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Patch has community sites across Virginia and Washington, DC. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Passenger Steers Vehicle of Stricken Driver in Stafford: Police
• Dupont Circle Kidnapping: 3 Suspects Wanted
• 2 Mumps Cases Reported At George Washington University

Ben Carson Rescued From Elevator At Miami Public Housing Complex

Miami firefighters rushed to a public housing complex to rescue HUD Secretary Ben Carson and his wife from a stalled elevator Wednesday morning, The Washington Times reports. The Housing and Urban Development Secretary and his wife, Candy, were taking a tour of the Courtside Family Apartments in Overtown when they got stuck inside an elevator for about 15 minutes shortly after 8 a.m.

DC Eagle Cam’s Adorable Baby Eaglets Need Names

For the past two weeks, two fuzzy little eaglets have spent their days sitting high on top of a tulip poplar tree at the U.S. National Arboretum, eating fresh fish from the Anacostia River and snuggling with their parents. These adorable babies have been referred to as DC4 and DC5 since they hatched, but it's finally time to give them proper names.

Virginia Hospital Patient Safety Grades Released For 2017

How safe are Virginia's hospitals? New grades for patient safety released Wednesday by The Leapfrog Group ranked 70 Virginia hospitals as part of its spring 2017 safety grades. The hospitals were given a letter grade from A through F based on several factors. Of the Virginia hospitals that were graded, nearly half, 35 received an A.

More Virginia/DC news:

• Terry McAuliffe Is 32nd Among Most Popular Governors
• Police Welcome War Veterans at Dulles: Video
• Bloomberg BNA Expanding Arlington Headquarters, Will Add 125 Jobs
• Herndon Man Sexually Abuses 12-Year-Old Girl at After-School Daycare: Police

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