VDOT Contract Truck Hit On I-95, Snow Traffic Jams | Top News

Patch has 32 sites in communities in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past week.

Traffic Jams, 1 Fatality Reported As Snow Starts In NoVA, DC

As snow fell Tuesday in Northern Virginia and DC, so did the traffic backups and power outages. One traffic death has been reported near the immediate DC region.

• Man Killed In Fauquier County Crash Involving School Bus
• Which Areas Of NoVA, DC Got The Most Snow: Jan. 7 Totals By Town

Quantico Marine Base Boosts Security Measures At Entrances

Marine Corps Base Quantico announced additional security measures for drivers and passengers entering the military base.

• Fort Belvoir Boosts Security Measures At Entrances

Loudoun Teacher Takes Part In Kidney Exchange With Former Student

A Loudoun County elementary school teacher has agreed to participate in a paired kidney exchange program that will allow one of her former students to receive a life-saving kidney transplant.

MS-13 Gang Leader Could Face Death Penalty In NoVA Teens' Deaths

Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia will pursue the death penalty against an MS-13 gang leader for killings of two teens.

PA Man Dies After Truck Hits Back of VDOT Contract Truck On I-95

The Virginia State Police is investigating a crash on Interstate 95 in the early morning hours of Jan. 8 that killed one person and injured three others.

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