Best City To Live In | Drug Deal Ambushes | Fractured Prune Doughnuts Opens: News Nearby

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

• Fractured Prune Doughnuts Now Open In Leesburg
• Annandale Driver Crashes Car, Leaves Injured Passengers Behind
• Partygoers Attacked With Crowbar, Brass Knuckles In Woodbridge: Police

DC's Craziest Rent: $1.4K For 'Ridiculous, Absurd' Tiny Home On Capitol Hill

Living on Capitol Hill is expensive, unless you're willing to live in a 252-square-foot home. Even then, you're still going to shell out $1,400 per month to live in a space that is just 9.5 feet wide and 28 feet long

Death Penalty Sought In Reston Girl's Rape, Murder: Report

An El Salvadoran man accused of savagely beating a Reston girl to death this summer could face the death penalty, according to a report. Darwin Martinez Torres of Sterling is accused of arguing with 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen and her friends, then using a baseball bat to beat Hassanen to death before dumping her body in a pond, authorities say.

Shooting, Beating Blamed On Drug Deal Ambushes In Manassas: Police

A man is being held without bond for two armed robberies during would-be drug deals Saturday night in Manassas.

Arlington Among Country's Best Cities To Live In: Report

Arlington is a great place to live. And, if you needed any more confirmation, you've got it: The city came in at No. 15 on 24/7 Wall St.'s 2017 list of America's 50 Best Cities To Live.

» Also Worth a Look Today

• Counterfeit Check Ring: Two Busted In Stafford, Fredericksburg
• Handicapped Woman Struck In Hit-And Run: Police
• Thousands DACA Eligible In McLean's Congressional District: Map
• Thousands DACA Eligible In Alexandria's Congressional District: Interactive Map
• Thousands DACA Eligible In Vienna's Congressional District: Map
• Manassas Man Attacks Partygoers With Crowbar, Brass Knuckles: Police
• Boy Approached By Suspicious Stranger In Ashburn: Police
• Suspect Jumps Barrier Along White House Fence, In Custody: U.S. Secret Service
• Police Lift Lockdown After No Shooter Found At Howard University: BREAKING NEWS
• D.C. Sex Trafficker Of 17-Year-Old Sentenced To Prison

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» Across America

• Parole Violation Keeps Dad From Giving Son Kidney
• Partying In 'Panties': Teacher Cuffed After Video
• The 400 Richest Americans In 2017

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