Across Virginia this weekend, a family dog was rescued after a house fire, four people were saved from the water by a fellow boater, a plea deal appears pending in a massive government theft case and residents across Northern Virginia peppered a county fire department with calls about a possible gas leak due to a mysterious smell. Here are those and the other top stories of the weekend.
A Fairfax County man charged with theft of government property after federal agents seized more than $40 million worth of gold bars from his home has reached a plea agreement in principle with prosecutors, according to newly filed federal court records.
Residents across Prince William County and in parts of Fairfax, Loudoun and Stafford reported a strange odor on Saturday that has yet to be identified.
Three people, including one minor, are believed to have been killed in a garage apartment fire in Gloucester County early Sunday morning, county deputies say.
A pedestrian was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle Sunday night in the Lincolnia Heights area of Fairfax County, according to police.
Four people were saved by a Good Samaritan after their boat overturned in the York River on Saturday, according to a local rescue service.
A 45-year-old Burke man has died from injuries suffered when his motorcycle collided with a car Friday night near Kings Park, according to Fairfax County Police.
Four people were hospitalized and a dog was rescued from a fire in Lynchburg on Sunday, according to local fire stations.
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