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Top VA, DC news includes prison time for lifeguard rapes, testing urged for White House visitors, school to remove Confederate name.

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

Virginia Alerts Doctors Of Potential Vaccine As Early As Nov. 1

The Virginia Department of Health sent a letter to health care providers informing them that the department is preparing for the potential release of a vaccine for COVID-19 as early as Nov. 1. The letter represents a "call to action" to health care providers to prepare to provide a vaccine but does not mean that a vaccine will be available in November, the department said.

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Select DCPS Students Can Return To The Classroom Nov. 9

District of Columbia Public Schools elementary students will be returning to the classroom for Term 2 Nov. 9. Select students will engage in small group in-person learning. According to the school district, one classroom per grade will be allowed in-person instruction with less than 12 students per class. Grades pre-kindergarten through fifth grade will follow a typical school day schedule.

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White House Visitors Warned To Be Tested For COVID-19

Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, the director of the D.C. Department of Health, joined health leaders from nine area jurisdictions calling on recent visitors to the White House to get tested for COVID-19 and contact their local health departments about the potential need to quarantine. The warning included people who may have attended President Trump's Supreme Court announcement ceremony in the Rose Garden on Sept. 26.

Fairfax County's Mosby Woods Elementary Will Be Renamed

The Fairfax County School Board voted unanimously at a Thursday meeting to change the name of Mosby Woods Elementary School in the Oakton area. The school references the Mosby Woods neighborhood, which was named after Confederate Col. John S. Mosby.

VA Senator Meets Voters, Worries About Peaceful Transfer Of Power

Hundreds of people lined up outside the Fairfax County Government Center Friday to vote in the 2020 general election, giving Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), who is seeking a third term in office, a captive audience to introduce himself to voters and discuss issues.

Regal Theatres To Temporarily Close, Includes NoVA Locations

Regal Cinemas will temporarily close its 543 theaters in the United States Thursday due to continued revenue losses from the coronavirus pandemic. That includes the locations in Northern Virginia.

The Virginia Billionaires Getting Richer During The Pandemic

As the United States struggles to recover from record unemployment and millions of Americans remain jobless, several billionaires in Virginia saw their wealth increase during the coronavirus pandemic.

Alexandria, Fairfax Co. Lifeguard Rapes Lead To 65-Year Sentence

A man was sentenced in Alexandria City Circuit Court to 65 years in prison for two sexual assaults of lifeguards in Alexandria and Fairfax County.

Loudoun Officers Investigate Dumping Of 3 Cats In Garbage Bag

Loudoun County Animal Services is investigating the suspicious deaths of three cats found discarded in a black garbage bag in the McKimmey Boat Ramp/Point of Rocks area, the department said Wednesday.

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