East Coast Rapist pleads guilty, again
One day after pleading guilty to rape and abduction charges in Loudoun County, the man known as the East Coast Rapist pleaded guilty to rape and abduction charges in Prince William County. [NBC 4 Washington]
Goodbye, Polo Grill
The booths at the Polo Mediterranean Bar & Grillhave been auctioned off, the walls are bare and the doors are closed for good. Wednesday was the last day of business for the Gunston Plaza restaurant, and new owner IHOP will begin renovation this February. [Lorton Patch]
https://lorton.patch.com/articles/polo-grill-closes-ihop-moving-in
Manassas toddler’s death leads to more questions in suicide
A toddler’s death during a visit with his father last month in Virginia is prompting police to also more closely investigate the suicide of the man’s mother and the shooting death of a onetime girlfriend in the past decade. [AP/WJLA]
Last race run at Old Dominion Speedway
The old Northern Virginia ain’t what it used to be. Time was, you had all sorts of space out here to run a big old track with drag races and stock cars and demolition derbies and go-karts and all type of fun. No more. [Tom Jackman / Washington Post]
McDonalds, gas stations will be lost in new Stafford interchange
With each update, designs for the planned State Route 630 interchange project in Stafford County make it clear there will be big changes to the courthouse area. [Frederickburg.com]
https://fredericksburg.com//News/FLS/2012/122012/12012012/740390
