Grease Crust In Eatery, Man Hit By Own Car, $1M Win: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, on Wednesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• Burke, Springfield Students Plan Another Walkout For Gun Control
• Amazon May Put New Headquarters In Herndon: Report
• Groundbreaking Set For Waterfront Plaza In Alexandria

Awestruck Little Girl Dances With Michelle Obama (Video)

A photo of a 2-year-old girl staring awestruck at the new portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama went viral over the weekend. On Tuesday, little Parker Curry got to dance with Mrs. O herself — and it was all captured on video.

Falls Church School Board Calls For Gun Control

The Falls Church School Board unanimously approved a resolution calling for stricter gun laws at a special meeting Friday, March 2. The resolutions calls on the Virginia General Assembly and Congress to work on gun control measures in light of the Parkland, Florida shooting that killed 17 people and other school shootings since Columbine.

Man Hit By His Own Car While Fleeing Police: Video

Escaping from police didn't work out so well for one driver in Hybla Valley. Fairfax County Police say a man was hit by his own car while trying to flee from police Sunday.

$1 Million Lottery Ticket To Berryville Man

Here's what Jack Howard of Berryville told his wife after finding out he had won $1 million last month in Virginia Lottery's "Bank a Million" game: "Hey, I won a little bit of money."

Good, Bad Restaurant Inspection Reports

• Famous Eatery Hit Hard: Fredericksburg Restaurant Inspections
• Trump, King Pollo: Loudoun Restaurant Inspections
• 17 Violations At One Place: Prince William Restaurant Inspections
• Vienna Restaurant Inspections: 'Debris And Grease Crust'
• McLean Restaurant Inspections: Rubbing Alcohol Above Canned Goods
• Kingstowne-Rose Hill Restaurant Violations: Roach, Drain Flies

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Also Worth a Look Today

• Target Opens In City Of Falls Church
• Rose Hill Man Pleads Guilty To Racist Threats At Howard U
• Man Jumped, Beaten And Stabbed In Dumfries: Police
• Major Road Project In Reston Upcoming
• Dominion Restores Power To All Virginia Customers: Report
• Controversial Reston Density Limit Hearings Delayed Indefinitely
• Del Ray Beer Garden Moves Forward Despite Calls For Deferral

Across America

• Awestruck Little Girl Dances With Michelle Obama
• Man Hit By His Own Car While Fleeing Police: Video
• It's A Boy! 'Fixer Upper' Family Shares Big News

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