Loudoun Co. student charged with sexual battery, abduction

By Ivy Lyons
October 7, 2021 | 1:36 PM

A Loudoun County, Virginia, student has been charged with sexual battery and abduction of another student at Broad Run High School. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said a 15-year-old boy from Ashburn forced the victim into an empty classroom and “held her against her will and inappropriately touched her.” Authorities said it happened Wednesday afternoon inside of Broad Run High School. The incident was immediately reported to a Loudoun County school resource officer by the victim, and the teen was taken into custody. The teen, who has not been identified, has been held at the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center.

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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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