Opinion
A couple of weeks ago, Katherine Gotthardt, the Outreach Manager for the Rainbow Center 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program, Inc., invited me to their facility for an update on what they are doing for Veterans.
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Originals
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Opinion
A large number of people in Prince William County are unsure what the Neabsco District is. Many folks actually pronounce the name, “Nabisco,” like the maker of Nilla Wafers, but alas, the Nilla Wafers have 313,000 fans, while the Neabsco Action Alliance page has a mere 87.
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Labor Day has come and passed. Do you know what this means? Yes, school is in session again, but that’s not all. Yes, traffic is terrible again, but that’s not what I’m talking about either.
Brace yourself- because it’s the time of year that people anticipate for many months. It’s pumpkin season. Starbucks has featured the pumpkin spice latte again, and grocery stores are stocking the shelves with Halloween candy (really, who’s buying it this early?). However, consider getting your fall pumpkin fix at the Farmer’s Market instead.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A bicyclist was struck by a car and killed at the entrance of C.D. Hylton High School this afternoon.
School officials reported the crash just before 4 p.m. They said it does not appear to be a student, and that the entrance to the school was going to be closed for at least two hours.
MANASSAS, Va. — Authorities this week arrested 24 members of the Nine Tray Gangsters. Some of the arrests took place in Manassas, and the gang’s list of activities includes conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy to commit robbery, cocaine and firearms dealing, according to police.
The suspects in the case hail from areas in Gainesville, Fairfax, Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Warrenton in Virginia, as well as Maryland and Washington, D.C.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William police are in the Woodbridge area investigating an armed robbery.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A Woodbridge man was killed Thursday in a crash near a post office.
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The U.S. is going back to the moon tonight and the rocket will launch from Virginia, giving millions on the east coast a chance to see it ascend into the sky.
The unmanned Minotaur rocket is set to launch from the Eastern Shore’s Wallops Space Flight Center at between 11:27 and 11:31 p.m. The lunch will be visible from South Carolina to Maine, and will easily be visible in our area provided skies aren’t cloudy at the time of lift off.
DALE CITY, Va. —Police arrested five men in connection to a home burglary.
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