Elephant Tranquilizer Death | Breastfeeding Mom At Church | Prosthetic Arm For Violinist: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Virginia and Washington, DC, on Thursday. 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.

• Prosthetic Arm Designed For Young Alexandria Violinist
• Hash Brown Recall Includes Virginia Stores
• Elephant Tranquilizer in Heroin Hits Home in Virginia

Metro Workers Turn Backs on WMATA Board, Walk Out of Meeting (Video)
Metro workers marched out of a contentious WMATA board meeting in D.C. Thursday afternoon as the contract dispute between the two sides continue to intensify. Video shows the workers, who were wearing shirts that say "Stop Service Cuts" and "Bargain in Good Faith," walking out of the meeting while chanting, "Who moves this city? We move this city!"

Metro Nightmare: Chaos on Red Line After Fire, Huge Crowds Stranded

It was yet another black day for Metro Thursday morning, as a fire on the Red Line caused massive crowds to fill Metro Center and other stations, eventually prompting WMATA to ask riders to walk to a different station and pile onto buses. Despite Metro's year-long SafeTrack effort to fix chronic safety problems throughout the system, there doesn't seem to be much slowdown in fire and other safety incidents throughout the system. In Thursday's incident, WMATA suspended train service entirely during rush hour in the heart of downtown D.C. between Gallery Place and Dupont Circle stations.

Breast-Feeding Mom Asked To Stop At a Springfield Church
A mother said she was asked to leave a Springfield church for breastfeeding her baby. Annie Peguero, a military wife and personal trainer from Dumfries, said in a Facebook Live video she was breastfeeding during Summit Church services when a woman urged her to go to the baby room. Church leaders said it was policy to discourage public breastfeeding because it might make new and male churchgoers uncomfortable.

'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2' Is Full Of Delightful Surprises
The much-anticipated sequel of "Guardians of the Galaxy" hits theaters May 5. Spoiler alert: Baby Groot steals the show.

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• Eyeglasses Frame Thief Sought in Manassas
• Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Dulles After Bird Strike
• Herndon Restaurant Violations: 4 Critical Violations at Westin
• Reston Restaurant Violations: Mystery California Rolls, Handsink Used as Dump Sink
• Arlington Restaurant Critical Violations: Poorly Stored Pasta, Sanitary Problems

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