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Patch has 32 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past week.

Bed Bug Infestations Earn DC National Ranking

WASHINGTON, DC — Mosquitoes might not be the only nasty, pesky, biting bugs for folks in the D.C. area to worry about. Terminix on Friday released its list of top 20 bed bug-infested cities across the country. Unfortunately, Washington, D.C. made the list.

DC's Top 5 Coolest Solar Eclipse Photos

The Great American Solar Eclipse brushed the D.C. area on Monday. We didn't get a totality, but with 82 percent of the sun covered by the moon, it was an opportunity for some spectacular photos.

Virginia Priest Once Was 'Despicable' KKK Member, Burned Crosses

ARLINGTON, VA — A Catholic priest in the Diocese of Arlington has temporarily stepped down after admitting he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan before he became a priest. The Rev. William Aitcheson, 62, revealed his troubling past in an editorial published in the Arlington Catholic Herald Monday, while authorities say he was charged with burning crosses in the 1970s and threatening to kill the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Red Velvet Cupcakery Is Almost Certainly Leaving Reston Town Center: Owner

RESTON, VA — Red Velvet Cupcakery is almost certainly moving out of Reston Town Center by next year when their lease is up, and the owner has a strong sense that his opposition to paid parking is a big reason why, he told Patch in a recent interview.

Other headlines:

ESPN Announcer Robert Lee Booted From U.Va. Season Opener Because Of His Name
Children Left Alone In Hot Car While Mom Shops In Sterling
Sailor Identified From U.S.S. John McCain Lived In Virginia
Manassas Man Wins $1 Million In Virginia Lottery
Paid Parking At Reston Town Center Must End: Merchant
Did You Feel 2.4 Magnitude Earthquake Friday In Virginia?
Nazi Flag Saluted In Arlington: Shocking Photo
Ride Share From Hell: Woman Finds Fellow Rider Touching Himself Right Next To Her, Arlington Police Say

Image via the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention