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Jackie Bensen

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NBC4 reporter since 1999. Taller than I look on TV. Likes and RTs are not endorsements. Folo me on Instagram @jackiebensen4 (she/her)
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How a fishing business was financially affected by Potomac sewage spill

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By Jackie Bensen 
| WRC-TV (Washington, DC)
The stigma caused by last January’s devastating sewage spill had many people continuing to believe the Potomac River is unsafe — despite testing that showed otherwise. For those who make their living on the river, winter and spring were tough times. “Wintertime was cut short because of the advisories and we out of an abundance of caution just cut it short and refunded everyone their money,” said Capt. Tim Blanchard, owner of the charter business Fish The Potomac.
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Dauntless veterinary workers race to save woman from burning car

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By Jackie Bensen 
| WRC-TV (Washington, DC)
Coworkers at a veterinary hospital ran toward fire Thursday evening when they saw a car ablaze in Gaithersburg, Maryland. When employees of Veterinary Surgical Centers saw flames shooting out from underneath a car on Washington Boulevard, hospital director Stephanie Lotenberg called 911 while veterinary nurse Pat Simon and veterinary assistant Rachel Hunt armed themselves with fire extinguishers and charged forward to fight the fire. “I had never used a fire extinguisher,” Simon said.
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Family fights off attempted carjacking in Oxon Hill

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By Jackie Bensen 
| WRC-TV (Washington, DC)
Home security cameras caught a frightening scene in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Thursday when police say an armed teenager tried to carjack a man outside his home. It would have been the second carjacking to happen in front of Jheyco Borda's home. But he and other family members decided to fight back. Borda said he was installing a dashcam in his truck when he noticed a group of people, who appeared to be teens, walk onto his block.
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