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D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate Saturday's shooting outside Nationals Park where shots were exchanged between two vehicles in the 1500 block of South Capitol Street SW around 9:30 p.m.
D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate Saturday's shooting outside Nationals Park where shots were exchanged between two vehicles in the 1500 block of South Capitol Street SW around 9:30 p.m. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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 efforts to rename highways named after Confederate generals and other topics.

Nationals Park Shooting Suspects Still At Large: DC Police

D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate Saturday's shooting outside Nationals Park where shots were exchanged between two vehicles in the 1500 block of South Capitol Street SW around 9:30 p.m.

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VA Mask, COVID-19 Restrictions Now In Hands Of Local Schools

Local school districts will be able to determine their own mask and COVID-19 prevention measures for the upcoming school year thanks to updated guidance from the Virginia Department of Health.

Virginia COVID-19 Cases Grow As Experts Warn About Delta Variant

Positive cases of COVID-19 in Virginia are on the rise again as officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn the nation about the highly contagious Delta variant.

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Bunnyman Brewing Blends Beer With Urban Legend In Burke Area

Locals may know some variation of the Bunnyman urban legend involving a person in a bunny suit with a hatchet or axe. A common variation centers around the Bunny Man Bridge on Colchester Road in Clifton. But a more accurate version identified by a historian's research suggests the real origin is around Guinea Road in the Burke/Fairfax area in the 1970s. Those woods in the area of the urban legend are next to a new business named after the Bunny Man.

DC Area Drops To 12th Most Gridlocked During COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions in the spring of 2020, such as stay-at-home orders, led to a drastic drop in U.S. road travel, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Restaurateur Fights Food Insecurity One Refrigerator At A Time

Mark Bucher, co-owner of Medium Rare, is taking a new approach to tackling hunger.

MS-13 Gang Member Gets 30 Years For Role In Killing 16-Year-Old

A Virginia gang member was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison as part of a plea agreement in connection with his role in the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed and cut more than 100 times before his body was set on fire.

Police Shooting Of Woman In Group Home Under Investigation

A 30-year-old Springfield woman who was shot by a Fairfax County police officer Monday evening and taken to a local hospital was placed into custody, the police department said Wednesday.

Body Of Reston Man Missing For Over 1 Year Found: Police

Fairfax County Police confirmed Friday afternoon that its Search and Rescue team had discovered the skeletal remains of Michael Delaney, 75, on Wednesday in the area of Sugarland Run, according to a post on the department's official Facebook page.

Fake Parking Violation Notices Left On Cars In Fairfax City

City of Fairfax Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for fraudulent parking violation notices being left on the windshields of some vehicles parked in the city, according to a post on the department's official Twitter account. The notices are fake and can be ignored.

Indecent Liberties With Minor Charges Faced By Fairfax Officer

A grand jury indicted former Fairfax County Police officer John Grimes Monday on three counts of unwanted sexual contact with a minor. The sexual contact took place while Grimes was in a supervisory relationship with the 16-year-old victim, according to police.

LGBTQIA+ Group Receives Apology From Fairfax School Official

At-large school board member Abrar Omeish apologized for remarks she made during a June 21 phone meeting with members of the Pride Liberation Project, a student-led group advocating for LGBTQIA+ youth.

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