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Delivery Driver Killed In Denny's, Lee Statue's Future | Top News

Top stories in Virginia and D.C. last week include firefighters' reunion with a baby, homeless resident's goals and holiday traffic deaths.

A fundraiser is helping the family of the DoorDash driver killed in a Denny's restaurant.
A fundraiser is helping the family of the DoorDash driver killed in a Denny's restaurant. (GoFundMe)

Patch has 32 sites in communities in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past week.

Delivery Driver Killed in Shooting at Virginia Denny's: Police

Armed robbers shot two customers at the Denny's in Manassas early Thursday morning, killing one of the customers and seriously injuring the other.

DC Firefighters Reunite With Baby They Helped Save In March

On Christmas Eve morning, D.C. Fire and Rescue personnel reunited with a baby they helped bring back to life.

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Homeless Battle Winter In Northern Virginia, Look Ahead To 2020

For 10 homeless and formerly homeless workers, every day helps them work toward permanent employment and other goals as the new year approaches.

VA Governor Favors Bill To Replace Lee Statue In Capitol: Report

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to push for legislation that would replace the state's statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the U.S. Capitol.

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Reston Man Helps Raise $3.1 Million For Redskins Charity

Scott Davidson, the managing principal at Reston's GCO Consulting Group, joined other members of the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation's Leadership Council in donating $3.1 million to the team's charitable fundraising efforts.

Nine Deaths in Five Days on Virginia's Highways: Police

Nine people lost their lives on Virginia's highways from Saturday, Dec. 21 through midnight on Christmas Day. Year to date, 800 people have been killed in traffic crashes across Virginia, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Virginia State Police.

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