Free Lyft Rides For The 4th Of July: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, on Monday. 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.

• Free Lyft Rides For Fourth Of July Offered In Loudoun County
• Missing Man Sought In Loudoun County: LCSO
• Underage Alcohol Compliance Checks To Happen In Alexandria

Outrage After Cop Uses Taser In Metro Station (Video)

Metro Transit Police have opened an investigation and local activists are demanding answers after video captured an officer tasering a man who appeared only to be talking to another officer in a Metro station.

Gunshots In NoVa Lead To Body Near Shopping Center: Police

Police have identified the body found near a shopping center in Northern Virginia, and they say police were responding to a report of gunshots when they found him.

Self-Driving Shuttle Pilot Program Planned In NoVa

Fairfax County and Dominion Energy are planning a pilot program for an autonomous, or self-driving, electric shuttle in the Northern Virginia area.

4 Drunk People Arrested After Chaos At NoVa Business: Police

Four people have been arrested after police say they caused chaos at a Northern Virginia business while drunk early Sunday morning, and authorities have charged one of them with assaulting an officer.

73 UFO Sightings Reported In Virginia, DC During 2019 So Far

UFOs and the notion that aliens from another galaxy could be sending emissaries to check things out on planet Earth have captivated Americans for decades; Virginians make dozens of reports annually of strange happenings in the sky. Navy pilots recently spoke of seeing mysterious objects — with no discernible engine or exhaust fumes — flying at hypersonic speeds, which brought the phenomenon back into the headlines.

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