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STAFFORD, Va. — Authorities don’t know what led to a fight between two young men, but now one is dead and other faces an involuntary manslaughter charge.

Kwesi Tyre Franklin, 20, of Stafford County, died after a confrontation with an acquaintance on Thursday, May 30. Police and rescue personnel were called to the area of Malvern Hill Court just after 10 p.m. where they found Franklin suffering from an apparent head wound. He was not able to speak to rescue workers, and he was taken to a local hospital where he later died June 1.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Northern Virginia Community College for the first time has awarded full two-year scholarships to incoming students enrolled in their honors program. And three students from high schools in Prince William County made the cut.

Ianna Alhambra, and Maria-Vera Alverez of Freedom High School, and Ana Quinteros-Gomez of Woodbridge Senior High School, will all receive scholarships to cover the cost of in-state tuition, books, and travel abroad for two years at the college also known as NOVA.


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DUMFIRES, Va. — A junior Broadway version of “Fiddler on the Roof:, aptly named “Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.” will be on stage in Dumfries this weekend.

A total of 43 students, all ages 11 to 18-years-old, all whom are homeschooled, will perform the time-honored play on stage for a bit of free community theater. The performing group putting on the show at Pope John Paul the Great Catholic High School, the Lumen Christi Catholic Homeschool Group Drama Club says the price of admission is a canned food for donation to benefit the Holy Family Catholic Church Food Pantry.


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STAFFORD, Va. — One man escaped a burning townhouse with his life on Thursday after he jumped through a second-story window.

The blaze broke out about 2:30 p.m. at 30 Maple Drive in Stafford, near the county’s courthouse. The fire took three homes, but originated in a two-story house. The blaze was so large a second alarm was triggered to help crews douse the blaze which was out by 3:21 p.m., said Stafford fire and rescue Asst. Chief Mark Doyle.


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As Tropical Storm Andrea approaches, the map with forecast rain totals for Virginia tells a story of this early season storm.

Up to three inches of rain is expected in our area between 8 p.m. through the day Friday, all coming from the first named tropical storm system just five days into the Atlantic Hurricane season that spans June 1 to Nov. 30.


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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — More than three years before shovels hit the ground, the proposed 12th high school to be built in Prince William County is sparking debate because of the swimming pools that could be apart its design.

The building will be an adaptation of Patriot High School in Bristow, and this one would have a rear addition that would house two swimming pools.


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DALE CITY, Va. — A woman claiming to know a resident of a Dale City home led to a robbery and home invasion on Monday.

The woman knocked on the door of the home in the 3800 block of Corona Lane in Dale City at 10:21 p.m. She said she knew someone who lived inside, and once she was let by the person who answered the door, two men appeared behind her and forced their way inside. One of the men showed a handgun and demanded cash, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.


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Pope John Paul the Great will hold a spirit night at Chick-fil-A restaurants in Prince William County on Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

The spirit night will be held from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at Chick-fil-A in Woodbridge, at 2425 Prince William Parkway, and at Chick-fil-A in Bristow, at 9939 Sowder Village Square.


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