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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

jlanier@dailyvoice.com

Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.


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Obituaries
Fredericksburg Teen, 18, Dies A Month After Graduating From High School Fredericksburg Teen, 18, Dies A Month After Graduating From High School
Fredericksburg Teen, 18, Dies A Month After Graduating From High School An 18-year-old Spotsylvania County man died last week a month after he graduated from high school.  Mason Allen Hancock died on Thursday, June 23, according to his obituary. He is survived by his mom Lisa Milam and stepdad Mike, dad Rudy Hancock, brother Chase Milam, and an extended family. They did not disclose his cause of death.  Hancock graduated from Riverbend High School in May and worked at the Fredericksburg Nationals Baseball Stadium, according to his obituary. He grew up as a gifted athlete who played basketball and wrestled. One of his former coaches wrote Hancock was a…

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News
Leaked Audio Captures VA Congressional Candidate Slamming Liberals In Roe V. Wade Overturn Leaked Audio Captures VA Congressional Candidate Slamming Liberals In Roe V. Wade Overturn
Leaked Audio Captures VA Congressional Candidate Slamming Liberals In Roe V. Wade Overturn Yesli Vega, the republican nominee for Congress in Northern Virginia's 7th District, recently downplayed the possibility of a woman becoming pregnant from a rape, which brought swift condemnation from Democrats and pro-choice groups, reports said. Vega hopes to unseat Rep. Abigail Spanberger in November.  Axios released audio on Monday, June 27, from an exchange it said Vega had with a supporter at a campaign rally in Stafford last month. The person asks Vega in the leaked recording: “I’ve actually heard it’s harder for a woman to get pregnant if she’s been raped. Have you heard that?” "We…

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Police & Fire
Leesburg Teenager Missing, Police Worried About Her Safety Leesburg Teenager Missing, Police Worried About Her Safety
Leesburg Teenager Missing, Police Worried About Her Safety Authorities are looking for a missing Loudoun County teenager who they say could be in danger.  Brianna Flores Loy, 17, of Leesburg, went missing early Tuesday morning, June 28, from her home on Lost Corner Road, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies say they are worried about her well-being because of a health or physical problem.  The Sheriff's Office describes Brianna as 4-feet-11-inches tall and weighing 118 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.  The Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information on Brianna's whereabouts or disappearance to contact deputies …

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Real Estate
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Google and Microsoft have a new neighbor in Prince William County. Reports said Amazon recently purchased nearly 60 acres of land to in Gainesville for nearly $90 million.  BizJournal announced earlier this week that Amazon Web Services had purchased the land at 5845 Wellington Road for $87.8 million. The report said AWS purchased the same-sized lot next door for $52.4 million last year.  Amazon has not commented on its plans for that location, but it adds to the company's holdings in northern Virginia.  The land is in the county's Data Center Opportunity Overlay District. T…

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Police & Fire
26-Year-Old Stafford Woman Pulls Gun On Teen In Road Rage Incident: Police 26-Year-Old Stafford Woman Pulls Gun On Teen In Road Rage Incident: Police
26-Year-Old Stafford Woman Pulls Gun On Teen In Road Rage Incident: Police Authorities say a 26-year-old Stafford County woman pulled a gun on a teenager earlier this week during a road rage incident.  Maryann Mullins of Stafford is accused of pointing the gun at the boy on Sunday morning, June 26, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The boy said Mullins got behind his car at the intersection of Butler Road and Chatham Heights Road just after 7:30. He told deputies she flashed her lights and waved her hands in the air to get his attention, authorities said. It's unclear what sparked the altercation.   Mullins pulled up alongside him on B…

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Police & Fire
Stafford Man Suffers Medical Emergency While Driving, Mom Dies In Crash: Police Stafford Man Suffers Medical Emergency While Driving, Mom Dies In Crash: Police
Stafford Man Suffers Medical Emergency While Driving, Mom Dies In Crash: Police Authorities said a Stafford County man suffered a medical emergency while driving earlier this week, which caused him to crash. His mother died in the wreck.  The 52-year-old Stafford man slammed into a tree in the 1400 block of U.S. 1 on Monday just after 10:30 a.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. He suffered a medical emergency that caused his 2009 Dodge Journey to leave the road near M & M Auto Parts.  Wilma Comuntzis, the man's 76-year-old mother, was in the passenger seat, the Sheriff's Office said.  Bystanders and deputies performed CPR on the…

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Police & Fire
Spotsylvania Man Shot Into Car Full Of Lost Teens Who Stopped In His Driveway: Police Spotsylvania Man Shot Into Car Full Of Lost Teens Who Stopped In His Driveway: Police
Spotsylvania Man Shot Into Car Full Of Lost Teens Who Stopped In His Driveway: Police A Spotsylvania man faces several charges after sheriff's deputies say he shot into a car of teenagers who pulled up in front of his house after they got lost on the way to a party.  Brent David Alford, 49, told deputies that he was suspicious when the car pulled into the driveway of his Grace Hill home around 9:30 p.m. on June 18, the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office said. He grabbed his handgun and went out to investigate.  The teens — 15, 16, and 17-year-old siblings — were looking for a party in the area and pulled into Alford's driveway to turn around, the Sheriff's Office said. …

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Police & Fire
(UPDATE) Missing Loudoun County Man Found Safe: Police (UPDATE) Missing Loudoun County Man Found Safe: Police
(Update) Missing Loudoun County Man Found Safe: Police Loudoun County deputies found Chris Martin Monday night, June 27. He is safe.  Deputies had sent out info on his disappearance to local media earlier in the day in the hopes someone would spot the 33-year-old. He walked away from his Purcellville home, and officials were concerned for his safety because he has physical or health needs that put him at high risk for harm.  It's unclear why he left or where he was going. 

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Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Killed, Man Wounded In Washington, D.C., Shooting: Police 15-Year-Old Killed, Man Wounded In Washington, D.C., Shooting: Police
15-Year-Old Killed, Man Wounded In Washington, D.C., Shooting: Police A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed, and a man was wounded in a shooting over the weekend in the nation's capital, police said.  Blue Bryant, 15, was shot on Saturday, June 25, around 9 p.m. near the Shaw-Howard Metro station in the 1700 block of 8th Street, Metropolitan police said. The shooter also wounded a man in the incident. Paramedics rushed them to a nearby hospital, but Bryant died of his injuries the following day police, police said.  Police haven't released many details about the shooting, but they are asking the public for help to find the killer.  Metrop…

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Police & Fire
Police Name Trio Of Suspects In Manassas Robbery From Last Week Police Name Trio Of Suspects In Manassas Robbery From Last Week
Police Name Trio Of Suspects In Manassas Robbery From Last Week Police have identified three people they say pulled someone out of their car to rob them last week in Prince William County.  Franklin Alexander Ortiz, 28, of Manassas, Tara Dawn Nicole Jones, 33, of Woodstock, and Brianna Gae Loree Jones, 32, of Woodstock are all wanted on a robbery charge from an incident in Manassas on June 20, Prince William County police said. Investigators say the trio pulled someone out of a car to steal their phone in the 7100 block of Gateway Court before speeding off in a Black Honda Accord.  Officers say they linked the trio to the robber…

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