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Easter Bunny Visits, Peanut Butter Fan, NCAA Champs: News Nearby

Top news includes when to find the Easter Bunny at malls, best places to live, teen's love of peanut butter. How to share events on Patch.

Eric "Bean" McKay, who won a lifetime supply of Lidl peanut butter, is now featured on the label of his favorite food.
Eric "Bean" McKay, who won a lifetime supply of Lidl peanut butter, is now featured on the label of his favorite food. (Courtesy of Lidl US Inc.)

There was plenty of news across Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia on Tuesday. 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.

$50K In Items Found In Credit Card Fraud Case

Police located $50,000 worth of items inside a car — along with equipment used to make fake credit cards — while investigating a credit card fraud case at Tysons Corner Center.

Autistic Teen Gets Photo On Lidl Peanut Butter

Eric "Bean" McKay, the area teenager with autism who won a lifetime supply of Lidl peanut butter, will soon find himself on jars of the very product he so adores.

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'Walking Dead' Spinoff To Film, Bring Zombie Hordes To Virginia

The latest boost to Virginia's television and film industry will come in the form of zombies. Cable network AMC plans to film 10 episodes of the second spinoff of its popular zombie show, "The Walking Dead," in the Commonwealth this summer.

Man Steals Vehicle With Child Inside: Police

Authorities are looking for a man who stole a running vehicle with a sleeping 2-year-old child inside while the mother ran inside a business.

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Year After Upset, Cavaliers Claim NCAA Championship: Top Photos

A year ago, the No. 1 seed University of Virginia suffered humiliation of the lowest order when it lost by 20 points to the No. 16 seed University of Maryland-Baltimore County in the opening round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. A year later the program has its first NCAA title and redemption — check out game photos.

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