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Robert E. Lee statue removal set | fundraiser after fatal hit-and-run | DC Labor Day weekend shootings | fatal boating accident: Patch PM

First Lady Jill Biden, pictured at Christa McAuliffe School in Concord, N.H. in March 2021, returns to in-person teaching on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at Northern Virginia Community College.
First Lady Jill Biden, pictured at Christa McAuliffe School in Concord, N.H. in March 2021, returns to in-person teaching on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at Northern Virginia Community College. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press, Pool, File)

Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Virginia and DC Patches to talk about tonight.

Virginia Set To Remove Gen. Robert E. Lee Statue In Richmond

Virginia plans to take down a 12-ton statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond on Wednesday after the Virginia Supreme Court issued a decision last week granting the state permission to remove the Confederate statue.

First Lady Biden Returns To In-Person Teaching At NOVA Alexandria

With many students and teachers back to in-person instruction this school year, the First Lady is among them.

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$240K Raised In GoFundMe For Family Of Reston Hit And Run Victim

A GoFundMe campaign launched on Friday has already raised more than $240,000 for the family of a Reston man who was killed last Wednesday in a fatal hit-and-run crash.

Multiple Deaths In Labor Day Weekend Shootings In Northwest DC

A man was shot and killed, and another man was hurt in two shootings on Sunday in the same block of Northwest D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

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Ransomware Attack Forces Howard University To Cancel Classes

Howard University canceled classes on Tuesday after the university experienced a ransomware attack last Friday. The university said its physical campus will be open to essential employees only on Tuesday.

Boat Accident In Outer Banks Kills Loudoun Woman

A woman from Loudoun County was killed in a boating accident in the Outer Banks on Monday, Sept. 6. Authorities identified the woman as Brandi Cash, a 29-year-old Round Hill resident.

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