It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since 9/11, the tragedy that changed our country forever. All of us who are old enough to remember that day can recall where we were when we first heard the news that a plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York City.
At the time I was stationed at Fort Meade, Md. serving as the Director of Operations for the 70th Intelligence Wing, the Air Force component of the National Security Agency. I had left the Pentagon two months earlier.
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Telegraph Road reopened at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday after a tree fell onto power lines in the neighborhood.
North Stafford, Va. — Stafford County officials announced a new class now being offered at Quantico Corporate Center, the first of what is hoped to be many to come, they said.
The University of Mary Washington will offer a Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification Exam Preparation Course this fall as one of the first of what is hoped to be many courses offered at Stafford’s Research and Technology Park.
More than $33,500 was collected for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which treats over 40 neuromuscular diseases that affect people of all ages, said Stafford fire and rescue spokesman Mark Doyle.
Fire crews over the holiday weekend were, among other places, positioned along Va. 610 in North Stafford at the Stafford Marketplace, said Doyle.
The victim was running in the area of Windsong Way and Small Bear Ct., just off Stefaniga Road about just before 11 p.m., when a silver sedan passed him. He then saw the sedan turn around, turn off its headlights and drive toward him.
The victim heard an occupant of the car yell, and then the passenger brandished a handgun, put in the victim’s face and demanded money.
Authors representing Writers for a Cause will be onsite to sign your books. While the restaurant promo is for teachers, the public is encouraged to attend.
The event will take place Fri., Sept.16, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Cheeseburger in Paradise, 14000 Foulger Sq., Woodbridge.
North Stafford, Va. — One person was treated for smoke inhalation Monday after a fire broke out in at their home.
Fire and rescue crews from the Potomac Hills and Aquia fire stations were called to a fire at 154 Olympic Drive at 2:45 a.m. Monday, just off U.S. 1 in North Stafford.
In the Potomac Communities, summer is going out like a lion.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee that impacted Louisiana and the Gulf Coast over the Labor Day holiday weekend now has Northern Virginia in its cross hairs, already prompting a flash flood watch for Prince William and Stafford counties in effect between now and Tuesday night.
The Washington Post has decided to close its suburban news bureaus, including one in Manassas long known as their Prince William bureau.
In an interview with Politico, the Post says the offices will close as leases begin to expire next year. Bureaus in Richmond, Va. and Annapolis, Md. will remain open.
The roles and mission of U.S. forces in Afghanistan continue to be the subject of intense debates in political and defense circles. This week the Marine Corps University at Quantico hosted a two-day symposium entitled “Shaping for Successful Transition in Afghanistan.” The symposium drew some of the key players in this effort from around the world to our area.
Among the distinguished academics and government officials in attendance was the first day’s conference keynote speaker, Marine General James Mattis, who, as Commander of U.S. Central Command, exercises command over U.S. forces in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. In his address, General Mattis stated that the timeline for the U.S. and NATO to turn over responsibility for Afghan security to that country’s forces by 2014 could be met.
