Local Students Earn National Merit Scholarship: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, on Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• Stafford Students Earn National Merit Scholarship Recognition
• Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Planned In Prince William Co.
• Suspect Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Woodbridge Man: Police

NoVa Job Interview Takes Ugly Turn: Report

A Muslim woman filed a lawsuit after a job interview at a Northern Virginia company abruptly turned confrontational.

Boys Attack Black Girl At NoVa School, Cut Off Hair: Report

A group of students is accused of attacking an African-American student and cutting her dreadlocks at a private Northern Virginia school that employs Second Lady Karen Pence.

Major NoVa Project Moves Forward

A Northern Virginia city council gave the final approvals needed Tuesday night to revitalize a historic building. Developers plan to renovate the 19th-century structure into a mixed-use property with 2,100 square feet of commercial space and 12 apartments.

$8M Kalorama Mansion For Sale

This house on the market in D.C. is pure status symbol: it is an absolutely luxurious property in Kalorama, D.C.'s most coveted neighborhood that has featured residents such as former President Barack Obama and First Daughter Ivanka Trump.

Another Arrest In NoVa Pot Deal Turned Homicide: Police

Prince William County Police arrested a second man Thursday in connection with a pot deal turned fatal shooting last week in Dumfries. Police arrested 21-year-old Jamie Davaughn Monroe of Hyattsville, Md., for his alleged role in the death of 19-year-old Devonte Lee Ivy of Woodbridge.

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