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Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• How Breast Cancer Support Networks in Northern Virginia Provide Care at Every Step (northernvirginiamag.com) — Ashburn residents facing breast cancer can tap into a strong local support network, including the Ashburn-based IIIB's Foundation, which provides comforting post-surgery gift baskets and volunteer connections. Alongside Inova and Virginia Cancer Specialists, regional programs offer nurse navigators, counseling, physical therapy, and survivorship guidance to help patients manage treatment, side effects, and everyday life across Northern Virginia.
• Teacher at Loudoun County elementary school charged, accused of assaulting student (washingtontimes.com) — Loudoun County deputies have charged Horizon Elementary teacher Valerie Bowen, an Ashburn resident, with assault and battery after an alleged incident involving a student at the Sterling school. She's been placed on leave while both the sheriff's office and Loudoun County Public Schools conduct investigations, with officials stressing student safety as their top priority.
• Husband who said his marriage ending was 'too much to bear' before killing his wife made list declaring exact day she needed to die: Cops (newsbreak.com) — Court documents in a Loudoun County murder case reveal investigators say suspect Roger Bradford stopped at an Ashburn storage facility to retrieve ammunition before his wife was fatally shot in Aldie. Authorities later arrested him in Pennsylvania and reportedly found a journal listing his wife and other potential targets, while the search continues for the weapon and her phone.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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