Reston Town Center Parking Fees Scaled Back | Patch PM

Amorous cicadas may mistake lawn mowers for lovestruck male insects and swarm residents of Virginia and Washington, DC, say experts, while business owners and shoppers at Reston Town Center are rejoicing after some paid parking hours were rescinded. Plus, check out local homes for sale that will make you say "wow," and a skimming device was found on an area gas station pump. Here are the top local news stories worth reading and talking and knowing about on Wednesday, May 31, as pulled from our Virginia and Washington, D.C., sites.

Reston Town Center manager Boston Properties says it is making parking free again during the evenings on weekdays, as well as offering a free hour during the day to shoppers. The change comes roughly six months after a fee was imposed, drawing the wrath of many business owners and their customers: Boston Properties Kills Paid Parking At Reston Town Center During Evenings

The deafening and somewhat creepy phenomenon that longtime Northern Virginia and DC residents will recognize has popped up this spring, although it's off schedule. Cicadas have taken over trees in some areas, and experts have tips to keep you from being "swarmed" by lovestruck creatures or receiving a shower of "cicada rain" as the insects urinate from their perches: Virginia Cicada Invasion 2017: Avoid Getting Peed On This Summer

A dead dog that had been partially burned was found hanging from a tree Sunday afternoon in the 1600 block of Prince William Parkway, according to Prince William County Police: Dead Dog Found Hanging From Tree In Woodbridge

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