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Author: Potomac Local News
Supervisor Yesli Vega, the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Virginia’s 7th District, has been critical of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan and decries “reckless” government spending in a recent TV ad. Yet Vega and her husband filed for personal bankruptcy in 2009 and had more than $96,000 in debts discharged in the proceeding, including more than $46,000 in student loans, according to court records.
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A proud son of Nicaraguan immigrants,U.S. Marine Lieutenant Col. Jose Montalvan Montalvan was asked to speak at Gar-Field High School on Oct. 4, 2022 in honor of the school Hispanic heritage month celebration.
This was the first celebration of its kind at the school and tickets for the event were sold out.
Former and current FBI agents are fuming about Director Christopher Wray’s use of the FBI’s private jet, which originally was intended by Congress only to be used for counterterrorism purposes.
Greetings, Prince William – You can run, walk and move to support affordable housing! Catholics for Housing (CFH) is holding their annual 5K Run/Walk for Affordable Housing October 23, 9:30am at Occoquan Regional Park, 5400 Ox Road, Fairfax Station 22039. You can participate either in-person or virtually! All funds raised from this event will fund CFH’s housing programs. You’ll feel great as you and your friends exercise in the Fall weather while making affordable housing possible for local vulnerable residents! Please visit www.cfhva.org/2022-cfh-5k/ to register, email[email protected] to learn more.
Do you love wildlife? Animal Education and Rescue Organization (A.E.R.O.) has a variety of volunteer opportunities for volunteers age 16+ including Wildlife Transporter, Licensed Wildlife Caregiver and Licensed Wildlife Rehabber. Volunteers age 18+ are also needed to provide program support. It’s a wonderful opportunity to help sick and injured animals gain back their health so they can be returned to the wild! Please visit www.aeroanimalrescue.org/volunteer/ for more information.
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Updated 8:30 p.m. — Prince William County police detectives have identified an adult male as a person of interest in the shooting that occurred at a home in the 5200 block of Mansfield Court in Dale City earlier this afternoon around 4:32 p.m.
Police said the man is speaking to investigators but no charges have been placed.
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Police are investigating two shootings into homes in the Woodbridge area.
On Sunday, October 16 at 5:21 a.m., officers responded to a residence located in the 6300 block of Oakland Court in Dale City. The investigation revealed residents of the home woke to gunfire and contacted police.
Bankston was trapped inside his 2021 Hyundai Sonata when it overturned in the 1600 block of Horner Road near Kilby Elementary School at about 9:50 p.m. Monday, October 10, 2022.
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A new bridge over Route 1 would bridge the gap between a new development containing nearly 1,000 new homes and retail shops and the Woodbridge Virginia Railway Express station.
The pedestrian bridge will cost $12.5 million and stretch from the Riverside Station neighborhood, approved a month ago, which will replace both an old Cowles Ford dealership and Station Plaza, home to B-Thrifty and Astoria Pizza.
Central Rappahannock Regional Library’s Deputy Director Rebecca Purdy has been elected to a 2-year term as Secretary on the Virginia Library Association Executive Committee.
Rebecca Purdy has worked at CRRL in several Youth Services roles, including Youth Services Coordinator, since receiving her Master’s of Science in Library and Information Science from The Catholic University of America in 1995, and becoming the library’s Deputy Director in 2016.