Prince William County’s First Elementary School Band
NBCWashington.com reports Yorkshire Elementary School in Manassas, Va., is the first elementary school in Prince William County with its own band. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
Prince William schools’ administration responds to ‘work to rule’ protests
The Washington Post reports The Prince William County schools superintendent responded to ongoing and growing protests over teacher pay freezes in a letter he sent to staff late last week.
Pentagon: Remains Of Some 9-11 Victims Went To Landfill
CBS D.C. reports Partial remains of several 9/11 victims were incinerated by a military contractor and sent to a landfill, a government report said Tuesday in the latest of a series of revelations about the Pentagon’s main mortuary for the war dead.
Va. Gov. supports abortion ultrasounds, denounces TSA scans
WTOP.com reports The governor of Virginia on Tuesday defended his support of what many pro-choice organizations consider an unnecessary abortion practice, while maintaining his criticism of a TSA airport security procedure he says infringes on a traveler’s dignity.
Manassas mayor votes for option on historic home that includes demolition
The Washington Post reports Manassas prides itself on a sense of place and historic roots, so it comes as little surprise that for two decades city leaders have sought to save a 100-year-old house that once stood as a proud testament to a bygone time but has since withered and decayed.
Black women heavier and happier with their bodies than white women, poll finds
The Washington Post reports In the pre-dawn darkness, the gym doors close, and the black women start to move. House versions of Whitney Houston’s “I’m Every Woman,” and Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” blare from speakers as the 30 or so women, most with curves, not angles, grab their jump ropes at the L.A. Fitness club in Capitol Heights. They double-time it as fitness instructor Michelle Gibson counts them down from the front of the class.
McDonnell signs bill lifting one-handgun-per-month limit
The Washington Post reports Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell signed legislation Tuesday to repeal the state’s one-per-month limit on handgun purchases, lifting a 19-year-old cap put in place when the state was a notorious supplier to gun-traffickers along the East Coast.
Ron Paul Supporters Gather for Rally in Springfield
Patch.com reported live from a rally for presidential candidate Ron Paul: 6:20 p.m.: Ron Paul supporters are gathering close to a stage at the ballroom, where a podium is set up for speakers, including Paul who is expected at “8:30ish,” according to his campaign.
