DUMFRIES, Va. — The candidates for Dumfries Town Council met for lunch Friday.
During a special luncheon for senior citizens two of the three candidates vying for two open seats on the Town Council – incumbent Gwenn Washington and write-in candidate Derrick Wood—addressed the crowd.
Strangulation – On October 17th at 9:30AM, police responded to Woodbridge Senior High School, located at 3001 Old Bridge Road in Woodbridge (22192), for an assault.
The investigation revealed that the victim, a 15-year-old male of Woodbridge, was in a restroom within the school along with a group of other students, including the accused, a known acquaintance.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. –– It’s going to be a full day of fun at the Wings and Wheels Festival at the Stafford Regional Airport.
This marks the festival’s eighth year, and it’s organized by the Stafford Rotary Club.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The fair has come to Stafford once more, for the third year in a row.
The Stafford County Fair opened last night and runs through Sunday at Mountain View High School. The fair is filled with carnival rides from the Ferris wheel to bumper cars, and fair manager Gordon Shelton is selling all-you-can ride tickets good all day long from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — The police officer who shot and killed a Woodbridge man during a shootout near Mount Vernon will remain on the force.
Fairfax County police in a statement on Friday noted the police veteran will was not in the wrong:
On October 18 at approximately 10 PM, officers responded to a report of an abduction. Three females (aged 21, 17, and 15) from the Dumfries area were walking along Fuller Heights Road near the intersection of Mockingbird Heights Road reported that a lone suspect stopped them at gunpoint and attempted to rob them.
He also took one of the girls away from the others and assaulted her. He fled on foot when he saw the lights of responding police cars approaching the area.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – The project to convert Interstate 95’s HOV lanes to toll lanes brings with it more closures starting Monday.
Police in the Woodbridge and Triangle areas are warning residents about a rash of burglaries in their neighborhoods. More from a press release:
RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES
By KJ MUSHUNG
FREDERICKSBURG, Va – Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan rallied supporters and tried to sway undecideds in Fredericksburg on Tuesday.
