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Top VA and DC news last week includes the bed bug capital, filthy conditions at Metro garages, ERA vote, and a flash mob surprise.

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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.

VA Governor Orders Temporary Ban Weapons From Capitol Grounds

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans Wednesday to declare a temporary emergency banning all weapons, including guns, from the state Capitol grounds ahead of a massive rally planned for Monday.

Springfield Gets A Rage Room To Let You Break Things

Smash Pit is a venue where people can book a room with items to break and a tool to break them with.

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Washington DC Is Most Bed Bug-Infested City In US: Orkin

They are the two words no homeowner wants to hear: bed bugs. Orkin, the pest control and protection service, recently released its annual rankings of the 50 most bed bug-treated cities in the nation, and Washington, D.C., had the dubious honor of finishing in first place.

'Unsafe and Filthy': Feces, Urine Bottles Found In Metro Garages

A new report from Metro's Office of the Inspector General says "unsafe and filthy conditions" were found at Metro's parking garages.

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Teenager's Kidney Transplant Begins 'Life-Saving Chain'

The teenager, Lexie Ruff, received a new kidney from a living donor last Tuesday in a procedure at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The kidney transplant was made possible when Lexie's former teacher agreed to participate in a paired kidney exchange program.

Virginia Makes History With Equal Rights Amendment Vote

The House of Delegates voted 59-41 as a packed gallery of ERA supporters looked on, and the state Senate voted 28-12 to approve the measure, which first was introduced in statehouses across the country in the 1960s.

Flash Mob Goodbye For Middle School Resource Officer

Kenmore Middle School students came up with a fun way to commemorate the retirement of School Resource Officer Jackie Pagan. They presented a musical dance number Friday, Jan. 11, as part of a flash mob.

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