Va. man arrested following sex offense

By WTOP Staff
September 3, 2015 | 7:49 PM

WASHINGTON — A man has been arrested following a sexual assault investigation in Falls Church, Virginia.

Tracy E. Lewis, 48, was detained Wednesday and charged with outstanding Fairfax County warrants for abduction and sexual battery.

On Saturday, police say Lewis sat down beside an 18-year-old girl on a commuter bus near Annandale Road. Following a conversation, police say, Lewis touched the girl inappropriately and prevented her from leaving her seat.

Lewis got off the bus near Lee Highway and Carlin Springs Road, police say. The girl got off at the next bus stop and called police. She didn’t need medical attention.

Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities

By Virginia Mercury
August 22, 2026 | 8:37 PM

Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities in recent years and data backs up a lapse in oversight by state agencies. With reform efforts underway, the Virginia Department of Health officials said they aim to adopt sanction criteria by the end of the year to rein in bad actors and get troubled facilities back on track. As of July, 58% of Virginia’s nursing homes were overdue for inspections and 68 of Virginia’s 289 nursing homes were found to have serious deficiencies, according to ProPublica. Several of the state’s flagged facilities with numerous deficiencies also had high staffing turnover rates. The issue has been salient among various healthcare spaces, including VDH.

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