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

• Toddler's Hot Car Death: Annandale Man Pleads Guilty
• Bomb Threat Directed at Loudoun Republican Committee
• New Parents Win $1 Million with Purchase of Lottery Ticket in Kingstowne

Sweet! Here’s Virginia's Favorite Halloween Candy

With Halloween less than two weeks away, it begs the question: What are Virginia's favorite Halloween candies? Is this a state of chocolate lovers — think Hershey bar, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Butterfinger — or do you (gasp!) prefer non-chocolate treats like Skittles, Lifesavers or candy corn? >>> Read more.

Public Saves Dorothy's Ruby Slippers

With 23 days left to go in the Kickstarter campaign, the Smithsonian Institution has successfully raised the $300,000 it needs to properly restore and protect the famous ruby slippers that Dorothy wore in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz."

More than 5,000 donors chipped in to raise the money, which will go toward materials and construction of an environmentally controlled case to prevent further deterioration of the nearly 80-year-old slippers. >>> Read more.

• GSA Delays Decision on FBI Headquarters: Report
• TSA: Fake Suicide Vest, Guns in Checked Bag Part of Live-Action Role-Playing Game
• Tractor Trailer Engulfed in Flames in Burke: Fire and Rescue
• 'Large Quantity' of Heroin, Cash, Guns Seized in Stafford Bust: Police
• DC Police Officer Arrested for Being Drunk on Duty: Police

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• Alexandria Pastor, Wife Indicted in $1.2 Million Fraud
• 'Grandkid in Jail' Scam Dupes Man in Manassas: Police
• Hooters Waitress Sexually Assaulted in Fairfax: Police
• Rosner Toyota Dealerships Sold in Fredericksburg, Stafford
• Man Sought After Sleeping 14-Year-Old Touched, Photographed in Dumfries: Police

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