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The road to sending children in our area to camp began at a “celebrity” event, and so far has raised $24,000.
In early March the Prince William County / Manassas Boys & Girls Clubs kicked of their annual “Send a Kid to Camp” campaign with a celebrity bartending event. The special evening was spearheaded by the Campaign Chair Heather Mergler, C.E.O. of Advanced Title & Settlements, and Prince William County Potomac District Supervisor Maureen Caddigan.
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BRISTOW, Va. — The driver of a tanker truck that overturned carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel last week has been charged.
James Burless, of Leesburg, is charged with reckless driving, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Police in Prince William County today reported the arrests of two men suspected in two separate incidents of indecent liberties with a child.
More in an unedited police report:
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Monday, July 15
Update 11 a.m.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A police officer responding to a call for a pedestrian walking in the middle of a roadway collided with a woman who was walking in traffic on U.S. 1 in Woodbridge, and the woman later died.
Here’s more from an unedited police report:
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The body of a 27-year-old man was found late Sunday night by someone walking their dog.
Police said the body was found in the 12700 Block of Ridgefield Village Drive, near a Harris Teeter grocery store on Hoadly Road, at 8:40 p.m.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. –– C,D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge is on a precautionary secure-the-building status this morning after police were investigating a suicidal person in the Dale City area.
Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok said the person does not pose a threat to the community or the school, and added school officials called for the secure status just to be cautious.
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It’s going to be a hot one today. With temperatures soaring past the 90 degree mark and humidity making feel like the triple digits, it could be the hottest week of year.
Because it will be so hot today, the Manassas Park Community Center says it will be a cooling shelter for anyone who needs to escape the heat.
![Manassas Utilities customers will be entered to win several free goodies, including a string of pearls, as the utility agency prepares to celebrate it’s 100th anniversary this fall. [Submitted photos]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/071413-manassas-utilities-g-600x450.jpg)
MANASSAS, Va. — What’s the power company doing with a freshwater pearl necklace? They will give one away this fall as Manassas’ Utilities Department prepares to celebrate 100 years of service.
The celebration is planned for Saturday Oct. 12, at the Manassas Utilities Building at 8500 Public Works Drive in Manassas, but for the next 100 days starting this month, the utilities agency will begin a series of month-long giveaways for things like flashlights, water bottles, hats, totes, and coffee mugs. A few customers could also win restaurant gift certificates, and have a shot at the pearls.