The 13th annual Northern Virginia Veterans Day Parade occurred in Manassas on Saturday, November 5, 2022.
This year the parade salutes two local heroes as grand marshals: retired U.S. Army Colonel Ulysses Xerxes “Xerk” White and World War II Nurse Elizabeth Lewis. Dedicated to honoring America’s military and their families, this parade pays tribute to veterans’ services and inspires patriotic awareness.
Tomorrow is Election Day across Virginia. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
This year’s big races in our area are congressional seats in Virginia’s 7th District (Abigail Spanberger (D) / Yesli Vega (R) and in Virginia’s 10th District (Jennifer Wexton (D) / Hung Cao (R).
A total of 284,636 tickets bought in Virginia won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000 in Saturday’s drawing. Three Virginia tickets each won $150,000 in Saturday’s drawing.
According to the Virginia Lottery, prize-winning tickets greater than $600 can be redeemed at any of the eight Virginia Lottery customer service centers or can be mailed to the Virginia Lottery. Click here for details and locations.
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming publicly endorsed Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia on Saturday, saying the former CIA officer is “dedicated to serving this country and her constituents and defending our Constitution.”
The cross-party endorsement, first reported by the Washington Post, came as Spanberger made her closing pitch on the final day of early voting in the swing district before the midterm elections on Tuesday.
Abortion access is anticipated to push voters to the polls in the wake of a Supreme Court decision earlier this year.
Democrats have rallied voters around the issue for months, hoping to drive turnout in an election that will determine the balance of power in Congress. But, the issue has also galvanized Republican voters, according to Jatia Wrighten, a political science assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Manassas-area 7-Eleven store.
On Friday, November 4, at 2:48 a.m., officers were called to a 7-Eleven at 10460 Sudley Manor Drive near Manassas. A man entered the store and walked to the service counter, demanding money from an employee.
