so fortunate to have yardley in our lives. forever changed all of us. >> reporter: love's ex-boyfriend george hughley of chevy chase faces six charges in connection with her death including first-degree murder. his trial is set to begin next february. >>> one of the most congested areas in arlington is scheduled for road work this month. the plan is to improve a stretch of route 50 around courthouse road. that's going to cause a lot of lane closures, but transportation officials say it might not be as bad as some commuters might think. julie carey reports. >> reporter: whether you call it arlington boulevard or route 50, this is the home stretch of sorts for many drivers headed into the arlington county courthouse area or the district. 62,000 motorists pass through here daly. with its left-hand ramps and no room to merge into high speed lanes it's treacherous. >> the interchange was definitely getting to the point of being dangerous. getting to the point of being old. >> within days, the face-lift arlington county has long bee

and it's been a year since the death of yardley love.find abc2 sherrie johnson with more on what the school is doing in her honor today. >> reporter: charley, yeardley love was a standout player and the school clash cross player and the school wants to honor her. she was found dead and her ex- boyfriend george hugu eley charged with the murder. they want to keep her memory alive and the school is awarring first yeardley love scholarship to amber, an 8th grader. she is honored to received the 4-year full tuition scholarship and the campus plans to remember love with an event called bringing out the yeardley in everyone. the day will start with a prayer and students and faculity will be asked to pay a kindness forward in honor of love. everyone is invited to wear love's t-shirts. also, the varsity players are encouraged to wear the number one, her number. everyone here is excited about commemorating this day. there's such a outpouring of love for the lady that lived up to her name. reporting live in towson, sherrie johnson. >> thank you. >

>> we covered the death of yardley love last year. and it was a horrifying case.he headlines kept coming. why is this happening now? why in 2011 when women are more empowered than ever before. >> how wide spread is my question. >> we did a survey that found it's very wide spread. not only are 1400 women killed every year, but 29% of women in our survey reported relationship abuse. then we went on to ask about behaviors that they experienced and another 30% reported that they had been physically abused, emotionally abused. that means nearly 60% of women are experiencing relationship abuse. >> what is the difference between relationship abuse and domestic abuse, which is something people are more familiar with. >> people are familiar with domestic violence. that's usually defined as couples who are married. and that's kind of a misnomer because this is common in dating women and women who are living together. so we need to broaden our definitions. >> you were in an abusive dating relationship for a period of time. i think the question people have as well, if it's ba

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