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• Weapons Found at Fletchers Boathouse in Northwest: Reports
• 2016 Weather in Northern Virginia: One of the Warmest, Driest on Record
• Snow Expected for Friday Morning Commute in Northern Virginia

Anaconda Found Hiding in Toilet in Arlington
Arlington County Animal Control made an alarming discovery in a toilet in south Arlington recently: a large yellow anaconda. Responding to a call at a local apartment, they had expected a wild snake or ball python, but were surprised to find it was a juvenile yellow anaconda, a species endemic to South America that can grow to be one of the largest snakes in the world. >>> Read more.

Washington Monument Plunges Into Darkness [PHOTO]

It was a spooky sight Tuesday night: the Washington Monument, usually a beacon of light on the darkest of nights in the nation's capital, suddenly went dark at around 7 p.m. The blinking red light atop the monument that warns approaching aircraft worked fine, but the spotlights that bathe the structure in light when the sun sets were suddenly shut off. >>> Read more.

• Ivanka Trump is Moving 2 Blocks from Barack Obama in DC: Report
• Caught on Camera: Red-Tailed Hawk Perched Over I-95 North
• Alleged Drunk Driver Slams into Sheriff's Deputy Cruiser: LCSO
• Fatal Crash in Leesburg: Police

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• Man Sought for Using Counterfeit $100 bill at Wegmans in Fredericksburg: Police
• Bar Fight Leads to Three Arrests in Stafford: Police
• New Restaurant Sets Opening Date at Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria
• 'Souper Bowl' Restaurant Stroll Feb. 3 in Manassas

Image via Animal Welfare League of Arlington