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Nation's Worst Commute, Hit and Run Fatality, Metro Stroller Abductor, Pope Visit Planning: News Nearby
Top posts this week in Va. and D.C., including a 5-year-old surviving a fall from fifth story window. Plus, how to share your local news.

Patch has 31 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of our top posts from the past week.
- Washington, D.C. Found to Have Nation’s Worst Commute
- Alleged Stroller Abductor on Metro Identified by Metro Police
- Police Name Alexandria Woman Killed in Hit and Run
- Body of Missing GW Student Found, University Says
- OPM Encourages Managers to Allow Telework During Pope Visit to DC
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- Girl, 5, Survives Fall Out of Fifth-Story Window in Bailey’s Crossroads Area
- Teen Dies Following Sterling Shooting
- Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in Virginia
- Man Tries to Enter Lions’ Den at National Zoo
- Police Identify Bicyclist from Fatal Crash in Herndon
- Another Fake Cop Arrested for Pulling Over Real Cop, Says Police
- Top 10 Baby Names in Virginia
- MGM National Harbor to Begin Hiring 3,600 in First Quarter of 2016
- Arlington Police Searching Home of Ex-Husband of Murder Victim
- Armed Robber Tracked by Police Thanks to GPS Ankle Bracelet
- Virginia Tech to Honor Slain Journalists in Football Season Opener
- More Than 1,000 Police Officers Vote ‘No Confidence’ in Chief Lanier
- Report: Virginia Flogs High-Risk Drivers
- McLean Man Arrested for Soliciting Sex with Minor at Herndon School
- Local Music Instructor Charged with Production of Child Pornography
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