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Collars, Tags And Even Chips May Not Find Your Missing Pets

WASHINGTON (WUSA)--If you're a pet owner, you know how your dog, cat or other critter becomes part of the family.  And when that animal goes missing, it can be a heartbreaking experience.

But when your pet has a collar with tags, at least when it's found-dead or alive-someone will contact you, right? 9NEWS NOW's Andrea McCarren learned, that's not always the case.

"It's like losing a child to me," says Kaye Stoopmans, whose Boston Terrier, Zoe, disappeared from her Arlington, Virginia home three weeks ago.  "She's like my child. I don't have kids yet, but she's my baby. She slept with me every night so she used to keep me warm. And I'm so used to having this little ball of fur next to me. It's just not the same. I don't sleep as well anymore without her there."

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Sex, Speed And Alcohol Alleged Factors In Beltway Crash

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WUSA) -- A most unusual case involving allegations of sex, speeding and alcohol on Interstate 495 (known as the "Beltway") in Virginia is headed to trial.

A Woodbridge man is being sued for allegedly causing a crash under some salacious circumstances.

It's not often that a drunk driving case leads to the following statement from a plaintiff's attorney, in this case, Douglas R. Stevens:

"Having sex at 85 miles per hour while drunk on a freeway is willful and wanton negligence."

But that is at the heart of a lawsuit that will go to trial in Fairfax County on Monday. A 28 year-old cab driver is suing the now convicted drunk driver for damages stemming from a May 2010 accident on the Beltway, near Telegraph Road.

Court records reveal the defendant was returning from his 21st birthday celebration in Baltimore when he was involved in a crash that injured the cab driver.

According to legal documents, the defendant:

Assistant Principal Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WUSA) -- A school administrator in Northern Virginia has been arrested by the FBI on child porn charges.

Charges against Joshua Myers, 29, of Warrenton, include possession and distribution of child pornography. According to court documents, agents uncovered Myers' illegal activity through an undercover investigation of people using peer-to-peer file sharing software to view and trade child porn.

"It's scary that it's so close to home. We entrust our children to the schools," said Angie Chumley who has four children that attend Greenville.  

UNO’S Asks For “Cheesiest” Photos To Celebrate National Dairy Month

 

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PWCS Schools Recognized for Exemplary School Counseling Programs

From Prince William County Public Schools:

 

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has distinguished the Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) counseling programs at Bennett, Bristow Run, Glenkirk, Henderson, Marshall, McAuliffe, Mountain View, Mullen, and Penn Elementary Schools; Bull Run Middle School; and Stonewall Jackson and Woodbridge High Schools as “Recognized ASCA Model Programs” (RAMP) for 2010–11.

Prince William Co. To Receive World Trade Center Steel

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) -- Four pieces of steel from the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center that was destroyed during 9/11 are expected to arrive in Prince William County.

Officials say there will be a brief ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Sean T. Connaughton Plaza in Woodbridge before the artifacts weighing nearly 60,000 pounds continue on to the Public Safety Training Center in Nokesville.

A news release says a design competition will be held to determine how the steel will be displayed in the county, which has been working for the past year to secure the artifacts.

Officials from the area traveled to New York and the New Jersey Port Authority last month to select them.

Maestro Lorin Maazel brings Castleton Festival to the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas

Maestro Lorin Maazel brings Castleton Festival to the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas

 

The Hylton Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Castleton Festival to present three performances in the Hylton Center’s Merchant Hall on July 7, 14 and 21, in addition to the annual festival at the Castleton Farms estate in Rappahannock County, Va., held June 25 through July 24. These three performances will be exclusive to the Hylton Center, and Maestro Lorin Maazel, founder and artistic director of the Castleton Festival, will conduct each of these Castleton Festival at the Hylton concerts.

“The Hylton Center is honored to partner with the Castleton Festival, bringing the highest level of classical music to one of the finest venues on the East Coast,” said Jean Kellogg, the Hylton Center’s executive director. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to present some of today's stars and the stars of tomorrow in our beautiful new performing arts center.”