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MANASSAS, Va. — The MCPS Education Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded more than $62,000 to programs in the Manassas City Public Schools (MCPS) for the 2012-13 school year.
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By STEFFANIE ATKINS
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginians will soon have two new options for specialty license plates: one for fans of the Washington Nationals baseball team, and the other sporting the words “Peace Begins at Home.”
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A 27-year-old cab driver from Woodbridge is charged in the shooting of an Alexandria police officer on Wednesday.
The shooting stemmed from a traffic stop in Alexandria.
Prince William police said a man is charged in the robbery of a Burke and Herbert bank in Woodbridge last weekend.
The man was found in North Carolina, and he’s also wanted in connection to a crime in West Virginia.
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By URIAH KISER
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The price of housing is up and inventory is low, making for a developing sellers market that has had an impact on local home sales and rent costs.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Megaprojects office produced a video to update on the planned closure and demolition of the Telegraph Road bridge over Interstate 95 as part of the 95 Express Lanes being built between the Capital Beltway and Va. 610 in North Stafford.
The following was taken from unedited police reports:
Prince William County
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – There is apparent police activity along Va. 610 in North Stafford this afternoon.
Readers tell Potomac Local News that a black SUV was blocking traffic in the area of Va. 610 near the Lake Arrowhead subdivision.
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By URIAH KISER
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — It’s not a full on make over as much as it will be a new way of doing things.
Virginia Railway Express is adding more capacity for riders via their Amtrak Step-Up ticket, the price of which will be lowered from $5 to $3 starting Friday.
The Step-Up fare allows would-be riders of Virginia Railway Express trains to instead board Amtrak trains that serve VRE riders. Those trains are listed on VRE schedules.