Sleeping Driver With Gun Awoken By Police, Fatally Shot: Patch PM

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

DC Police Fatally Shoot Man Found Asleep In Car At Traffic Light

A Metropolitan Police Department officer shot and killed a man who was found asleep in a car with a gun at a traffic light on New York Ave. NE early Wednesday, according to D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee.

DC, Virginia Museums Celebrate Museum Day With Free Admission

Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day is returning on Saturday, Sept. 18 to celebrate the reopening of museums across the country after long COVID-19-related closures by offering free admission to participating museums.

High COVID-19 Community Spread Across All Of Virginia: CDC

Nearly all of Virginia is now experiencing the highest rate of spread of the coronavirus, according to the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control.

Alexandria's Birchmere Requires Vaccination Or Negative Test

The Birchmere, an entertainment venue in Alexandria's Arlandria neighborhood, implemented a COVID-19 vaccination requirement on Wednesday.

• Vaccine Mandate Planned For City Of Falls Church Employees
• Vaccines Required For Employees At Sentara Medical Centers

Dominion Signs Terminal Lease For Offshore Wind Energy Project

The Port of Virginia has reached an agreement to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to Dominion Energy as part of the energy company's development of an offshore wind energy farm.

Burke Double Homicide Results In Arrest, Victims Identified

Fairfax County Police made an arrest in a domestic-related double homicide at a Burke home on Aug. 17. These were the 16th and 17th homicides in Fairfax County this year.

19 New Capital Bikeshare Stations Installed In Reston

Local officials gathered Tuesday morning to cut the ribbon on a new Capital Bikeshare station in front of the Southgate Community Center in Reston.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Shots Fired Outside Food Mart: Loudoun County Crime Report
• DC Fire And EMS Works To Contain Hazmat Incident Near Rock Creek
• Armed Carjacking Reported In Franconia Area: Police
• First Day Of School 2021: See Photos From Alexandria
• Zoning Change For Cottage Housing Proposed In Vienna
• Jefferson-Houston Principals Recognized As 'Rising Principals'
• Loudoun Vaccine Clinic Extends Operations By One Week
• Virginia Special Session Secures More Funds For Clean Water
• Arlington Restaurant Inspections: 99 Violations At 29 Locations

Across America

• U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton's Surprise Trip To Afghanistan Draws Ire
• Anti-Mask Protest Canceled Ahead Of Central Bucks Special Meeting
• First Afghan Refugees Arrive At Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
• Wall Parents' Refusal To Wear Masks Leads Board To Halt Meeting
• Baby On Nirvana Album Cover Sues Band, Calling It Child Porn