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Dogs Greet Passengers at Dulles Airport

Passengers at Dulles International Airport are being greeted by dogs on Dec. 21-23 in the United Airlines terminal. Holiday travel can be stressful and United Airlines says it’s taking an innovative approach to comfort passengers by bringing in the therapy dogs.

United Paws will greet customers from Dec. 21 through Dec. 23, each day between 9 a.m. and noon and between 1 and 4 p.m. >>>read more

Photo: United Twitter

Free Metro Rides to Get Home Safe on New Year’s

Miller Light Beer is partnering with Metro and Premium Distributors to help residents and visitors ring in the New Year safely. Free Rides will be available on all six Metrorail lines and all Metrobus routes from midnight until the Metro system closes at 3 a.m.

“We hope this promotion will encourage those celebrating across the region to leave the driving to us this holiday,” said Paul J. Wiedefeld, General Manager and CEO at Metro. >>>details and more info

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Virginia Revokes Concealed Handgun Permit Recognition from 25 States

• Starting Feb. 1, Virginia won’t recognized concealed handgun permits from 25 states, Virginia AG announces.

PHOTOS: Dave + Buster’s Preview

• Entertainment mecca opened Monday at Springfield Town Center. Patch stopped by for a preview before it opened.

Virginia DMV: It’s OK to Smile Again in ID Photos

• For awhile there, due to computer technology, anyone getting a driver’s license was told not to smile.

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