Jayson Werth Speeding Sentence, $50 Million Metro Lawsuit, Dangerous Sledding Wreck: News Nearby

Patch has 31 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past week.

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Photo: Investigators in a Metro tunnel in early January. NTSB photo

• Sons File $50 Million Lawsuit Over Mom’s Death on Smoky Metro: Report
• Fairfax County Police Charge Teen Girls in Car Fire at South Lakes High
• Man Gets Life in Prison for Machete Attack in Arlington

• 100-MPH Porsche Ride Gets Nationals’ Jayson Werth 5 Days in Jail: Report
• Boy in Critical Condition After Sledding into Passing Car
• Fairfax County Teacher Competes on ‘Jeopardy’

• Christmas Tree May Have Caused Fatal Fire at Reston IT Exec’s Mansion
• Hit-and-Run Arrest After Two Injured in Arlington Incident
• Governor Calls I-66 ‘Parking Lot,’ Vows Changes

• Police: Intoxicated Kissing Bandit Strikes in Uber Car Incident
• Murder Suspect Allegedly Tied to White Supremacist Group: Report
• Watch: Video ‘Winter in Great Falls’ by Northern Virginia Resident

• Final Victim’s Remains Found in Reston Executive’s Mansion: Officials
• Here’s the Salary You Need to Live Comfortably in DC: Report
• Bob McDonnell Can Wait for Appeal Before Jail