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Sydney Persing

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Sydney Persing

    Family members of victim recall learning about deadly Manassas workplace shooting (opens the original)

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    The family of one of the victims killed in a Manassas workplace shooting recalled how they heard about the deadly incident. MANASSAS, Va. - Heartbreak and shock gripped the Manassas community after a deadly workplace shooting at a local United Rentals facility. The shooting left two employees dead, and a third injured Wednesday morning. The gunman, identified by police as 37-year-old Marvin Grant, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff on Interstate 81. Grant, of Charlotte, No

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Sydney Persing

    Virginia businessman faces backlash after offering $5,000 in donations for mayoral candidates to drop out (opens the original)

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    WARRENTON, Va. - Political drama has erupted in Warrenton, Virginia, after a local businessman publicly offered thousands of dollars in charitable donations to two mayoral candidates on the condition that they withdraw from the race. According to a report by Fauquier Now, businessman Jawad Sarsour posted a video online Monday offering $5,000 in charitable donations to candidates Renard Carlos and Darine Barbour if both agreed to drop out of the mayoral race by Friday. Sarsour is a vocal supporte

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Sydney Persing

    Man charged with murder of 10-year-old boy in 1993 Maryland cold case (opens the original)

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    A man was arrested in connection with the 1993 disappearance of a 10-year-old boy in Prince George’s County. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. - A man has been charged with the murder of a 10-year-old boy who disappeared from his Prince George’s County neighborhood in 1993. The cold case went unsolved for more than 30 years. For three decades, "Junior" Burdynski’s family held onto hope that he could be alive. Now, they know with certainty that he is not. On May 24, 1993, Burdynski left his Brentwood h

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Sydney Persing

    Contractor admits fault for Reflecting Pool damage (opens the original)

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    Newly obtained documents revealed that the ongoing issues at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stem from contractor mistakes rather than vandalism. WASHINGTON - Newly obtained documents revealed that the ongoing issues at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool stem from contractor mistakes rather than vandalism. The information contradicts previous claims by the Trump administration. Records reviewed by The New York Times indicate that the pool’s blue liner peeled and tore due to human oversigh

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Sydney Persing

    New Carrollton mayor voted out by city council after allegations she violated hiring freeze (opens the original)

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    The New Carrollton City Council voted the mayor out over allegations that she violated a hiring freeze. NEW CARROLLTON, Md. - The mayor of New Carrollton was voted out Wednesday by the city council over allegations that she hired staff during a hiring freeze. Mayor Phelecia Nembhard is the city's first African American, first Caribbean American and first female mayor. She served as the council chair from 2018 to 2020 and was elected as mayor in 2020 and re-elected in 2025. Nembhard is accused of

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