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Dangerous Heat Tuesday, Gyrocopter Pilot Rejects Deal, Driver Crashes Into Starbucks: News Nearby
Some top posts in Va. and D.C., including a former paramedic facing rape charges. Plus, how to share your local news on Patch.

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- Police: Body Discovered Hours After Shots Fired
- Driver Crashes Vehicle Into Starbucks in Alexandria
- Florida Mailman Who Flew Gyrocopter to U.S. Capitol Rejects Offer: Report
- Hot Tuesday: Hour-by-Hour to ‘Feels Like’ 102 Degrees
- Police: Ex-Volunteer Paramedic Faces Rape Charges
- Hillary Clinton To Make First Virginia Stop at GMU’s Patriot Center
- Local Zoo Owners Charged with Violating Animal Welfare Act
- It’s Fireworks Season: Know the Local Laws in Virginia?
- Baseball Stadium Improvements To Cost County Six Figures: Report
- Police: Woman, 50, Exposes Herself to Officer in Arlington Park
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