Caterer Killed in Park; Anti-Trump Republican Launches Campaign; Fairfax Mayor to Resign: News Nearby

Patch has 32 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Park Employee Stabs Caterer to Death After Argument: Police
• Man Dies After Convertible Goes Flying Off the Road in Great Falls: Police
• First U.S. Gold in Rio: Shooter Ginny Thrasher Hits Milestone Target

Former CIA Operative Evan McMullin Launching Anti-Trump Bid for President

GOP's anti-Trump movement isn't giving up, and now they have a candidate to push as an alternative: Arlington resident Evan McMullin, a CIA veteran and chief policy director of the House Republican conference, according to multiple media outlets.

Besides never having been elected to office before, McMullin is also an odd choice because he doesn't have much of a public profile. The 40-year-old rarely appears on television and, according to BuzzFeed, had just 135 followers on Twitter before news broke of his campaign.>>> Read more.

Mayor to Resign After Meth-for-Sex Charges

Fairfax City Mayor Scott Silverthorne has announced he will resign from office later this week. Silverthorne was arrested Thursday on charges that he offered undercover detectives meth in exchange for sex at a Tysons Corner hotel.

Councilmember Jeffrey Greenfield is serving as acting mayor since Silverthorne's arrest on charges of felony distribution of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. >>> Read more.

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• Oops! Driver Backs Mercedes Onto $300,000 Ferrari in Great Falls
• Man Beats Woman With a Belt, Steals Her Moped: Police
• Metro Fires Train Operator After Running Red Light
• Loaded Guns Found in Dulles Airport Baggage Twice in 2 Days

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