Meal Tax Controversy In NoVa: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, 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.

• Proposed Meal Tax Hike Draws Business Opposition In Alexandria
• Lemon Lane Consignment Moving To Old The Local Market Space
• Another Sexual Assault Victim Identified At Bristow Daycare

Skeletal Remains Discovered In Local Neighborhood: Report

Police have made an unnerving discovery in a local neighborhood: the skeletal remains belonging to two females, and a third set discovered in a crawl space of an apartment building, according to a report.

DC Bald Eagle Egg Hatching: Report

WASHINGTON, DC -- Stop the presses, we have a "pip." The DC Eagle Cam tweeted that one of the two bald eagle eggs laid by Mr. President and First Lady at a nest in the National Arboretum is showing evidence of a "pip," which is when the chick inside uses an "egg-tooth" on the tip of its top beak to start breaking out of the egg.

Critically Missing Man Found In NoVa

Fairfax County Police were searching for a critically missing adult Monday.

Man Sentenced For Shooting At Cop In NoVa Pursuit

A NoVa man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the attempted shooting of a Fairfax County police officer last year.

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