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Top posts this week in Va. and D.C. include local Ferguson protests, a surprise donation for area nonprofits, and a girl fights of attacker.

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- Black Friday: Bomb Threat Evacuates Walmart, Other Stores in Fredericksburg
- Police: Woman’s Body Found Near Reston Town Center Parking Garage
- Attorneys Want Alleged Alexandria Serial Killer’s Charges Dropped
- Ferguson Protests Flood D.C. Streets and White House
- Fairfax County Police Step Up Patrols at Tysons During Holiday Shopping
- Three Fairfax Restaurants Make Northern Virginia Magazine’s 50 Best of 2014 List
- Girl, 16, Thwarts Attack, Bites Suspect in Attempted Rape in Arlington
- Teen Sentenced to 44 Years for Killing Woodbridge Student
- Claude Moore Gives Surprise $70,000 Donation to Local Nonprofits
- Fairfax County: 66 Heroin Overdoses, 17 Deaths So Far
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- VDOT Now Timing Traffic Lights Near Shopping Centers
- Virginia Working to Improve Infant Mortality Rate
- Pardoned Turkeys Headed to Morven Park in Leesburg
- VDOT: 400 Trucks Treat Roads Early Wednesday in NoVA
- Police: Fredericksburg Man Wanted for Murder of Culpeper Teen
- Five Story Holiday Tree to be Lit in Leesburg
- Winter Storm Watch in Leesburg Nov. 26
- Firefighters Respond to Fire Sunday at Fair Oaks Mall
- Three Sought in Fast Fuel Service Station Robbery
- VRE Santa Train: Online Tickets Sold Out in 20 Minutes
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