Valerie Bonk
News Reporter at WTOP-FM (Washington, DC)
Reporter @wtop. Proud former homeschooler. Student doctor, J.D. and Master’s in Journalism. IG: @valerieabonk
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1 week ago |
wtop.com | Valerie Bonk
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. An Ashburn, Virginia, financial scammer was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for fraud after federal prosecutors say he duped clients out of millions of dollars. In addition to his prison time, Andrew Corbman, 53, must pay $4.15 million in restitution.
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1 week ago |
wtop.com | Valerie Bonk
Mount Vernon is marking a major anniversary with a reenactment and the ribbon cutting of a new feature on Sunday in Virginia. Sunday marks 250 years since George Washington left Mount Vernon to travel to Philadelphia where he was appointed commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army. It marks the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. “It’s really a very special, interesting weekend,” said Julie Almacy, vice president, media and communications at Mount Vernon.
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2 weeks ago |
wtop.com | Valerie Bonk
A Prince George’s County police officer on Saturday shot one of two dogs that were attacking a man in District Heights, Maryland. Police said the attack happened shortly after 10:30 a.m. in the 3200 block of Walters Lane when officers were responding to a report of “two large dogs attacking a man,” according to a news release. When officers arrived on the scene, police said one of the dogs “charged toward” him and he “discharged his duty weapon,” striking the dog.
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2 weeks ago |
wtop.com | Valerie Bonk
After Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin called on John Reid — the Republican nominee for the state’s lieutenant governor’s race — to step aside, he vowed he would “not back down.”The Richmonder first reported Youngkin’s request, which followed allegations that a social media account with the same name that Reid uses shared pornographic content.
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2 weeks ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Valerie Bonk
The Several roads in the D.C. area will be closed Sunday for a number of road races and an emergency training exercise. See a list of road closures and maps of area races below. As always, tune into 103.5 FM for updated WTOP traffic information throughout the day. Pike’s Peek 10K race in Montgomery County has runners starting at the Shady Grove Metro Station and finishing on Rose Avenue, just south of Montrose Road. The race starts at 7:50 a.m. Find a course map here .
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