A man who stole a woman’s purse pulled a knife on the victim when she tried to chase him down.
At 9:58 p.m. Saturday, April 23, officers went to the Bahama Breeze, at 2714 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge to investigate a robbery. Police said a teenager entered the restaurant and grabbed a purse that was hanging on the wall near the hostess stand and fled.
Carlos Vaughn Balvin, 16, of Manassas, is an Eagle Scout.
To earn the honor, Balvin’s required Eagle Scout project was planning, coordinating, and executing a 400-foot path through a wooded area at Liberia House, a 19th Century plantation at 8601 Portner Avenue in Manassas now owned by the city and used as an events center.
Seven people are homeless this morning after a house fire in Manassas.
Flames broke out in a single-family home in the 10300 block of Cedar Ridge Drive at 2:28 a.m, in the Lee Manor neighborhood near Round Elementary School.
The Manassas Host Lions Club has partnered with Manassas Clay to help Ukrainians in need.
The owners of Manassas Clay, Fran Newquist, and Jane Cullum, have provided display space and support for the project. At the same time, area potters donated their time, talents, and supplies to offer unique handmade, Ukrainian-themed crafted items.
Several locations in our area will accept unused medications as part of a regional drug take-back event.
Mary Washington Healthcare and Partners in Aging, along with the support of local law enforcement, announced Operation Medicine Cabinet. The spring drop-off will take place on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Police in Manassas is on the scene of a shooting in the Battery Heights neighborhood.
At 6:40 p.m., police called to an apartment complex at 9500 Coggs Bill Drive behind Mayfield Intermediate School for a report of a shooting.
By Ben Baldwin
The economic illiteracy of this Board is astounding. Based on this budget, you need a lesson, so here goes:
