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'It' Holiday Toy for 2016? 'Hatchimal' Selling Out at Toy Stores in Northern Virginia

Every Christmas has its "it" toy for Christmas from the Easy Bake Oven to Furby to Tickle Me Elmo. This year's "it" toy is the Hatchimal. Parents and fans of the fad toy lined up at 11 p.m. Saturday at an area Toys"R"Us, in order to be first in line when the store opened Sunday morning, an employee said Wednesday. They sold out in an hour, the employee said. She said she's not sure whether the store will get another shipment before Christmas. >>> Read more.

Snow Flurries in Northern VA? Keep an Eye on the Skies Thursday

Could Northern Virginia see its first snowflakes of the season Thursday? Winter doesn't officially arrive until Dec. 21, but some DC metro weather forecasts are predicting sporadic flurries here and there across the region for Thursday. >>> Read more.

Mystery Oil Sheen on Potomac Identified, EPA Says

That mystery sheen on the Potomac River, first reported more than a week ago, has finally been identified. The Unified Command, led by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has identified the NRG Energy's Dickerson Power Plant in Maryland as the source of the sheen that showed up on the Potomac River more than a week ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday. >>> Read more.

• Bishop Michael Burbidge formally took over the position on Tuesday.

• Rescue personnel had to cut through rebar and lift the victim out with a crane after a medical emergency.

• The proposal to expand the Silver Line out to Reston Town Center, Herndon and beyond is under attack.

• A light fixture reportedly malfunctioned, filling the station with smoke and causing a suspension of Green and Yellow line service.

• Lloyd Lee Welch Jr., 59, was indicted on felony counts of rape, object penetration, aggravated sexual assault and indecent liberties.

• The third annual event by Fredericksburg Police has been seized upon by the gun-rights group Ammoland.

• Here's a list of indoor and outdoor ice skating rinks located in Ashburn and nearby in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC.

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