Author: Potomac Local News
The brutal murder of Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero still haunts investigators.
The 21-year-old woman was shot and killed during a robbery inside the Platanillos Grocery store on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. She was working her shift when the shooter came into the store.
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Police filed charges after a sexual assault that was reported at Woodbridge Middle School.
A police officer assigned to the school after a 13-year-old female student told the officer she was assaulted on a school bus on the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. She said another male student touched her inappropriately while they were both riding the school bus, Prince Willian police said.
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Novant Health UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center announced the opening of its second cardiac catheterization laboratory.
The second “cath” lab at Prince William Medical Center in Manassas will help to meet the region’s growing demand for heart and vascular services including coronary artery, vascular and electrophysiology procedures.
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There will be baseball on the airwaves in Fredericksburg.
WFVA-AM announced it has completed an agreement with Minor League Baseball’s Class Single A-Advanced Fredericksburg Nationals, an affiliate of the Washington Nationals, to broadcast all 140 games of the team’s inaugural 2020 season.
Runners and families can share meals with motivating Marines to prepare for the Marine Corps Marathon.
Marine Corps 17.75K runners and guests can join the Marine Corps Marathon Organization (MCMO) for a night of carbo-loading and motivation at the MCM Motivational Dinner Series at The Clubs at Quantico aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ).
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Historic Dumfries and the Weems-Botts Museum, fittingly, commemorated the birthday month of George Washington with the dedication of a historical marker dedicated to George Washington and the Cherry Tree story.
The marker reads:
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Police in Manassas are working to determine how a 24-year-old man found inside an apartment died.
Officers were called to the 8300 block of Plantation Laneat 10:52 p.m. Sunday for a report of a found body. The body was identified as Eddie Daniel Munoz, a 24, of Manassas.
Prince William County is looking for bilingual volunteers who will help those in the hard-to-count communities be counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. According to the County, hard-to-count areas are areas identified by the Census that are historically undercounted due to language barriers and lack of trust that the Census data is confidential.
Those interested in volunteering are encouraged to attend training from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, at the Potomac Community Library located on Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge.
Dr. Yemonja Smalls is bringing her art to the Center for the Arts in Manassas in a current exhibit titled “It’s Complicated”, as well as a talk, book reading, and signing to follow in March.
The art exhibit will go from February 7 – March 27, followed by Yemonja’s talk in the Caton Merchant Gallery at the Center for the Arts on Friday, March 6, from 6 – 7 p.m. There will also be a book reading and signing by Yemonja on Saturday, March 14 from 2 – 4 p.m.