10 Displaced In House Fire | Crowbar Attack On Cars | Massive New Sweetgreen: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, D.C., on Monday. 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.

• ATV Crash Kills Man In Catharpin
• Two Armed Robberies Strike Greater Alexandria
• Massive Sweetgreen Opens In Georgetown
• Woman Smashes Vehicles With Crowbar In Sterling

Schooly McSchoolface? Residents Vote On J.E.B. Stuart Renaming

Community members are helping to rename Fairfax County's J.E.B. Stuart High School, and some of their suggestions have been interesting, to say the least. Residents could pick from presidents like Barack Obama and Dwight Eisenhower and civil rights heroes like Harriet Tubman and Malala Yousafzai. Others seemed to take a jab at the school system's intent to rename the school. "Schooly McSchoolface," Harambe and "Triggered Snowflake" managed to rack up a few votes.
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Dave Chappelle, John Oliver Shout Out DC Public Schools At Emmys (Video)

If you checked Twitter last night, you might have been surprised to see that #DCPublicSchools was trending. Well, you can thank comedians Dave Chappelle and John Oliver for that.

Woman Abducted, Terrorized In Stafford Commuter Lot: Police

Three men are being held without bond after abducting and assaulting a female acquaintance at gunpoint late Thursday night in the Route 17 commuter lot, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The assault was thwarted by a deputy patrolling the lot.

Reston Homeowner Shocked By Strange Man Standing In His Kitchen At 3 AM: Police

Police have arrested a Reston man on several charges after they say a homeowner who was locking up his house at 3 a.m. suddenly found a stranger in his kitchen.

10 Residents Displaced, Dog Killed, In Northwest Washington Fire

Ten residents in Northwest Washington were displaced by a cooking fire early Monday afternoon, and a dog died in the blaze, DC Fire and EMS officials said. The accidental fire broke out on 4th and Kennedy Streets NW around noon.

» Also Worth a Look Today

• 2 Dogs Found Dead In Vienna House Fire
• Two Officers Assaulted During Fairfax Arrest: Police
• Teenager Shot And Killed In Southeast Washington: Police
• Hit-And-Run Driver Injures 11-Year-Old On Bike In Stafford
• Elderly Woman Dies In Crash Near McLean: Police

» Across America

• Hurricanes Jose, Maria Threaten Eastern Seaboard
• See These Award-Winning Hero Dogs
• My Mother Killed Herself; How I'm Learning To Live

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