House fire in Great Falls causes $1.3 million in damages

By RestonNow.com
July 1, 2019 | 9:45 AM

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A fire at a home in Great Falls, Virginia, caused nearly $1.3 million in damages Friday night.

One firefighter suffered minor injuries, and two residents were displaced after the fire broke out.

The incident happened on Clarks Branch Road in Great Falls. Firefighters were on the scene for several hours, going into the early hours of Saturday.

A spokesperson for the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department told Reston Now that the cause of the fire is unknown.

More updates will likely be available Monday, according to the spokesperson.

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Breaking the silence around suicide: A Virginia mother shares thoughts on prevention

By Kate Ryan
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Betsy Stephenson, an Alexandria, Virginia, resident and a mother who lost her son to suicide, wants people to talk about it. "By not talking about suicide, we are not going to make it go away. In fact, I think that we could inadvertently give it a little more power than it deserves," she told WTOP. One of the things that Stephenson wants families to know is that people who are struggling can appear to be doing well. "You can be very high-functioning as a depressed person or an anxious person," she said. "You can be connected socially. You can be doing well at school or work. You can be making plans, smiling, laughing, engaged, but still be struggling deeply, you know, cosmically, inside."

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