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Child Porn Charges Filed

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Rocco

LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Police announced the arrest of a Lake Ridge man suspected of possessing child pornography.

Officials with the Northern Virginia / Washington, D.C. Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, or ICAC, were tipped off to their suspect in August. During an ongoing investigation police obtained a search warrant for their suspect’s home at 4120 Burning Ridge Court off Springwoods Drive in Lake Ridge on August 25. But it wasn’t until Feb. 7 that the suspect was charged with a crime, according to Prince William police documents.

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Politics

Dumfries Councilwoman Resigns

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By KJ Mushung

DUMFRIES, Va. – Dumfries Town Councilwoman Michele D. Jurgensen announced her resignation at the March 7 town council meeting. Jurgensen was elected to and began serving on the council in 2010. Her term officially ends June 30, 2014. However, according to the councilwoman, her husband, Lt. Col. Eric Jurgensen of the United States Air Force, was selected to be commander of the 11th Field investigations Squadron in San Antonio, Texas.

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5 Rockets from MARS Will Pack a Wallop

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The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore. (Photo courtesy of MARS)

By Ryan Murphy
Capital News Service

RICHMOND, Va. – A bit of Cape Canaveral is coming to Virginia, as NASA gets ready to launch five rockets over five minutes from the Wallops Flight Facility at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

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Around Town

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School Board asks Walts for Budget Alternatives to Fund Teacher Raises
Bristow Beat reports The Prince William County School Board unanimously consented to direct Superintendent of Schools Steven L. Walts to come up with several alternative FY13 budget plans that could include a pay increase for county educators.

Medical Education Campus to Host Mission of Mercy
NOVAFortnightly reports Medical Education Campus to Host Mission of Mercy.

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Smoke Forces 3 from Home

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — On Wednesday, March 7 at  9 a.m., fire and rescue units responded to a structure fire in a two-story single family home located in the 7200 block of Ridgeway Drive in Woodbridge.

Fire and rescue units, upon arrival, observed smoke from the front of the home and upon entry discovered a fire in the wall behind the fireplace that extended into the attic. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.

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News

From Ramp to iPads, Stafford’s Board Modernizes

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Stafford, Va. — Several subtle improvements have been made to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors Chamber, making for a more modern and comfortable place for the county’s government to conduct its business.

The Chamber had new audience chairs installed, all with higher back rests. They replaced rows of older cushioned stadium style seating.

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Opinion

6-Year Mail Decline Prompts USPS Changes

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USPS Northern Virginia District Manager Michael Furey

Letter Submitted By Michael Furey
USPS Northern Virginia District Manager

America needs a financially-stable Postal Service. Toward that end, the Postal Service is taking aggressive actions to preserve the long-term affordability of mail and to adapt to a changing marketplace and evolving mailing needs.

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