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Wegmans, Trader Joe's and other DC and Virginia grocery chains were among those ranked from worst to first by customers. Plus, a Fairfax County woman missing since 1990 has been identified as a Jane Doe in California. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Thursday, May 11, as pulled from our Virginia and Washington, D.C., Patch sites.

Wegmans, Publix, Trader Joe's: DC, Virginia's No. 1 Grocery Store Is?

America's favorite grocery store is a tie between Virginia favorite Wegmans and Florida-based Publix, according to a survey out Tuesday. Trader Joe’s is a very close second and Texas chain H-E-B ranks third. This is the second consecutive year that Wegmans has held the top spot in the annual study, while Publix, which ranked second for the past four years, moved up into a first-place tie with Wegmans.

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Donald Trump's DC Hotel Doesn't Even Buy American: Report

President Donald Trump hammered home one message more than just about every other during his campaign: hire American, and buy American — or else. But a new report finds he's not following his own policy at his new hotel just a few blocks from the White House.

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Jane Doe Identified as Fairfax County Missing Since 1990

For nearly 30 years, a Fairfax County family has waited for word on their missing daughter, Andrea Kuiper, who had left home to find information on her biological family in California. Last week, a California coroner's office confirmed that their "Jane Doe," a 26-year-old woman struck and killed in Huntington Beach on April 1, 1990, was indeed Kuiper. Fairfax County Police public information officer Tawny Wright said Thursday her department personally notified the family May 5.

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