Local Digest: Monday, August 8, 2016 - News Summed Up

Local Digest: Monday, August 8, 2016


— Martin WeilFox bites two in same Fairfax County areaTwo people were bitten by foxes Monday in the Springfield area of Fairfax County, the county police said. MoyerNAACP leader arrested in voting rights protestThe national president of the NAACP was arrested Monday in a protest over voting rights protections at the Roanoke office of Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), who chairs the House Judiciary Committee. The group is responding to a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that eliminated a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. In a statement, the civil rights group said it had urged Congress to restore protections of voting rights against laws enacted by states with a history of voter suppression and discrimination. — Peter HermannFour vehicles are struck with rocksD.C. police said four vehicles were struck with rocks Monday on Suitland Parkway.


Source: Washington Post August 08, 2016 23:09 UTC



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