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MANASSAS, Va. — Some people are a bit warmer today after a Manassas restaurant donated several coats to charity.

More in a press release:

Prince William jail officer killed in Culpeper crash — An officer with the Prince William-Manassas regional jail was killed in a crash on his way home from work Wednesday night. [Insidenova.com]

Macy’s: Five Stores Closing, 2,500 Laid Off —Approximately 2,500 employees at the Macy’s department store chain will be laid off and five stores will close in the coming weeks under a company reorganization plan announced Wednesday. [Patch]

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Prince William County

The cold weather won’t quit this week. From polar vortex cold on Tuesday and Wednesday to the threat of freezing rain on Friday.

A freezing rain advisory will go into effect at 11 p.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday. That’s when freezing rain (regular rain that freezes on contact with the ground surface) could fall and mix with some snow from time to time. About a tenth of an inch of ice could form as a result of the freezing rain, according to the National Weather Service.

MANASSAS, Va. — A $175-million lab complex that never was completely built is coming down.

Steel that in 2010 was going to be turned into a biotech lab and research space for Covance is being torn down after they were left to rust when the company abandoned the project. The parcel of land on the Prince William County / Manassas City boarder on which the unfinished building sits is in the heart of Prince William County’s Innovation Technology Park that includes the FBI’s Northern Virginia Resident Agency, a data center, and a George Mason University research lab.

Ex-Minnieland workers appear in court on abuse charges — Two former day care workers accused of mistreating toddlers in their care appeared in Prince William Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Wednesday. [Insidenova.com]

Steven Miarer of Woodbridge has been sentenced to 10 years —A former teacher has been sentenced for having inappropriate relationships with a number of juvenile high school students, officials said. [WUSA-TV]

STAFFORD, Va. — A Stafford County official will have the head seat on the Virginia Railway Express Operations Board this year.

Aquia District Supervisor Paul Milde will also serve as VRE’s Board chief for the second time in his political career. Milde last served as VRE Board Chairman in 2010 and is only the second Stafford County leader to serve in the position, following Stafford Supervisor Robert Gibbons who served on the VRE Board in 2002.

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Several residents stood outside their apartment homes Wednesday afternoon after a pipe burst inside their apartment complex.

Fire and rescue crews were called Lusterleaf Court off Forreston Woods Drive, near a U.S. Post Office in Stafford County, after a pipe burst. Fire and rescue crews were on the scene helping to clean up, said spokesman Mark Doyle.