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Amber Alert issued for two missing Virginia girls believed to be in extreme danger
Read full article: Amber Alert issued for two missing Virginia girls believed to be in extreme dangerThe Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse have issued an AMBER Alert after two children were abducted.
Governor Youngkin donates his Q3 salary to veteran-run non-profit
Read full article: Governor Youngkin donates his Q3 salary to veteran-run non-profitGovernor Youngkin donated his third-quarter salary to a veteran-run non-profit on Monday. This comes after Youngkin donated his Q2 salary to a veteran-focused organization earlier this year.
WATCH: Patrick Henry boys and girls lacrosse advance to Region 5D Championships
Read full article: WATCH: Patrick Henry boys and girls lacrosse advance to Region 5D ChampionshipsIn girls lacrosse action, Patrick Henry defeated Stafford 21-1 in the Region 5D Semifinals. Savannah Derey netted 8 goals, Emma Kate Greer had 6 in the victory. The Patriots will now face Albemarle in the Region 5D Final on Thursday.
Fake psychologist who treated dozens gets 11 years in prison
Read full article: Fake psychologist who treated dozens gets 11 years in prisonSTAFFORD, Va. โ A judge in Virginia has sentenced a woman to 11 years in prison for pretending to be a psychologist and treating more than 100 patients, most of whom were children. Avery was accused of prescribing medication for nonexistent conditions and failing to properly diagnose conditions that patients did have. Defense attorney Charlotte Hodges said Avery had stopped taking medication that she needed for her own mental health issues before her arrest. Somebody off it is somebody else.โProsecutor Greg Holt called Avery a โcon artistโ who preyed on desperate people. โShe not only stole money, she stole trust.โ
FTC reports sharp increase in phone scams
Read full article: FTC reports sharp increase in phone scamsAmericans have forfeited at least $450 million this way to government impostor scams since 2014, the FTC said and that only counts the victims regulators know about. Government impostors became the number one source of FTC complaints and now account for the lion's share of impostor scams overall. "Toward the fall, we started to see these scams really, really pick up." Thousands of consumers who reported the scam this year told the FTC they lost money. Last week, the FTC, Justice Department, and various states and local authorities brought nearly 100 cases against alleged robocallers.