Headlines: Tires Slashed on 40 Cars, Murder Conviction, Fewer Deer, No Goats, and Officer Assaulted

Today's collection of headlines from across Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. starts off sounding a bit like a round of "Old McDonald Had a Farm."

In Herndon, a woman lost her six-month campaign with the town government for a zoning amendment that would allow her to keep her pet miniature goats. The council rejected the proposal Tuesday.

Kathe Barsotti argued miniature, dwarf or pygmy goats make good pets and provide fresh dairy and brush-clearing abilities. But neighbors, council members and animal experts from Frying Pan Farm Park did not agree.

Meanwhile, over in Fairfax City, after rejecting proposals to allow limited deer hunting within city limits to help control the population, the City Council instead decided to break new ground Tuesday and become the first municipality in Virginia to try surgical sterilization of female deer as a method of culling the herds.

Read more about these stories, along with many others from the area, in our daily collection from across Patch sites in Virginia and D.C.

'Goat Vote' is a No-Go in Herndon

Fairfax City Votes to Move Forward With Deer Sterilization Program

YMCA Craft Show, Jingle Bell Run, Candlelight Home Tour and 27 More Weekend Holiday Events

Reston Man, Woman Arrested for Stealing Shopping Carts in Frederick

Christmas Crooks Snatch Package of Gift Cards

Stuart Lee Sullivan Convicted in Jason Plaster Murder

Alexandria Police Seeking Man For Attempted Rape of Juvenile

Fa-la-la-la-la: Annual Vienna Tradition Is Coming to Town

Mega Million Lottery Soars to How Much?

Falls Church Is 77th Community to Do This

Police: Arlington Officer Assaulted During Tow Truck Dispute

Rash of Tires Slashed in Hall's Hill: Round 2

Police: Man Charged with Indecent Exposure in Tysons Corner

Coming Soon to Tysons: 50 Kinds of Rum, Latin Food

Is Bill Euille Headed to Richmond?

In Arlington's Civic Life, One Less Voice

Police: Fatal Car Accident Reclassified as Death Investigation

Mom Turns in Teen's 'Suspicious Device' to Police, Explosive Disposal Team Called To Investigate

Man Lured to Herndon Hotel, Then Abducted and Robbed

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