Otis was recently adopted from a Lost Dog adoption event, and his Falls Church owner has fallen in love with the Lab-Shepard mix. John Petro has owned many wonderful dogs in his 74 years – his most recent, for 14 years – and says that little Otis brings more love and happiness to his home than he could ever have hoped for.

Every Eight Hours: This September, Make Checking In a Habit
BY JOHN F. CROWNOVER Every eight hours, Virginia loses someone to suicide. In 2023, 1,230 Virginians died by suicide, and nearly four out of five were men. They were fathers,


