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There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, on Tuesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

A new forecast says the 2017 hurricane season could be worse than normal — and the potential impact on Virginia could be increasingly troublesome. Both the Weather Channel and the National Weather Service say the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than usual, and the number of named storms and hurricanes should be higher than usual: Virginia Hurricane Season 2017 Could Be Worse Than Usual: Forecast

Fairfax County Police have released footage shot from a helicopter that captured the final moments of a standoff in Herndon between an allegedly drug-crazed man and police officers: Video Of Deadly Herndon Shootout Released

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What word does Virginia struggle most at spelling? Thanks to a new report from Google, we now know the answer for the Commonwealth and DC residents: The Top Misspelled Word In Virginia Is...

Officials with fast-casual chain Chipotle has identified malware that it says was used to steal customer payment data over a span of just over three weeks, and dozens of Virginia and DC locations were among those affected by the breach: Chipotle Breach: All Virginia Locations Where Data Compromised

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