Manassas, Va. –– Starting tonight at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, a series of new special performances begins with an old favorite.
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Author: Potomac Local News
We are in the midst of some fundamental changes in how this nation fights its wars. Some of these changes are the result of our efforts. Others are the result of our adversaries’ endeavors. For us, both Iraq and Afghanistan have been true “crucibles of invention” as our tactics, techniques and procedures have evolved to meet the demands of the changing battlefield situation. But we’re not the only ones who are learning the lessons of those wars.
China’s People’s Liberation Army is among those paying very close attention to our recent combat experiences. It turns out the Chinese have been very impressed with our ability to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to effectively track, target and kill insurgents in both theaters. A July 4 article in the Washington Post describes how the Chinese are producing drones that are similar to our Predator and Global Hawk UAVs and showcasing them at the Zhuhai air show, the top such event in their country.
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Transit officials announced Prince William County has ended its five-year, $289,000 deal with the First Baptist Church on Minnieville Road near Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.
Officials’ hopes that commuters forced from a longtime commuter parking lot at Potomac Mills mall would choose to park at the church never materialized.
The P-Nats (8-6) trailed 4-3 entering the inning, but quickly put a rally together. With one down, catcher Sandy Leon and right fielder J.R. Higley hit back-to-back doubles to put runners at second and third. Keys (7-6) manager Orlando Gomez elected to intentionally walk number nine hitter Eury Perez to load the bases and put the force play in order. The decision worked initially. Lead-off man Francisco Soriano followed the Perez walk with a groundball to third base and Dale Mollenhauer came home to erase Sandy Leon for the second out.
Then, Gomez went to the bullpen and brought in the Carolina League leader in saves, Sean Gleason. But the righty from Colorado walked second baseman Jeff Kobernus to tie the game at four.
Rescue crews were called about 6 p.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of Perry Drive in the Grafton Village subdivision near Ferry Farm when after the victim son found her lying on the floor suffering a gunshot wound to her upper body, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The victim’s son along with his father had just returned home from work and found the woman not breathing.
Late last month, the Commonwealth Transportation Board voted to withhold funding from a six-year transportation plan approved by the group in Richmond, reports Bloomberg Business Week.
“We’re not going to fix transportation by buying municipal fleets,” said Stafford County Supervisor Cord A. Sterling, who also represents the Fredericksburg District on the CTB. “We’ve got very limited resources and we’ve got a lot of needs.”
The 2009 acquisition of the hospital on Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge, and a increase in Virginia’s Medicaid subscription plans helped Sentara Healthcare reach the increased profits, the HamptonRoads.com reports.
Sentara, a non-profit, posted $2.21 billion in net assets at the end of December, more than $300 million more than the year before.
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The retailer has struck a $2.8 billion deal to be acquired by two private firms.
Shareholders would receive $51.25 per share of common stock, that’s just above where the stock traded at a one-year high of $50.29 per share, according to CNBC.
Shawn Aschan, 42, was pronounced dead at Stafford Hospital Center after he was pulled from a swimming pool at a home on Toluca Road, off Garrisonville Road (Va. 610).
Aschan is believed to have drowned sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. Monday, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Sammy Solis got an avalanche of run support in his Carolina League debut.
Potomac erupted for 12 runs, eight of which came in a decisive second inning and helped lead the lefthander to a victory in his first start with the P-Nats. J.P. Ramirez capped an incredible home stand with his first career grand slam that helped earn the Nats their second straight series win to open the season’s second half.