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Author: Potomac Local News
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Photos By Mary Davidson
Woodbridge, Va. — More than 125 people came to the Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant on the banks of the Potomac River in Woodbridge Saturday and raised more than $50,000 for Virginia Special Olympics. The only catch, they had to get into the river in the dead of winter.
Submitted By Kim Hylander
Prince William Fire and Rescue Department
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which affects an estimated 1.7 million people in the U.S. each year is on the rise. TBI is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head. According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), of the total TBIs that occur, 75% are concussions or other mild forms of TBI.
Manassas, Va. — The alleged East Coast Rapist appeared for a preliminary hearing in court Thursday.
Aaron Thomas, 40, sat and listed to the testimony of two young women who, in 2009, were rapped behind Glendale Plaza in Dale City.
A new call has been made to dredge the Quantico Bay near, and since it’s used for recreation we want to know if you would you swim in Quantico Bay?
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Repeal of ‘Kings Dominion law’ fails again
WTOP.com reports Don’t change your vacation plans. There will be no big change in school calendars in Virginia.
Woodbridge mobile home park owner asks court to allow rebuilding
The Washington Post reports The owner of a Woodbridge mobile home park that was inundated during flooding last year is asking a Prince William County Circuit Court to allow mobile homes to be rebuilt before the court considers a pending lawsuit.
If you see a long line of Virginia State Police cruisers on Interstate 95 on Friday, don’ be alarmed.
The police agency will hold its largest commencement ceremony in its 80-year history, promoting 108 men and women from cadets to troopers as part of its 117th Basic Training session.
Woodbridge, Va. — Blair Christolon, a librarian with the Prince William Public Library System, has been chosen to serve as a member of the 2012 John Newbery Award Committee. The committee is charged with the annual selection of one book as the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Newbery Award Committee operates under the direction of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Only fifteen librarians from across the nation are chosen to serve on this prestigious committee, and the book they choose will be on school reading lists for decades to come.
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Prince William County, Va. — The people charged with feeding schoolchildren in Prince William County are looking for a few good tasters.
The county’s public school system will hold its’ 22nd annual Food Show at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. March 13 and March 15 at Patriot High School in Nokesville.
Stafford County, Va. — A bizarre pursuit involving the Stafford sheriff’s office landed one woman in jail.
A driver called 911 at 9:23 p.m. Monday after she was sitting on Staffordboro Boulevard waiting to make a left turn onto Va. 610 in North Stafford.