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Kari Pugh’s Biography

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Veteran newspaper journalist turned digital media guru. Expertise in social media, building websites, community engagement, growing readership online and in print. Former cops reporter who covered the Beltway sniper shootings, 9/11 Pentagon terror attack and the downfall of a serial killer.

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Ebola Reston: A look back at the monkey house

Ebola Reston: A look back at the monkey house

Today there's a Kindercare at 1946 Isaac Newton Square in Reston. But in 1989, it was the site of an Ebola ni…

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'Our precious little boy:' Preschooler's body found in Carova Beach - The Coastland Times

'Our precious little boy:' Preschooler's body found in Carova Beach - The Coastland Times

On Sunday, dozens of local residents gathered and prayed on the beach in Kitty Hawk near where powerful waves…

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EXCLUSIVE: Minnieland toddler class subjected to months of 'maltreatment'

EXCLUSIVE: Minnieland toddler class subjected to months of 'maltreatment'

A classroom of toddlers at Minnieland at the Glen child-care center near Lake Ridge was subjected to "ongoing…

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Encroaching coyotes

Encroaching coyotes

Yes, Northern Virginia, we have coyotes. Get used to it, they're here to stay. "Coyotes are well established …

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Historic sign with Blackbeard ties missing from Ocracoke - The Coastland Times

Historic sign with Blackbeard ties missing from Ocracoke - The Coastland Times

The old wooden "Howard Street" sign nailed high to an oak tree on Ocracoke Island for the last 100 years has …

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Owens' Restaurant: From hotdog stand to Outer Banks icon - The Coastland Times

Owens' Restaurant: From hotdog stand to Outer Banks icon - The Coastland Times

In 1946, the year Clara Mae Owens Shannon was born, her parents also opened a brand-new restaurant in Nags He…

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Why wasn't Tasheem Rashad Douglas in jail?

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Seven firearm charges in two years, multiple probation violation arrests and an active arrest warrant. Yet, 21-year-old Tasheem Rashad Douglas was free when gunfire erupted at a Friday night street festival in Manassas, killing an innocent 16-year-old girl. Prince William County's top prosecutor on Tuesday defended her office's handling of the cases, laying out a detailed, multi-year history of the suspect's repeated releases on bond by judges and magistrates.
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Why wasn’t Tasheem Rashad Douglas in jail?

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| WCAV-TV (Charlottesville, VA) Verified
Seven firearm charges in two years, multiple probation violations and an active arrest warrant. Yet, 21-year-old Tasheem Rashad Douglas was free when gunfire erupted at a Friday night street festival in Manassas, killing an innocent 16-year-old girl. Prince William County's top prosecutor on Tuesday defended her office's handling of the cases, laying out a detailed, multi-year history of the First Friday shooting suspect's repeated releases by judges and magistrates.
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Why wasn’t Tasheem Rashad Douglas in jail?

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Seven firearm charges in two years, multiple probation violation arrests and an active arrest warrant. Yet, 21-year-old Tasheem Rashad Douglas was free when gunfire erupted at a Friday night street festival in Manassas, killing an innocent 16-year-old girl. Prince William County's top prosecutor on Tuesday defended her office's handling of the cases, laying out a detailed, multi-year history of the suspect's repeated releases on bond by judges and magistrates.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at a daily newspaper in my hometown.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, in high school.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email, please.

Awards

Virginia Press Association

2018 - Best large weekly newspaper

Under my editorship, the Fauquier Times was named the best large weekly newspaper in the state by the Virginia Press Association in 2018.