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Top VA, DC news includes stimulus checks, foodies help the food insecure, vaccinations by locality and "Wonder Woman 1984" local scenes.

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Patch has 32 sites in communities in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past week related to the new coronavirus and other topics.

White's Ferry Ceases Potomac River Ferry Operation

White's Ferry, the last remaining cable ferry service on the Potomac River, said it is ceasing operations Monday after a court ruling in Loudoun County, Virginia.

When NoVA, DC Residents Could Get $600 Stimulus Check Payments

Hopes for a round of $2,000 coronavirus relief checks were blocked in the U.S. Senate Tuesday, but a second round of stimulus check payments began arriving Tuesday night for some Virginia and DC residents and will continue into next week, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said.

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How The Vienna VA Foodies Group Grew Into A Movement For Good

Over a year ago, Vienna VA Foodies was started as a Facebook group celebrating Vienna's restaurants. Today, it has become a community effort to help restaurants, thank first responders and assist people in need.

Phone Ban While Driving: Virginia Laws Taking Effect On Jan. 1

The new year means new laws will take effect on Jan. 1, 2021, in Virginia.

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Newly-Released 'Wonder Woman 1984' Features Landmark Mall

Alexandrians will see a familiar site in "Wonder Woman 1984," which came out on streaming and theaters on Christmas.

Coronavirus Vaccination Numbers By Locality Available In Virginia

The Virginia Department of Health is tracking COVID-19 vaccination numbers as vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are being distributed around the state under FDA emergency use authorization.

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