Metro Train Derails, Hit-and-Run Mystery, 'Turn' Filming in Va.: 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.

• Metro Train Derails: Parts of Orange, Silver Line Suspended Thru Saturday
• Culpeper Police Seek Hit-and-Run Driver Who Injured 81-Year-Old Man
• Man Fatally Shoots Himself in Vienna Police Parking Lot

Father of Fallen Muslim Soldier Tells Trump: 'You Have Sacrificed Nothing'

Khizr M. Khan, the father of a fallen military officer, took on Republican Donald Trump over the presidential candidate's calls for a ban on Muslims entering the country.

Khan and his wife, Ghazala, took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday night to a standing ovation to remind voters that their family wouldn’t be allowed in a United States under a Trump presidency. And their Muslim son wouldn’t have fought — and died — for a country that believes in religious freedom.

“Let me ask you: Have you even read the United States Constitution?” Khizr Khan asked Trump rhetorically from the stage. “I will gladly lend you my copy." >>> Read more.

TV Series, ‘TURN,’ to Return for 4th Season of Filming in Virginia

The AMC TV series “TURN: Washington’s Spies,” will return to Virginia for a fourth and final season, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Friday.

Based on Alexander Rose’s book “Washington’s Spies,” “TURN” is a historical thriller set during the Revolutionary War that recounts the story of America’s first spy ring. “TURN: Washington’s Spies” features Abe Woodhull (Jamie Bell), a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island. >>> Read more.

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