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The park’s crown jewel is Muddy Creek Falls, a 53-foot waterfall that thunders down over ancient rocks. The sound of rushing water fills the air as you approach on the well-maintained trails. Sunlight ...

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The bodies of all 67 victims of the Jan. 29 plane crash along the Potomac River have now been recovered. Among those were Alexandria residents 12-year-old Olivia Eve Ter and her mother Olesya Taylor.