Barricade Standoff, 13 Zika Cases in Va., Arlington Cemetery Expansion: News Nearby

Patch has 32 sites in communities in Va. and D.C. Here are some of our top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Barricade Situation Ends Thursday Morning in Alexandria
• ’Ballcap Bandit’ Bank Robber Strikes Again Thursday
• Army May Make Huge Arlington National Cemetery Expansion

Zika Threat in Va.: 7 Tips This Mosquito Season

Mosquito season in Virginia runs from May 1 through October. Virginia officials have been on alert this year, and are increasing their efforts to warn residents to do what they can to minimize their contact with mosquitoes.

Tips include:

• Sleep under a mosquito bed net if you are overseas or outside and can't protect yourself normally from mosquitoes
• Get rid of standing water, where mosquitoes like to breed. >>> Read more.

More at Patch: 13 Zika Virus Cases Now Reported in Virginia

Image by CDC

Name GMU Law School After Scalia? Not So Fast

George Mason University's decision to change the name of its law school -- after receiving a $30 million donation -- for conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is hitting a wall of opposition.

Even though the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia has yet to approve the name (they are supposed to consider it in July), the new name is currently being used by the school on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere.

The GMU Faculty Senate on Wednesday protested the linking of the donation to the renaming of the school, voting 21-13 Wednesday to reopen the naming process of the law school, according to a report by BuzzFeedNews. >>> Read more.

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