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Metro Plots End to Late Nights, 'Cancer Cure' Arrest, Tainted Donut Claims: News Nearby
Top posts in Va. and D.C., including a fatal fire under investigation. Plus, how you can share your local news, events and pics at Patch.

Patch has 32 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.
- Goodbye, Late Night Metro: WMATA to Permanently Shut Down Trains After Midnight
- Cook Refuses to Serve Police Officer in Alexandria: Report
- Manassas 'Doctor' Touting Cure for Cancer Faces Drug, Money Laundering Charges
Donald Trump Might Not Pay Virginia Hotel Bill Because It Was Hot
Donald Trump got hot on the campaign trail Monday — literally. The Republican presidential candidate complained about Virginia's historic Hotel Roanoke.
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“I think this ballroom and the people who run this hotel should be ashamed,” Trump said, as temperatures reached the upper-90s outside on what was likely the hottest day of the year. And then the threat: "You ought to try turning on the air conditioning, or we're not going to get you paid.">>> Read more.
Dunkin' Donuts Employee Allegedly Sprayed Cleaning Solution on Doughnuts: Police
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A Dunkin' Donuts employee gave away doughnuts allegedly sprayed with a cleaning solution containing bleach to some teens Monday night in the Oakton area, Fairfax County Police said Tuesday.
The juveniles ate anywhere from one bite of a doughnut to a whole doughnut, police said. When they realized the food may have been tainted, they contacted police. A criminal investigation was launched and is ongoing, police said.>>> Read more.
- Fatal House Fire Under Investigation in Gainesville
- Hit & Run Suspect Burned Officer's Hand With Cigarette, Fled Scene
- 'Escape Room Live' Coming to Georgetown With Ghostbusters, Titanic Themes
- Confederate Name Change on School Board Agenda Thursday
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