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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A mother of three faces charges after a service technician found her children home alone.

The technician was working in the Sky Terrace neighborhood along Babcock Road in North Stafford, off Onville Road, when he found the three children at 4:45 p.m. A Stafford sheriff’s deputy called to the scene spoke with the children who told him they were hot and wanted to the swimming pool, said sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — It appears a deal is in the works for residents who were told to leave their homes in a flood-ravaged trailer park in Woodbridge.

Police on Friday told those living in six trailers in the Holly Acres Mobile Home Park off U.S. 1 they had to leave because the homes had been deemed uninhabitable after flood waters inundated the park in September.


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FROM POLICE REPORTS:

Malicious Wounding ARREST – On July 6, detectives from the Violent Crimes Bureau were able to identify and arrest a suspect in regard to the shooting which was reported to have occurred in the 15700 block of Tassleford Ln in Woodbridge from July 5. Following the investigation, warrants were obtained against the accused who was later located at his residence on Keating Dr and was arrested without incident.


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By KJ MUSHUNG

AQUIA HARBOUR, Va. — The Aquia Harbour community puts on a July 4th parade every year. It begins at the Harbour Inn pool overlooking the marina and ends at Lions Park across from the horse stables. At the park, the Aquia Host and Aquia Evening lions clubs host a celebration of the nation’s independence.


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OCCOQUAN, Va. — The Fox News Network was in Virginia’s Potomac Communities today showcasing area landmarks for an evening news show.

The network’s “Special Report with Bret Baier” broadcasted live from Maddigan’s Waterfront Grill in Occoquan from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday. The hour-long show came to Prince William County because the jurisdiction has been called a “swing county” that could determine or predict who will the presidency in the November General Election.


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NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Its slow going on Interstate 95 south this afternoon after a truck reportedly ran off the road at mile post 147, just across the Prince William County line in North Stafford.

One southbound lane of the highway was closed because of the crash, Virginia’s highway department reports. We don’t have word yet from Stafford fire officials or state police, but we do know traffic is snarled from at least Prince William Parkway south to the scene of the crash. WTOP Radio reports traffic begins moving once again after drivers pass the crash site.


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STAFFORD, Va. — Stafford County has long marketed itself as a business-friendly environment.

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WOODBRIDGE,Va.– Fire and rescue crews were called to an abandoned home behind a WaWa gas station at Minnieville and Caton Hill roads.

Initial reports indicate someone saw smoke coming from a structure behind the Woodbridge gas station. Fire crews made entry to the home and were working to douse the flames.


FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Lucinda the horse was cut once again, and with one person already behind bars police want to know who is behind the continued animal attacks.

Someone used a knife to inflict a non-life threatening wound to Lucinda between 8 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. She’s one of three horses that were slashed at Frying Pan Park in Fairfax County on April 26. This latest attack happened on a property adjacent to the park, police said.


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