Tuesday, Paul Richardson Jr., a new Washington Redskins player, tweeted that while he was pulled over by a Virginia state trooper, the officer asked him if he was a member of a gang and a drug dealer. Richardson has since deleted the tweet, and though no complaint has been filed, state police are reviewing the incident.
(The Washington Post)
Last September, Fredericksburg’s Tristan Medina jumped out of a George Mason University dorm window to his death. Police believe that Medina had taken LSD prior to jumping. During the investigation, police found two exams on Medina’s laptop, leading them to believe that there is a “test bank” circulating exam images to GMU students.
(WJLA)
After 10 p.m., Monday-Thursday until May 10, expect overnight lane closures on the Beltway as construction for the Jones Branch Connector project ramps up between Virginia Route 123 and Dulles Toll Road.
(WTOP)
Fridays at the Fountain in Crystal City, a live music event with a pop-up beer garden, will kick off on May 4, one month early.
(ARL Now)
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia has given grants adding up to $259,260 to area organizations addressing child and youth development, education and poverty relief.
(INSIDENOVA)
Nearly one year after 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen’s murder, the nonprofit Pious Projects, which is raising money to build a mosque and seven wells in Africa in Hassanen’s honor, will present a documentary of Hassanen’s life at the Reston Community Center on April 28 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
(Reston Now)
