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Toxic Algae Bloom Reported In NoVa Lake

A potentially toxic algae bloom has been reported on a Northern Virginia lake, and authorities are monitoring the situation.

West Nile Virus Risk Leads To Mosquito Spraying In Fairfax County

SPRINGFIELD, VA—The Fairfax County Health Department has announced scheduled pesticide spraying to combat mosquitoes and the risk of West Nile Virus. The pesticides will be sprayed at Kings Park Park, 8717 Trafalgar Court, Springfield and Ted Grefe Park, 9980 Mosby Road in the City of Fairfax on Monday, Aug. 27 between 8 a.m. and noon.

OBX House Fire Crimps Vacation For Fredericksburg Man

FREDERICKSBURG, VA—While at the Outer Banks of North Carolina this week, Fredericksburg resident Stephen Simon's family vacation literally went up in flames. A two-alarm fire early Thursday afternoon gutted his rental cottage in Waves at Sea Isle Hill Drive on Hatteras Island.

Hemp Growing Again At George Washington's Estate

MOUNT VERNON, VA—A little known fact about George Washington is that he grew hemp at his Mount Vernon estate. Now the group running his estate decided to carry on the tradition, growing it there for the first time in possibly hundreds of years.

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STUART, FL - JULY 13: Green algae is seen in the St. Lucie River near Phipps Park on July 13, 2018 in Stuart, Florida. Water releases which carry the green algae from Lake Okeechobee resumed Friday morning into the Caloosahatchee River and into the St. Lucie River at Port Mayaca. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)