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'East Coast Rapist' enters guilty plea in Loudoun County

Ben Giles

Updated: Thu, Nov 29, 2012

The man accused of being the East Coast Rapist pleaded guilty in Loudoun County on Thursday afternoon to rape and abduction. Aaron H. Thomas, 41, entered the pleas in Loudoun County Circuit Court related to the rape of a woman who was moving out of her Leesburg apartment in May 2001. Thomas...

The 3-Minute Interview: Diane Morse of Cherry Hill Farmhouse

Ben Giles

Published: Thu, Nov 29, 2012

The Cherry Hill Farmhouse will play host to a Civil War Christmas re-enactment on Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., giving visitors a glimpse into Christmas during a time of war for residents of Falls Church. Morse is the farmhouse director.

Arrest made in murder of H Street deli owner

Ben Giles

Updated: Wed, Nov 28, 2012

A Northwest D.C. man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the murder of an H Street deli owner in June. Steven Vondell Williams, 46, faces a charge of second-degree murder while armed, according to a D.C. police spokesman. Employees at Grace Deli, located at 701 H Street NE, found...