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2 Fox Attacks, New Metro Red Line Repair Surge, Puppies Found in Hot Car: News Nearby
Top posts in Va. and D.C., including a banker assaulted for taking too long with a transaction. Plus, how you can share your local news.
Patch has 32 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of our top posts from the past 24 hours.
- 2 Fox Bites in Springfield Area Raises Rabies Concerns
- McLean Teen Faces Charges for Leaving Puppies in Hot Car: Police
- Bad News, Red Liners: Metro Expands Surge 7 Because of the Derailment
Perseid Meteor Shower Should Be Best Show in 20 Years
Expect to be dazzled this week when the Perseid meteor shower hits its peak, with up to 150 "shooting stars" streaking across Virginia's skies this week.
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In a typical year, observers under a clear dark sky can expect to see up to 100 meteors per hour. But the planet Jupiter recently nudged the debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet closer to Earth, which could mean up to 150 meteors per hour the night of Aug. 11-12. >>> Read more.
$550K Awarded to DC Chipotle Worker Fired After Getting Pregnant
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Popular Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle will have to pay up to an employee who was fired from a D.C. restaurant after she became pregnant. A jury awarded Doris Garcia Hernandez $550,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.
After Garcia told her manager she was pregnant back in 2011, the suit claims that he started restricting her water and bathroom breaks, and eventually fired her when she went to a pre-natal doctor's appointment without his approval. >>> Read more.
- Federal Investigators Slam Metro
- Burglar Lives at Vienna Home While Family on Vacation: Police
- Vienna Banker Reports Assault By Customer for Taking Too Long to Complete Transaction: Police
- LEGO Store Coming to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City
- Caroline County Man Missing; Postal Worker Last Seen in Richmond
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- Man Shot with Pellet Gun, Robbed in Annandale: Police
- Robber Swipes Bank Deposit Bag in Potomac Mills Parking Lot
- Get 'Em Fast: Reston Morton's Offering $1 Filet Mignon Sandwiches on Friday
- Interview: Lansdowne Chef Talks About Soon-to-Open Coton and Rye
- Hillary Clinton to Open Up Office in Reston: Source
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