The search for a missing college student from Loudoun County is still ongoing. Authorities in the Dominican Republic have seized the passport of the last person to see 20-year-old Sudiksha Konanki alive, Joshua Riibe of Iowa. The 22-year-old is not being allowed to leave the island and has a police escort everywhere he goes. Investigators are examining possible inconsistencies of his story related to the night Konanki disappeared.
An invasive tree species has been found in Virginia, as well as 40 other states. The Tree-of-heaven is similar to sumac and walnut trees, but gives off an odor of rotting peanuts. The trees produce a chemical that inhibits the growth of other plants. It also produces seeds that can damage pipes and out compete native plants. The trees are known to reach up to eight-feet tall.