Hate Crime, Cheesecake Factory Meltdown, NoVa Boom | News Nearby

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

2 Gay Men Brutally Beaten On U Street: Police

WASHINGTON, DC -- Police are looking for three men who were captured on video assaulting two apparently gay men in the U Street area after yelling homophobic slurs at them.

Drunk Woman Spits On Cop At Cheesecake Factory In Fairfax: Police

A woman who really wanted to patronize a Cheesecake Factory in Northern Virginia Tuesday also was really drunk, according to Fairfax County Police. Things then went from bad to worse for her, and she was arrested at the scene and charged with assault on law enforcement, disorderly conduct and drunk in public.

A Huge Boom Is Coming To This NoVa Town: Report

Washingtonian has released their list of D.C. neighborhoods and suburbs that are about to go through a major development boom, and one NoVa entry on the list is no surprise to many.

Adorable Baby Gorilla Born At National Zoo (Video)

WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Zoo in D.C. just welcomed its newest resident: Moke, a baby gorilla who was born Sunday evening at the zoo. And you can watch video of the mother Calaya bonding with her baby, which is embedded at the bottom of this article.

Other headlines:

Drivers Trapped In Flood Waters Rescued In Vienna
Flooding Streams Cause Closures Around Fairfax County: Police
Driver Trapped On Roof Of Car In Annandale: Fire Department
Fire Ravages Reston Home (Video)
Massive Egg Recall For Salmonella Includes Virginia Stores
Skimming Device Found At Bank ATM In Fairfax: Police
Rooftop Fire Temporarily Closes Ambar In Clarendon
Bike Theft Leads To Bigger Arrest In Woodbridge: Police
Movie Filming In Alexandria This Summer Casting Extras
Motorcycle Crash Kills Leesburg Man In Chantilly: Police
Man Pretends To Be Cop, Flashes Gun In Woodbridge: Police
Mixed-Use Development Could Replace Topgolf In Kingstowne
Fairfax McDonald's Employee Assaulted For Food Taking Too Long

Image: Screengrab of video by D.C. police