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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A motocycle crash took the life of a Woodbridge man over the weekend.
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MANASSAS, Va. — A viral video shows a man being arrested at a McDonalds across from Manassas Mall.
Later, the person shooting the video with their cell phone camera was told by another officer, who identified himself as Jennings, to stop filming and claimed the photographer was interfering with the arrest.
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BRISTOW, Va. — A new report identifies Bristoe Station Battlefield, just outside Manassas in Prince William County’s Bristow area, as one of the 11 most endangered historical sites in Virginia.
The Civil War battlefield on Bristow Road just south of Va. 28, coupled with Civil War battlefields in Williamsburg, is being threatened by development, the report notes. Additionally, an 80-acre cemetery threatens the unprotected areas of the Bristoe battlefield.
Stafford houses tied for roomiest in U.S. — The median number of rooms in a Stafford housing unit is 7.5, tied for the most in the country, according to a recent analysis of U.S. Census data done by the Vizual Statistix blog.. [Fredericksbrug.com]
Animals seized from Prince William farm are up for adoption — Three weeks after seizing 59 animals from a farm where they allegedly suffered from filthy conditions and a lack of food and water, Prince William County animal control officers are making the first of those animals available for adoption. [Washington Post]
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· Good morning – Here are some great ideas for the beautiful weather we are finally getting: Merrimac Farm needs volunteers for their next workday on Saturday May 24th at 10am. Gather your shovel, tools and gloves to help plant and mulch the garden. Please call Karen at (703) 490-5200 for more info. Please visit [email protected] to learn about additional upcoming programs: Birds, Butterflies and Dragonflies and about their First Thursday Speaker Series presentations.
· Adult volunteers are needed at the next Fall Risk Prevention Screening on Saturday May 17th in Gainesville from 10am-3pm. Health professionals, nurses and non-health professionals are needed to help with the vision and hearing equipment. Please call Melody at (571) 575-4194 for all the specifics.
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DUMFRIES, Va. — Dara Denham spent years blaming herself after being sexually assaulted.
Abused when she was a child before age 2, and later in her teenage years, Demham, 46, was usually angry, confused, and spent her early 20s bouncing from one promiscuous relationship to the next.
Construction crews must repair a girder on the on a bridge carrying Interstate 95 traffic over Russell Road, just outside the rear entrance to Quantico Marine Corps Base.
A dump truck struck a girder on the bridge, which lies within the 95 Express Lanes Project where crews are working to convert the highway’s existing HOV lanes between Dumfries and the Pentagon to toll lanes, as well as extend them south from Dumfries to North Stafford.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — In the wake of Tuesday’s town elections in Prince William County, much is still the same except in Occoquan.
That’s where Mayor-Elect Elizabeth A.C. “Liz” Quist will replace the retiring Mayor Earnie Porta, whose during his six-year term became the biggest cheerleader for the tiny town on the Occoquan River. He’ll most likely seek higher office during a later election.