Shooting Outside Nationals Park, Delta Variant | Top News

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24 July, 2021

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Patch has 32 sites in communities in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past week related to efforts to rename highways named after Confederate generals and other topics. Nationals Park Shooting Suspects Still At Large: DC Police D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate Saturday's shooting outside Nationals Park where shots were exchanged between two vehicles in the 1500 block of South Capitol Street SW around 9:30 p.m. Vehicle Used In Nationals Park Shooting Found: Police VA Mask, COVID-19 Restrictions Now In Hands Of Local Schools Local school districts will be able to determine their own mask and COVID-19 prevention measures for the upcoming school year thanks to updated guidance from the Virginia Department of Health. Virginia COVID-19 Cases Grow As Experts Warn About Delta Variant Positive cases of COVID-19 in Virginia are on the rise again as officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn the nation about the highly contagious Delta variant. Bunnyman Brewing Blends Beer With Urban Legend In Burke Area Locals may know some variation of the Bunnyman urban legend involving a person in a bunny suit with a hatchet or axe. A common variation centers around the Bunny Man Bridge on Colchester Road in Clifton. But a more accurate version identified by a historian's research suggests the real origin is around Guinea Road in the Burke/Fairfax area in the 1970s. Those woods in the area of the urban legend are next to a new business named after the Bunny Man. DC Area Drops To 12th Most Gridlocked During COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions in the spring of 2020, such as stay-at-home orders, led to a drastic drop in U.S. road travel, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Restaurateur Fights Food Insecurity One Refrigerator At A Time Mark Bucher, co-owner of Medium Rare, is taking a new approach to tackling hunger. MS-13 Gang Member Gets 30 Years For Role In Killing 16-Year-Old A Virginia gang member was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison as part of a plea agreement in connection with his role in the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed and cut more than 100 times before his body was set on fire. Police Shooting Of Woman In Group Home Under Investigation A 30-year-old Springfield woman who was shot by a Fairfax County police officer Monday evening and taken to a local hospital was placed into custody, the police department said Wednesday. Body Of Reston Man Missing For Over 1 Year Found: Police Fairfax County Police confirmed Friday afternoon that its Search and Rescue team had discovered the skeletal remains of Michael Delaney, 75, on Wednesday in the area of Sugarland Run, according to a post on the department's official Facebook page. Fake Parking Violation Notices Left On Cars In Fairfax City City of Fairfax Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for fraudulent parking violation notices being left on the windshields of some vehicles parked in the city, according to a post on the department's official Twitter account. The notices are fake and can be ignored. Indecent Liberties With Minor Charges Faced By Fairfax Officer A grand jury indicted former Fairfax County Police officer John Grimes Monday on three counts of unwanted sexual contact with a minor. The sexual contact took place while Grimes was in a supervisory relationship with the 16-year-old victim, according to police. LGBTQIA+ Group Receives Apology From Fairfax School Official At-large school board member Abrar Omeish apologized for remarks she made during a June 21 phone meeting with members of the Pride Liberation Project, a student-led group advocating for LGBTQIA+ youth. LGBTQIA+ Student Group Not Satisfied With FCPS Official's Apology Also Worth a Look Today Shooters Injure Two Men In Logan Circle As Diners Seek CoverFairfax NAACP Decries 'False Narrative' In PTA Official's OusterCoalition Petitions To Recall Dranesville School Board MemberLittle League Tournament Starts With Parade, Ceremony In ViennaAlgae Bloom At Lake Audubon Monitored By Reston AssociationHarmful Algae Bloom Advisories Issued For Parts Of Lake AnnaAmazon Fresh Opens Second DC-area Store In Logan CircleMissing Man Sought By Police In Spotsylvania CountyDog Attack In Dale City Injures Two: PoliceOlympic-Themed Restaurant, Bakery Specials Offered In AlexandriaCongressional Run Announced By Supervisor Lawson Of Brentsville2nd Degree Murder Charge Filed Against Herndon Man: UpdatedShooting Incident In Clarendon Under Investigation: PoliceMetro Service In NoVA Disrupted By Unauthorized Person On TracksParents Of Bijan Ghaisar Protest Appointment Of Police ChiefArlington Restaurant Inspections: 81 Violations At 21 LocationsMan Who Jumped Onto Metro Tracks Faces Trespassing Charge: PoliceNew Leesburg Animal Shelter To Host Grand Opening On July 30Virginia Cannabis Oversight Board Positions Filled By GovernorIndecent Exposure, Sexual Battery On Wilson Blvd. InvestigatedVargas Chairs 2021-22 Leadership Fairfax Board of DirectorsRoad Rage Incident Leads To Roadside Fight In Loudoun: PoliceRemodeled Bombay Club To Reopen In August With New Menu ItemsProud Boys Leader Pleads Guilty In Black Lives Matter Banner CaseFredericksburg Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 16 LocationsWoodbridge IRS Employee Convicted of Fraud: U.S Attorney's OfficeAshburn Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 6 LocationsLeesburg Area Restaurant Inspections: Violations At 7 LocationsWolf Trap Adds Five Full Capacity Shows To Summer Concert SeriesVienna Inn To Celebrate National Hot Dog Day With $2 DogsWhich DC Businesses Got The Biggest Grants, Restaurant Revitalization Funds?A Tornado Blew The Top Off A Condo Development, Heightening Bad BloodVaccine, Food Distribution Event Comes To Sterling On ThursdayArmed Robbers Sought By Police In ManassasPet Of The Week: Maddie Is The Calmest Dog You'll Ever MeetLittle Free Library Wants To Diversify Its Books19th Handgun Of 2021 Confiscated At Reagan National Airport$3M In Grants For Businesses On Route 1 Approved By SupervisorsOne Hospitalized After Fight In Loudoun County: PoliceDC Shootings To Get Special Look By Police Partnership With ATFNew Chief Operating Officer for Reston Hospital Starts Aug. 2.Indecent Exposure Incident Near Fort Myer Investigated By PoliceCrisis Center Planned By Prince William County SupervisorsMan Accused Of Rape In Manassas: PoliceAttempted Robbery, Stabbing Reported On Holmes Run Trail: PoliceAround The World Cultural Food Festival Moves To AlexandriaVienna-Based Consultant To Pay $4.8M For Kickback ClaimsWoodbridge Teen Accused Of Stealing Car, Eluding Cops In StaffordPolice Shooting Of Woman In Group Home Under InvestigationBoy, 15, Missing From Rosslyn Area: Police ReportBands And Brews Are Coming To Wilson Boulevard In BallstonRescue Me: Kenzie and Cam, Two Cats Who Support Each OtherVA Lottery Posts Record Profits With Introduction Of Online SalesChuck E. Cheese Plans Grand Reopening In FredericksburgFirehouse Offers Free Subs To Customers Who Donate Bottled WaterTaser, Pepper Spray Used By Police To Restrain Alexandria ManWoman Fatally Shoots Armed Man At Her Woodbridge Home: PoliceGunfire At Bles Park Reported To Loudoun Sheriff's OfficeDonuts Near Nats Park: Police Seek Navy Yard Reckless DriversDunkin' Foundation Donates $10K To VA Childhood Cancer CharityMuffins Sold At Reston 7-Eleven Stores Recalled For ListeriaMuffins Sold At 7-Eleven, Walmart Stores In Arlington RecalledMuffins Sold At 7-Eleven, Walmart Stores Recalled For ListeriaMuffins Sold At Herndon 7-Eleven Stores Recalled For Listeria2021 Fairfax Redistricting Committee Sets First MeetingMcLean Groups At Odds Over Amphitheater In McLean Central ParkDC, NoVA Weekend Events: Brunch Olympics, Christmas In JulyGunshots Incident Causes Building Damage In Old Town WestAdoptable Alexandria Pet: Titan Is A Softie At HeartSexual Assault Prompts Investigation In Tysons AreaCivilian Oversight Board Established To Review Arlington PoliceBiden Visit To Lubber Run Friday Prompts Road ClosuresLittle Music Box Project Proves Therapeutic For Vienna GirlFredericksburg Police Officer Rescued By Passersby In Walmart LotFairfax City Firefighters Respond To Mulch Fire At County HomeCoronavirus Gift Card Scammer Fails To Fool Sterling ResidentNew Red Light Camera Warning Period To Begin In ManassasManassas Livestream Shopping Receives $15K Grant From VirginiaNorth Carolina Man Charged In Pedestrian Death In Stafford CountyFood Bank To Expand Storage By Leasing Space In FredericksburgTeenager In Serious Condition After Stabbing In Leesburg: PoliceSolarize Fredericksburg Simplifies Solar Installation ProcessDale City Shooting Ruled As Self-Defense, No Charges: PolicePrince William County Gaining New Libraries, Senior CenterCheckbook Rates DC Area Moving CompaniesSilver Line Service Adjusted This Weekend Due To Repair WorkRescue Me: Dora Wants To Be Friends With You And Your CatBen & Jerry's To Celebrate Grand Re-Opening In Fairfax Corner6 Sexual Assault Charges Faced By Former Herndon Piano Teacher2 Shootings In Reston Investigated By Fairfax PoliceFake Parking Violation Notices Left On Cars In Fairfax CityAsian Festival On Main Coming To Old Town Fairfax On SundayDeceased Person Found At Huntington Metro, Information SoughtNational Night Out Returns To Alexandria In 2021Daytime VDOT Work To Impact Georgetown Pike In McLean600 E-Scooters Coming To Fairfax County Under Mobility Program3 Breaking And Entering Charges Filed Against Fairfax ManAppeals Process Open For Proposed FEMA Flood Maps In Alexandria