Jail Riot, 10 Charged; Bear Sighting at Elementary School; Rolling Thunder Rider Dies: News Nearby

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

• Jailhouse Riot in Manassas, 10 Charged: Police
• Bear Sighting at Tyler Elementary in Gainesville
• Wreck Kills Participant in Rolling Thunder Ride

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Looters Go Big at Civil War Battlefield in Virginia

Most of the 2,700-acre Petersburg National Battlefield was open to visitors during the busy Memorial Day weekend, but a portion of the park was closed — labeled an active crime scene by the National Park Service.

Park rangers located several excavation pits in the park, where thieves were likely looking for relics on the battlefield where more than 1,000 Civil War soldiers died.>>> Read more.

'Happiest Places in America:' 2 Northern VA Counties

Northern Virginia must be doing something right. For the second year in a row, Virginia's Loudoun County comes in at #1 as the "Happiest Place in America," according to a new study that measures such factors as unemployment and poverty rates in counties with populations of 50,000 or more.

Fairfax County bumps up a spot from last year's #3 ranking to #2 in the 2016 study that also looks at marriage rates, income and life expectancy. >>> Read more.

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• Police: Man Arrested for Exposing Himself at Manassas Red Roof Inn