Va. tribe told to wait for recognition — Maybe they needed a celebrity — say, someone like Wayne Newton — to make their pitch. [News Leader]
2013-14 Snow Causes VDOT To Blow Winter Budget — This snowy winter has had an impact in missed school days for students and missed work days for business owners. It has also greatly impacted the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) snow budget. [Reston Now]
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We now have more information on those involved in a police pursuit this morning that put seven people in the hospital.
A statewide tornado drill will take place at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.
Schools, as well as local and state office buildings will recognize the drill as a way to show students and employees what to do in the event of a tornado.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Someone crawled into a woman’s bed and sexually assaulted her. Now police are asking the public to beware of strangers in one Manassas-area neighborhood, just off Old Centreville Road.
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QUANTICO, Va. — Col. David Maxwell, the commanding officer at Quantico Marine Corps Base, will lay a special wreath commemorating the 262nd birthday of President James Madison.
Maxwell will attend the celebration honoring the 4th U.S. president at Madison’s Virginia home, Montpelier.
DUMFRIES, Va. — Some residents of Dumfries say they didn’t have enough warning that their car would be towed during a recent snow storm.
Some cars parked along Old Triangle Road in the town’s Williamstown and South Cove neighborhoods and were towed during last Monday’s storm that brought measureable snow to the region. Old Triangle Road is a designated snow emergency route, and a town ordinance allows police to have cars parked along the route towed away when a snow emergency is declared.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Two people were killed and three injured early Sunday morning in a car crash in Prince William County.
Police said a Honda Civic was making a left turn from Va. 234 onto Minnieville Road when it crossed the path of a GMC Envoy SUV and collided with it. The Civic, with three people inside, immediately caught fire where. A passenger in the rear of the car became trapped, and fire crews had to pull the victim from the car before they pronounced her dead on scene.
Manassas officer hit by texting driver returns to work after seven-month recovery — It’s been a long journey, but Manassas City Police Officer Heather Munsterman is finally back at the job she loves after a seven-month absence. [WJLA-TV]
Should I-95 have added rail instead of asphalt? — AT several points during the mostly congenial town-hall-type meeting held recently by Spotsylvania County Supervisor Gary Skinner, the conversation became tense. [Fredericksburg.com]
A found lottery ticket netted $250,000 for a Manassas man.
According to the Virginia Lottery, Scott Murillo bought the Mega Millions ticket at an Exxon gas station in October and forgot about it. Late last month, Murillo was cleaning out some old papers when he found the ticket and then decided to check the numbers.
