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Manassas Park still seeing candidate shortage | Insidenova

Published October 27, 2022 at 5:00PM | Updated October 27, 2022 at 5:58PM

Even the allure of new digs at Manassas Park’s recently-opened city hall building hasn’t drawn more candidates into a three-way race for City Council this year, leading some to consider reducing the small city’s governing body from seven seats to five.

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Vega on bankruptcy: Student debt repaid, not forgiven | Insidenova

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Published October 27, 2022 at 8:50AM

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After a protracted battle with a lender, Prince William County Supervisor and Republican congressional candidate Yesli Vega paid off her student loans to a shuttered for-profit college that the federal government said defrauded hundreds of thousands of students.

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Early data shows positive impact of I-95 variable speed zone | Free Lance-Star

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Published October 27, 2022 at 7:50AM

Interstate 95 at mile post 118 at Thornburg

The variable speed-limit corridor on Interstate 95 in Spotsylvania County seems to be doing what it was intended to do: initiate gradually slower speeds for a more efficient trip, with fewer crashes, through a heavily congested area.

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Police identify men killed in city truck crash | Free Lance-Star

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Published October 26, 2022 at 10:30PM | Updated October 27, 2022 at 12:22AM

The two local men killed during a brief police chase Monday morning have been identified as 39-year-old Charles Boone of Ruther Glen and 27-year-old Jovann C. Paige of Stafford County, police said. The men were killed when a truck driven by Boone crashed into a tree after turning from Lafayette Boulevard onto Lee Drive in Fredericksburg at a high rate of speed, city police said. Three other passengers in the vehicle were critically injured.

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Quadruple murder suspect is veteran who shot himself in 2021 | Patch

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Published October 26, 2022 at 10:16PM

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David Maine, the man accused of killing four people in Woodbridge last week, previously served in the United States Marine Corps. Court records obtained by Patch also noted that Maine accidentally shot himself in the leg in a supermarket parking lot in 2021.

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Spanberger stumps with Clyburn in Dumfries | Insidenova

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Published October 26, 2022 at 10:11PM

Rep. Abagail Spanberger talks with votes in Lake Ridge in March 2022.

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Call to Action: National Prescription Drug Takeback Day

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Published October 25, 2022 at 8:00AM

A drug take-back event [2016 file photo]

If you have expired and/or unused medications sitting around your home, the National Prescription Drug Takeback Day will be held October 29, 10am-2pm at three greater Prince William locations: Haymarket Medical Center (Haymarket), UVA Prince William Medical Center (Manassas) and Sentara Lake Ridge (Lake Ridge).

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‘Simply doing the job’—ex-Prince William voter chief seeks donations for legal defense

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Published October 17, 2022 at 2:41PM

Michele White (wearing green) with members of the Prince William County Electoral Board in 2015.

A former Culpeper County voter registrar is opening up about her recent indictment in Prince William County for alleged misconduct in the 2020 election, and defending herself. Michele White, Prince William’s elections director from 2015 to 2021, said in a phone interview Friday with the Culpeper Star-Exponent that she is not sure what is going on, referencing “ambiguous” charges against her. She called the indictment “very politically motivated.”

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Newly improved Cloverdale bridge connects community | Prince William parks and rec

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Published October 17, 2022 at 9:00AM | Updated October 17, 2022 at 12:29PM

Residents surrounding Cloverdale Park in Dale City have much to celebrate and enjoy now that the Cloverdale Bridge improvements have been completed and the bridge has been reopened. It’s been a little over four years since the bridge was severely damaged from flooding in July 2018, which led to the subsequent closure of the bridge due to unsafe conditions.

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Manassas Park to combat noisy cars

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Published October 17, 2022 at 8:30AM

The city of Manassas Park is hoping to quiet down some of its noisiest cars.

The city is taking advantage of a recent change in state code to expand its ban on modified exhaust systems that can make ear-splitting noise.

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