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Patch has community sites across Virginia and Washington, DC. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Find List of DC Area Restaurants Taking Part In Spring Wine Fling
• 2017 White House Easter Egg Roll Ticket Lottery Begins
• Felony Child Neglect For Woman in Woodbridge: Police
• iTunes Gift Card Scam Disguised As Job Offer in Sterling: Police

First DC Bald Eagle Chick Hatches (Video)
D.C. bald eagle parents Liberty and Justice have just welcomed their first baby chick into the world, the Earth Conservation Corps announced Wednesday afternoon. The first of two eaglets emerged from its shell at around 12:30 p.m. in its nest 110 feet above the Metropolitan Police Academy in Southeast.>>>Read more.

Lawyer for Severance Tries To Get Murder Conviction Thrown Out: Report
An attorney for Charles Severance, the man convicted in 2015 of murdering three Alexandria residents in their homes, went to court Wednesday to get his conviction thrown out, according to media reports. A jury in 2015 found him guilty of killing Nancy Dunning, wife of then-Sheriff James Dunning, as well as transportation planner Ron Kirby and music teacher Ruthanne Lodato.>>>Read more.

Accused Comet Ping Pong Shooter Reaches Plea Deal: Report

The man accused of walking into Comet Ping Pong in Northwest D.C. armed with a rifle in an attempt to investigate a bizarre Internet rumor known as "Pizzagate" has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors, according to a report. Edgar Maddison Welch is accused of firing multiple shots inside the pizza restaurant on Dec. 4 after traveling from North Carolina to self-investigate the debunked conspiracy theory.>>>Read more.

Ex-Fairfax Mayor Scott Silverthorne Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

Former Fairfax City major Scott Silverthorne pleaded guilty Monday to one count of distributing methamphetamine in a sex-for-drugs plan derailed by a police sting operation last August that ended his long tenure as the city leader.>>>Read more.

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• More Than 30 Vehicles Egged in Sterling: Police
• Felony Child Neglect For Woman in Woodbridge: Police
• Find List of DC Area Restaurants Taking Part In Spring Wine Fling
• Foul-Mouthed Drunk Arrested in Stafford: Police
• Shoplifter Caught, Then Escapes in Manassas: Police
• 15th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday in Fredericksburg
• Falls Church Schools To Get New Chief By April 10: Board Chairman
• DC's Cherry Blossoms Are in Big Trouble, National Park Service Says
• Accused Comet Ping Pong Shooter Reaches Plea Deal: Report
• Herndon Cops Chase PCP Enthusiast Through Town: Police
• Man Tries to Strangle Arlington Cop; Two People Tased: Police
• Lawyer for Severance Tries To Get Murder Conviction Thrown Out: Repor