’s invention is helping people who have to work in extreme heat stay cool under pressure. The ICEPLATE by Qore Performance is a body-forming icepack that fits snugly into a backpack. Company Co-Founder Justin Li lives in Northern Virginia now but used to work as a police officer in San Diego County, patrolling mountainous terrains and deserts — and trying to avoid getting heatstroke.