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🌱 Patch AM: What police say about the Burke motorcyclist killed at Braddock Road

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In today's newsletter:

  • What police say about the Burke motorcyclist killed at Braddock Road

Also on today's calendar: Free Bluegrass Concert and 13 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Monday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 73, low: 65.
  • Tuesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Public Safety - Week of September 18, 2026 (fairfaxtimes.com) — A Burke man, 45-year-old Russell Edwards, died after a Sept. 11 motorcycle crash at Braddock Road and Southampton Drive in West Springfield, and police are still investigating speed and alcohol as possible factors. The same roundup details several other Fairfax County incidents, including a major Lorton fire case, serious fraud by a Fairfax contractor, and deadly crashes involving a teen cyclist and a Centreville couple. It also explains how Northern Virginia drivers can properly transfer Virginia inspection stickers.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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