Best Restaurants, Flash Flooding, Libraries Reopen: News Nearby

Here are some of the share-worthy stories from DC and northern Virginia Patches to talk about tonight:

• 2 Loudoun Libraries Closed To Provide Day Care Reopen To Public
• Several Farm Animals Killed In Prince William County Fire
• Virginia Coronavirus Update: 1,115 New Cases, 3 New Deaths

Flash Flooding Event Hits Alexandria For 2nd Time This Summer

The City of Alexandria issued guidance after the second significant round of flash flooding in three months occurred Thursday, leading to concerns about indoor sewer backups, impassable roads, power outages and more. Residents also experienced flash flooding during storms on July 23.

Remembering The 9/11 Victims From Northern Virginia

Friday marked 19 years since the deadliest terror attack on American soil. On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist-hijacked passenger planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field near rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The era-defining tragedies took the lives of 2,977 people, including more than 400 first responders. Read more about the dozens of northern Virginia residents who died that day.

• PenFed Leaders, Military Veterans Remember 9/11 At Ceremony

7 VA, DC Restaurants Make Daily Meal's 101 Best In U.S. List

The Daily Meal published its list for the "101 Best Restaurants In America," and the online food and dining site included a total of seven restaurants from the District of Columbia and Virginia.

Paid Quarantine Leave Bill Passes Virginia House, Heads To Senate For Approval

The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would mandate paid quarantine leave for many of the state's workers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation will head to the Senate for final approval and still requires the governor's signature if passed by both chambers.

Virginia, Maryland, D.C., Sue EPA Over Failure To Enforce Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans

Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit in federal district court today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accusing the agency of violating the Clean Water Act by failing to enforce Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction limits for upstream states Pennsylvania and New York.

Contribute your own content to Patch by signing up for an account and clicking the "Post on Patch" button at the top right of the site.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Virginia Needs To Stop Treating Its Citizens Like Bad Stepchildren
• Qualified Immunity Reform Once Again Voted Down In Virginia Legislature
• Mental Health Teams Would Respond With Police Under VA House Bill
• Loudoun Patch Pet Of the Week: Vern's Heart Is As Big As His Ears
• Fairfax Officials Plan 2 Invasive Plant Removal Events
• Police Discover Car Break-Ins After Pursuit: Vienna Crime Report
• Fatal Shooting Reported At Eden Center In Falls Church
• Driver's Minor Traffic Violation Leads To Standoff: Deputies
• Attempted Purse Snatcher Caught On Camera

Across America

• First Responder Remembers 9/11: 'I Can Still Hear The Screams'
• Americans Mark 9/11 With Virus-Altered Tributes
• 12 Dead; 3.1M Acres Burned; 3,900 Structures Lost: CA Fires Map
• 'Super-Massive' Smoke Plume Bears Down On Western Washington
• Hurricane Names In Short Supply As Peak Season Arrives