Fatal I-95 Crash, Silver Line Tests, Plea Deal in Baby's Death and 'Gunfire' a False Alarm

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A Bristow woman was arrested Wednesday after police say her 4-year-old son called 911 complaining of hunger. Police found the boy alone in a home in an affluent neighborhood. 

Read about the charges the mother now faces, along with our other top stories from across our Patch sites.

Mother Arrested After 4-Year-Old Calls 911 Complaining of Hunger 

Infant Death Case: Mother Reaches Plea Agreement With State

Local Herndon Business Wins Two Coveted Awards

State Gives the Green Light, Fairfax City's Deer Sterilization Program Set to Begin

Standards of Learning: Lawmaker Aims to Limit 'Drill-and-Kill' Testing

Charniele Herring Enters Race for Congress

Alexandria Police Make Arrest in Connection to Robbery of Postal Carrier

Longtime Alexandria Pediatrician Dr. Thomas Sullivan Killed While Walking to Church

Whole Foods Seeks Tysons Corner Location, WaPost Reports

Chevys Restaurant in Mount Vernon Closes

Police Investigate Fatal Early-Morning Crash

Realtors Report More Than $200,000 Increase In Georgetown Home Sale Prices For December

Arlington Named One of World's Top 7 Intelligent Communities

Silver Line Testing to Be Done Overnight Saturday, Opening Date 'Any Month Now'

Vienna Has a New Wine Shop: 'I Fell in Love with Wine, Cancelled My Plans for Law School'

Reported ‘Gunfire’ at Leesburg Business Turns Out to Be False Alarm

Parts of Mosaic District — Including Angelika Movie Theater — Without Power Friday

Flu Continues To Be Widespread In Virginia

Jumpstart Your Taxes With IRS Free File Options

Fatal Crash Snarls Traffic on I-95 in Prince William County

Homicide Arrest in Death of Lake Ridge ManComment