Runaway Teen | Man Exposes Self | Man Strangles Family Member: News Nearby

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

• Runaway Teen Girl Sought In Stafford: Police
• Man Exposes Himself To Females In Manassas
• Man, 28, Strangles Female Family Member, 63, In Woodbridge: Police

A Political Reality TV Show In DC? It Could Happen Next Spring

WASHINGTON, DC — Attention, D.C. reality TV junkies: Media company Vice is in the "early stages" of developing a reality show involving people of different political affiliations living in a group house in D.C.

25 Reston Locations Would See Huge Developments Under Amendment

RESTON, VA — A controversial amendment that proposes boosting the limit on people per acre in Reston's Planned Residential Community (PRC) area would involve dramatically boosting population density in 25 locations around Reston.

Arlington Teen Sentenced To Prison For Killing Father: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — An 18-year-old Arlington man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for killing his father, police announced Thursday.

Woman Attempts To Kidnap Boy On DC Metrobus, Arrested: Police

WASHINGTON, DC — A Northwest Washington woman has been charged with attempted kidnapping after she tried to abduct a 7-year-old boy on a D.C. Metrobus Aug. 30.

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Lizz Creative Juices Robbed Wednesday In Fredericksburg
After Hurricane Irma, Fairfax County Team Rescues Sick Elderly Woman
Mouse Droppings Spotted All Around: Falls Church Violations
Food Exposed To Ceiling Debris At Vienna Restaurants
Joi Dreams Salon Hosts Grand Opening In Del Ray
Old Town Alexandria Stabbing: 1 Dead, 2 Injured (Updates)
Fairfax County Officer Pleads No Contest After Reckless Driving Crash
Vienna Community Center Opening Delayed Until October
'Teacher Of The Year' Caught In Child Sex Sting
Shooting Reported In Mount Vernon Area
Hurricane Irma: Fairfax County Residents' Family Lost Homes

Images via Stafford County Sheriff's Office