Summer has officially arrived and as more individuals begin enjoying and participating in outdoor activities, there is the likelihood they will encounter stormy weather.
According to the National Weather Service, summer is the peak season for one of the nation’s deadliest weather phenomena – lightning.
MANASSAS, Va. — The man behind those threatening notes left on doorsteps in homes in Manassas has turned himself in, police said.
A 21-year-old male whose name police will not release was suffers a mental disability, and is suspected of leaving threatening notes on city doorsteps on December 2012 and again in March.
It appears the iPhone is a more popular tool for users in our area who travel or live west of Interstate 95. Those who live or travel to the east of the highway prefer Android phones.
A map created by Tom MacWright collected user information from Twitter, looking at 280 million Tweets, according to GreaterGreaterWashington.org.
MANASSAS, Va. — A Democrat will challenge Delegate Bob Marshall this fall for his seat for the 13th District in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Atif Qarni will hold a campaign kick off tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Yorkshire, outside Manassas, at the Yorkshire Restaurant at 7537 Centreville Road.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fannie Fitzgerald went to the U.S. Capitol this week for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass. The retired Prince William County teacher, now 82-years-old with a school in Dale City named after her, was one of the first educators sent to integrate public schools in Prince William.
Fitzgerald joined Congressman Gerry Connolly for the ceremony, whose office put out a press release about the event:
STAFFORD, Va. — Republicans in Stafford County are set to open their campaign headquarters tonight.
The GOP will hold a ceremony at the Stafford County Victory Center at 2773 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 105, in Stafford, at 7 p.m. Scheduled to speak ios Suzanne Obenshain, the wife of GOP Attorney General nominee Mark Obenshain.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Nico Greetham made it into the top 20 dancers on TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance.”
The 18-year-old from Woodbridge is being celebrated by family and friends for his strong showing no the national dance show seen Tuesday nights on Fox.
Jesus: Coming soon to a neighborhood near you.
Meeting Jesus in your neighbor’s back yard. Cool, no?
MANASSAS, Va. — Police in Manassas said they found a man lying on Town Lane suffering wounds. The man told him he fell, but police said he was assaulted.
Here’s more info on this and other cases as detailed by Manassas police:
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Health officials warn those who traveled through Dulles Airport earlier this month that they could have been exposed to the measles.
Travelers who were in the international airport between 6 and 9 p.m. on Friday, June 7, in concourse A or B, in the International arrivals area, or in the baggage claim area of the main terminal many have been exposed to a person with measles, a statement from the Virginia Department of Health details.
