MANASSAS — Fairfax 1 could have a temporary home at the Manassas Regional Airport.
The county police helicopter is used across the region to search for missing persons, robbery suspects, to fly the injured to hospitals, and a host of law enforcement duties.
The body of 26-year-old Mortaza Hossain was recovered from the Potomac River.
Authorities found the body Tuesday morning after the Hossain was reported missing Sunday afternoon while boating near Douge Creek and Gunston Cove in Virginia.
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MANASSAS — Write by the Rails (WbtR), the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writer’s Club, is pleased to announce the launch of an area-wide poetry installation entitled “Poems Around Town.”
The brainchild of WbtR vice president Jan Rayl, the arts initiative is meant to encourage residents and visitors to “stop and read a piece of literary art they might not otherwise even glance at, something short that will get them thinking in a different way.”
MANASSAS — The word “repositioning” was used a lot during a Tuesday night meeting of the Manassas Economic Development Authority.
The body met in the city’s second-floor conference room to work on a new strategic plan. At the heart of the organization’s mission — find opportunities to bring new business to the city, and increase tax revenues in city coffers.
DALE CITY — A woman headed to a sporting event at C.D. Hylton High School in Dale City is charged with reckless handling of a firearm.
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Prince William County Director of Tourism Ann Marie Maher and Potomac Local’s Uriah Kiser will discuss Prince William County’s new efforts to attract more sports tourism to the region.
STAFFORD COUNTY — Stafford County school bus drivers gathered at Colonial Forge High School on July 25 for a day-long safety training course.
County Sheriff David Decatur and his deputies provided training to more than 300 drivers, teaching them how to protect themselves if an adult forced their way onto a school bus filled with children. They trained for what to do if a child brought a gun unto a bus inside of a backpack.
