Police in Manassas are investigating a series of thefts from vehicles parked on city streets.
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Local school systems
Prince William County
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Working with organizations like Blue Star Moms and Home for Troops, Jimmy and Elani have donated food, collected money and held raffles to help build military families’ homes and send supplies to the troops.
The couple was bestowed the honor by the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.
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![Drivers headed south on U.S. 29 in Gainesville now use an elevated bridge to cross train tracks. The new separated interchange is expected to stop frequent train vs. car collisions in the area. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/092413-gainesville-intersec-600x332.jpg)
Transportation officials postponed a meeting about improvements on Interstate 66, originally scheduled for tonight.
Statement from VDOT:
Manassas Train Station Parking Lot Owner Pushes City for Higher Rent, Drivers Told to Park Elsewhere
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Manassas is known for the railroad and its iconic train station still used today by both Virginia Railway Express and Amtrak trains.
McDonnell charges cast a pall over Richmond —The indictment of Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, brought an unprecedented jolt and stain Tuesday to the place he has always reverently called “Mr. Jefferson’s Capitol.” [Washington Post]
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Take it slow out there this morning as there are reports of minor ice patches on roads across the region.
In Prince William County, major roads like Va. 234 and Va. 123 all are reported to me in “minor” condition (low on the Virginia’s Department of Transportation’s worry index) but all of the major roads have icy spots on them.
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The first and coldest 5K run of the year will take place again in Occoquan.
The Frigid 5K Run and Walk will mark its second year in the small town on Feb. 8. The event is sponsored by the Occoquan-Woodbridge-Neabsco Optimists Club (OWN).
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Police in Prince William County made arrests in two separate rape incidents. One of the cases involves the arrest of a 14-year-old male whom police said sexually assaulted two children, ages 7 and 10 years old.
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