Body Recovered on Potomac | $500K Surprise Donation | Latest Winter Forecast | News Nearby

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

• Is DC Going to Get Any More Snow This Winter?
• Alexandria Bank Robbery: Police Release Video
• Anonymous Donor Gives $500,000 to Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding

Body Recovered Thursday from Potomac River: Police
A body of a man has been recovered Thursday afternoon in the Potomac River off the Alexandria shoreline, according to a spokeswoman for the Alexandria Police Department. >>> Read more.

Carly Fiorina vs. Tim Kaine in Virginia Senate Race?
Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina could be edging closer to making a decision on a Senate run against Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine in Virginia. Fiorina, a resident of the Mason Neck area in Fairfax County for the past five years, was asked about a possible run this week during an interview on a radio show. >>> Read more.

• Students Sue George Mason University Over Koch Foundation Ties
• Northern Virginia Weather: Snow Exits, Temperature Swings Continue
• ‘Chocolate Walk’ Festivities Saturday in Occoquan
• Richmond Highway Area Restaurant Robbed at Gunpoint Wednesday Night: Police
• Man Kidnaps Woman and Her 1-Year-Old Child in Stafford: Police

Share your local news, events and pics by clicking the pencil at the top of any page.

• Tysons Shoplifting Suspects Crash Stolen Car, Flee on Foot: Police
• Popular Ballston Bar is Shutting Down for Good: Report
• Man Charged with Forcible Sodomy in Sterling: Police
• Stone Hill 8th Grader One of Virginia’s Top Two Volunteers
• Sex Offender Covered in Tattoos Arrested in DC After Search

Photo courtesy of Alexandria Fire Department