Stabbing Of Officer Outside Pentagon, Mask Mandates | Top News

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 efforts to rename highways named after Confederate generals and other topics.

Police Officer Fatally Stabbed At Pentagon Transit Facility

A police officer was fatally stabbed Tuesday morning by a Georgia man during a burst of violence at the mass transit center that serves the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C.

• Officer Fatally Stabbed Tuesday At Pentagon Identified By Police
• Pentagon Attacker Shot Himself With Officer's Service Weapon: FBI
• Officer Killed At Pentagon Honored With Police, Military Ceremony

Washington Football Team Bans Native Headdresses At Games

Fans of the Washington Football Team will not be allowed to wear Native American headdresses at home games in 2021, the franchise announced on Wednesday. The announcement was part of several new policies for fans at FedEx Field for the coming NFL season.

Loudoun County Requires Masks In All County Facilities

Masks will once again be required in Loudoun's county facilities, officials announced on Thursday. The renewed mask mandate will go into effect on Monday, Aug. 9.

• Mask Mandate To Return At Fairfax County Government Facilities
• Masks Required Indoors at Virginia Community Colleges
• Masks Required For Start Of School Year At Alexandria Schools
• Masks Required To Start School Year In Manassas
• Masks Required To Start School Year In Prince William County
• DC Cafes, Bars, Restaurants Requiring Proof Of Vaccination

Bodycam Video Shows Shooting Of Springfield Woman Holding Knife

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis on Thursday released body-worn camera footage and 911 calls for a July 19 officer-involved shooting that injured a 30-year-old woman at a group home in Springfield.

Coronavirus Vaccine Mandated For State Employees In Virginia

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees and urged unvaccinated people to get the shot as the state sees an uptick of cases and hospitalizations with the growing presence of the delta variant.

GMU COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Target Of Professor's Lawsuit

The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed a lawsuit against George Mason University for requiring all students and employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Aug. 15, according to a release.

Virginia's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Spikes To February Levels

The Virginia Department of Health reported 1,845 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, the highest one-day increase since mid-April when a far smaller percentage of the state's adult population were fully vaccinated to COVID-19.

• First COVID-19 Death Of Child In Eastern Region Of VA Reported

Torri Huske Earns Silver In Women's Relay At Tokyo Olympics

Torri Huske, the 18-year-old Arlington swimmer, earned a silver medal Sunday as part of the U.S. women's 4x100-meter medley relay team.

• Noah Lyles Takes Bronze Medal In 200M At Tokyo Olympics

Vietnamese Americans To Get Historical Marker In Falls Church

A state historical highway marker will be placed in Falls Church to honor the large number of Vietnamese people who immigrated to Northern Virginia in the 1970s and 1980s.

• Historical Marker Nominated By Burke Students Chosen