George Mason University was the last school of higher learning in Virginia to announce a tuition freeze after weeks of Younkin pushing schools across the state to leave costs flat amid rising inflation.
George Mason operates its base campus in Fairfax, and a satellite campus in Prince William County, just outside Manassas, focused on science and technology.
Crews arrived to find the main business office fully involved in flames and smoke.
No injuries were reported.
The project, near the George Mason University Science and Technology Campus near Manassas, is a quadrant intersection that resembles a jughandle when viewed from above, that will create a new roadway connecting Prince William Parkway to University Boulevard, where it connects with Discovery Boulevard.
The project will eliminate left turns at the Prince William Parkway and University Boulevard intersection to reduce the number of signal phases and improve throughput along Prince William Parkway.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s office has a song in its collective head today after apprehending a man they said fled the crash scene.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s office has a song in its collective head today after apprehending a man they said fled the crash scene.
Fire crews were called to 2012 Horner Road for a house fire at a single-family home. The blaze caused extensive damage and is not safe to occupy.
No injuries were reported. The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fire Marshal’s Office at 703-792-6360.
Right now, the Natioanl Weather Service warns locaalties south of Fredericksburg to expect heavy rain. The hazerdous weather advisroy could expand into more northelry jurisdcitions as Hurricane Ian makes its way up the east coast.
Hurrican Ian is forecasted to make a second landfall near the Georgia / South Carolina border Friday afternoon before moving northwest and weakening over the Carolinas Saturday. Meanwhile, strong high pressure will remain in New England into the weekend.
Updated Thursday, September 29, 2022 — A man was struck and killed while walking in a roadway near Manassas, police said.
On Tuesday, September 27 at 8:02 p.m., investigators with the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of Balls Ford Road, near Coppermine Drive near Manassas, to investigate a crash involving a pedestrian.
On Monday, September 27, at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the Stone Pointe Apartments located in the 14900 block of Potomac Heights Place in Woodbridge to investigate a shooting.
Officers found a 29-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound and provided first aid until rescue personnel arrived. They flew the man to an area hospital, where they determined his injuries were non-life threatening.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is working to solve a case of breaking and entering.
On Saturday, September 24, at 5:18 p.m., deputies responded to a home on Hartwood Road. The resident, who was not home at the time the crime occurred, called 911 after cameras at their house showed multiple people breaking into the residence.
Questions flew Monday about why costs to renovate Manassas City Hall rose so quickly and why the city emptied the building before knowing how much renovations would cost.
It will cost $12.2 million to gut and overhaul the city’s municipal office at 9027 Center Street, installing new systems from top to bottom — electrical wiring, HVAC, elevators, and new windows, to name a few. The City Council will hold a work session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 29, to determine how to pay for the cost increase.
