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Rainbow Flag Stolen | PTA Email Scam | Reston Music Festival | Weekend KKK Rally: News Nearby

Top posts in DC and Virginia, including the theft of a rainbow flag from a local church. Plus how to share local news and events.

There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, on Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

KKK Rally In Charlottesville: 'Members Will Be Armed'

A Ku Klux Klan rally is set for Saturday at Charlottesville's Lee Park over the planned removal of a Confederate statue, and leaders of the hate group have warned that its members will be carrying firearms and are prepared to use them. When the white supremacist group had applied and received a city permit in June to hold the rally, the community, about 100 miles from the nation's capital, began bracing itself.

Top Virginia Beaches, Lakes, Parks To Visit During Summer

The summer holidays are over, but there's still plenty of time to get some sun or catch a wave.
In Virginia, you don’t have to take a long trip to get to a state park or the beaches. Whether you want to feel the ocean breeze, chill lakeside or explore the wilderness, there's a variety of options in the Old Dominion.

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Swastika Painted On Reston Home: Police

Police are searching for suspects after someone found a swastika painted on a home in a quiet community of townhouses just off Sunrise Valley Drive and just a 15 minute walk from the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station in Reston.

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