1 dead in Vienna fire

By Andrea Cambron
January 12, 2021 | 9:27 AM

One person is dead after a house fire in Vienna, Virginia.

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Firefighters say the fire started just after 2 a.m. on Lauren Lane near Owaissa Road Southeast in Vienna. When they arrived, fire was showing through the roof of the home. They found one person inside who had died. The person’s identity has not yet been released. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

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

By Kate Ryan
September 1, 2026 | 4:22 AM

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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