The 43 year old man from Triangle was threatened with a knife after an altercation with the suspect grew heated near the near a hypothermia shelter in Woodbridge.
The suspect left on foot after the victim kicked the knife away while on the ground.
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Another year has gone by, and Potomac Local continues to bring you important late-breaking news in your community.
We started 2015 off with heavy snows that left drivers stranded on the roads. As the weather improved, we saw more breweries pop up in shopping centers as local governments changed the rules that once prevented them from locating there.
Habitat for Humanity Prince William is on a mission to restock the shelves of its restore for the grand opening of its newer, larger location in Manassas.
The non-profit is seeking donations of gently used furniture, appliances, books, cabinetry, windows, hardware, lumber, tools, flooring, lighting, home décor and more. Donors can take a tax deduction for what they give to the charity.
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Mr. Fred Grady Church, 67, died Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Tucker Hospice House after many hospitalizations in the past three years, but living with a diagnosis of lymphoma since 2003.
The song by Tim McGraw, “Live Like You Were Dyin” never rang more true than watching Fred live each day to its fullest. He took great joy in worshiping the Lord and studying His word, going to church at CFA, visiting yard sales and flea markets, and planning family vacations.
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Manassas police are on the scene of a bank robbery.
A man entered the TD Bank at 8401 Digges Road, across from Novant Prince William Medical Center, at 12:50 p.m. and demanded money from a teller.
A new school is opening in the Manassas area in the winter of January 2017.
Due to overcrowding in grade levels fifth and sixth, this new school is being built to relieve overcrowded classrooms. These students will be coming from the Baldwin attendance zone.
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Indya Davis most likely stabbed and killed Lyle Ferringer before she stabbed and killed herself.
Prince William police today reclassified Ferringer’s death from suicide to homicide. It’s now believed the two 17 year old teenagers parked their van on Hamilton Drive in Dale City October 24 voluntarily and had intended to die.
A North Stafford convenience store was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night.
Four people wearing dark clothes entered the 5 Twelve C store at 1075 Garrisonville Road, across from Mount Ararat Baptist Church, at 10 p.m. They were in the store for about two minutes before one man walked up to the counter, pulled out a shotgun, and demanded cash, said Stafford sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy.
The 2016, 60-day session of the Virginia General Assembly gavels in on January 13.
The legislature will craft a two-year budget, which will be Governor McAuliffe’s first chance to put his stamp on the state’s finances. While Virginia’s economy lags behind the national average, revenue is up more than average for the first time since I was elected in 2009 and there are many unmet needs worthy of funding.