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MANASSAS, Va. — Police are on the scene of a pedestrian who was struck just outside Prince William Hospital on Sudley Road.

The pedestrian was struck near Rolling Road about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Police, fire and rescue crews were called to the scene afterward.

A helicopter has been called to fly to the victim to an area trauma center. The victim has not been identified.

Traffic on the southbound side of Sudley Road has been impacted by the incident.

DUMIFRES, Va. -- JoJo’s Ice Cream Shop could have a new owner by the end of the week.

Real Estate Agent Rich Juliano has listed the Dumfries institution on the market at $225,000. The roadside ice cream stand along Main Street will go to the right owner for the right price, said Juliano.

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By LAURA CIRILLO

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. -- The Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg is gearing up for a ghoulish good time at Potomac Point Winery in Stafford. On Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28, the winery and chorale group will partner to present a "Halloween on Broadway" concert.

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. -- Two restaurants and a dentist office will open in the Potomac Festival Shopping Center across from Potomac Mills mall.

More in a press release from the shopping center’s operator Rappaport Companies:

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My name is Katy Patton and I am raising money for Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research at the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine.

Over the past six years, I have watched a close family friend of mine battle this disease, and she has been an inspiration to me.

On Sunday, Oct. 21, I will shave my head as a token of appreciation to everyone who has donated. I will hold an event at Aquia Church at 1 p.m. This event is open for anyone to attend.

Any size donation is appreciated, and as a special bonus, any donations of $100 or more will be awarded with a turn with the razor on my head!

A raffle will take place where for $5 you can be entered into a drawing to be take a turn on the razor first!

For more information on ACC and how to donate directly to UVA, please visit medicine.virginia.edu/research/research-centers/cancer-center/teampages/adenoid-cystic-carcinoma.

STAFFORD, Va. -- Stafford’s fire and rescue department has received the green light to purchase a new $1.3 million piece of equipment.

The organization will replace an 18-year-old heavy rescue stationed at Falmouth Volunteer Fire Department, a truck that has lasted eight years longer than originally anticipated, with a new heavy rescue truck.

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DUMFRIES, Va. — Environmentalists will work to bring back a stream on the brink.

Next fall, Prince William County plans to spend $2 million to restore Dewey’s Creek – a small stream that flows for about a mile from U.S. 1 in Woodbridge to Quantico Creek in Dumfries.

At 6,400-feet long at a cost of $300 per restored foot, this is the largest stream restoration project the county has ever attempted. The greatest completed so far was a stream 1,200 feet long.

Dewey’s Creek is littered with debris, old TV sets and trash, and log jams. Because the stream water flow has shifted direction so many times, cables anchoring power lines to the ground now sit in the middle of the water.

Especially troubling is the condition of the ground at a culvert where the stream flows underneath U.S. 1. Soil along the stream bank is pulling away from the concrete and that could cause the culvert to become unstable. Trees that sit along the stream bank are already having a hard time staying rooted in the ground due to erosion.

“A lot of these [culverts] were born out of the best intentions, but was we find after years of research, it shows us the ways streams were designed to manage storm water, it’s no longer the best practice,” said Prince William Environmental Engineer Clay Morris.

Morris is leading the effort to restore the stream, and said Prince William is one of a handful of counties in the area using their own funds for stream restoration. Because the project is being handled “in house,” Morris’ team can begin working once the project has reached the 60-percent completion rate in the design phase.

The restoration effort will be broken up into four segments, and each has a different set of challenges.

Segment one will entail creating a new channel for the stream to flow through to get water away from power lines, then filling in older portions of the stream. They’ll also build a Newberry Riffle, as crews will add new rocks in the center of the stream to control water flow.

Segment two will see the addition of a Bankfull Bench, which actually lets water out of the stream bank in cases of heavy rainfall and flood.

Subsequent sections of the stream will see reforestation and other improvements.

Dewey’s Creek eventually spills into Quantico Bay, which as of late has been the focus of Dumfries officials who want to fight an invasive underwater plant, Hydrilla. While officials have urged dredging Qauntico Bay to rid the waterway of the weed, there are no plans to in place to do so.

The restoration could take about a year to complete.

BREAKING NEWS

4:30 p.m.

In a letter to Sheriff Glen Hill, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement representative Gary Mead told the Prince William County law enforcement official the 287g program is being phased out in favor of more efficient means of indentifying illegal immigrants inside the U.S.

You can see copy of the letter by clicking here. A copy was also sent to Colonel Pete Meletis, superintendent of the Prince William County Adult Detention Center.

Immigration officials earlier this year said a cancelation of the 287g program would save taxpayers $17 million.

 3:40 p.m.

A controversial agreement between federal officials and the Prince William County Sheriff’s Office is under review.

Sheriff Glen Hill was notified by the U.S. Customs and Immigration Department an agreement between the two agencies that allows trained sheriff’s deputies to check the legal status of all persons charged with crimes in Prince William County will be extended until the end of the year.

In exchange for the training, the original agreement stipulated the data collected would be shared with customs officials, said Hill.

The program known as 287g will be evaluated by federal officials through Dec. 31. Afterward, Hill will learn if federal officials will decide to continue the 287g program with his department. Hill said he does not know what federal officials will review and has little details on the evaluation process.

A statement from Prince William County Board of Supervisor Corey Stewart on Tuesday afternoon blamed the Obama administration, saying the White House chose to completely end funding for the 287g program after 2012.

3:10 p.m. 

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A controversial program that helps law enforcement in Prince William County identify illegal immigrants will not be renewed.

Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart announced the program known as 287g with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which allows the sheriff’s office to determine the legal presence of those jailed and charged with other criminal offenses, will come to an end in Prince William this year.

Stewart said the Obama Administration decided not to renew federal funding for the program, and  that county officials were notified last week.

The 297g program became controversial in 2007 when the Prince William County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution allowing law enforcement officers to check the legal presence of anyone on the street. That rule was later determined to be too costly to enforce, and now legal presence is checked at a courthouse in Manassas after someone has been charged with a crime.

Officials in Prince William field a lawsuit against immigration and customs enforcement in an effort to see the data collected from arrestees that was later turned over federal authorities. The lawsuit is still pending.

Supporters of the program said 287g took violent criminals off streets. Opponents of the program said local governments should not be able to check immigration status, and they feared the program would deter crime victims from talking with police.

DALE CITY, Va. — In the home opener for the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) hockey team, many of the players showed off their first-year nerves.

Playing against Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC) powerhouse Radford University at the Prince William Ice Center in Dale City, it was apparent early that the game was not going to go NOVA’s way. NOVA played the first 10 minutes of the game even before Radford’s Chris Merrick scored with a blast from the point.

Eight minutes later, NOVA was on a power play but let up a fluke goal due to a bouncing puck to Radford’s Antiono Conde, and with 10 seconds remaining in the period Radford come down on NOVA on a 3 on 1 before backdooring NOVA’s goalie Daniel Titus to go up 3 to zero to end the first.

Coach Barrett Haga tried to steady his troops, but the hard-hitting Radford team was getting NOVA rattled.

The second period was filled with NOVA and Radford occupying the penalty box with a combined total of 80 penalties. NOVA’s young players were not used Radford’s heavy hits and were clearly getting flustered. Radford took advantage of the “dazed and confused” NOVA team and opened up the floodgate by scoring five more unanswered goals to go up eight to nothing to end the second.

“When it rains it pours, and tonight Radford is bringing the rain,” said Haga during the break.

NOVA Assistant Coach Powell wanted the team to finish strong and play for pride, but unfortunately, it would not be NOVA’s night. Radford came out in the third with a vengeance by sending a clear message that they are the team to beat in the BRHC.

Scoring at will in the third by added six more goals to their total, Radford broke the backs of this young NOVA team. The only glimmer of hope was a goal by NOVA’s Dylan Downs and a nice pass from Austin Woolf in the third to prevent a Radford shutout, but that was little consolation in the end.

Final score Radford 14- NOVA 1.

“Adjustments will be made, and we need our leaders to step up. We play two more league games this week against William and Mary and Old Dominion this weekend, and I have a gut feeling that we will get this monkey off our back and win these two. The biggest thing our players need to learn is to have respect for the game, and once they learn to have respect for the game, the wins will follow,” said Haga.

Next game William and Mary at NVCC at Prince William Ice Arena in Dale City on Friday Oct 19 at 9:15 p.m. It’s free.

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