Zyan Amaya, of Manassas, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, about 10 months after suffering a serious head injury while sledding with his family in Ben Lomond Regional Park, the Prince William Times reports.
He underwent three surgeries and experienced brain swelling and other complications during recovery. The death was attributed to an infection related to the injury.
District Hemp Botanicals will close its store at 9417 Main Street in Historic Downtown Manassas on Saturday, Oct. 17, after nine years in business, founder Barbara Biddle announced this week.
In a letter published by Manassas NOW, Biddle said she was sharing the news “with a heavy heart.” She described the shop as a mission focused on education, access and alternatives, and said changing regulations, the loss of popular products and challenges for independent hemp businesses made it impossible to continue. A 50% closing sale runs through the final day.
Avports has started the first phase of terminal-area construction at Washington Manassas Airport, including a new passenger building and parking expansion, the Manassas Journal reports.
Staff recommends awarding Costello Construction a $29,314,862.50 contract for the replacement air traffic control tower. The Airport Commission is set to consider the recommendation Oct. 15. Passenger service remains expected by the end of 2027; no airline has been announced. Tower completion is projected for June 2029.
The Manassas Journal has posted videos of the School Board and House District 20 portions of its Oct. 4 candidate forum at the Manassas Museum. Readers can watch the videos on the Journal’s site.
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City of Manassas offices and the Manassas Community Center are closed today, Monday, Oct. 12, for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the City of Manassas said.
The Manassas Museum is open today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Manassas Public Works is aware of the outage and is responding, according to police.
Police and fire crews checked the 9200 block of China Grove Court and found no immediate safety concerns, police said.
Manassas City Police shut down six massage businesses and arrested three people Tuesday in Operation False Front, the department said.
The operation started with a Crime Solvers tip. Detectives and assisting agencies served search and arrest warrants at the businesses and at homes in the City of Manassas, Fairfax County, and Prince William County. Police said they seized several hundred thousand dollars in cash, plus records. Several people the department described as human-trafficking victims were found and given services.
Gita Kafle told a Manassas courtroom she and her daughter often video-called two or three times a day until the calls stopped around July 30, 2024, DC News Now reports.
She said she reached Naresh Bhatt about five days later and he told her Mamta had gone to work and had not come back. The trial recessed Thursday until Tuesday at 9 a.m. Detective Claudia Ventura of Manassas Park Police is expected back on the stand. The paper said about an hour of body-camera video from her August 2024 interviews with Bhatt was played Thursday.
