By CHARLIE GRYMES
PRINCE WILLIAM CONSERVATION ALLIANCE CHAIRMAN

A starfish opens a clam by attacking its “feet” to the shell, then pulling steadily until the clam finally tires and the starfish succeeds in getting a meal.


By URIAH KISER

DALE CITY, Va. — On the day NHL players and league officials broke the ice on a new deal to end a nearly five month player lockout, one of the greatest to ever play the game came to Dale City to give back.


MANASSAS, Va. — Helicopters will be buzzing once again in the Manassas area on Monday.

This time, pilots will be flying the choppers with crews from Dominion Virginia Power onboard. They’ll be checking power lines, and replacing insulators on those transmission lines in the area, said Dominion Virginia Power spokeswoman Le-Ha Anderson.


NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — They put it off before but it had to get going again at some point.

Virginia transportation officials are warning drivers to expect daytime closures on Interstate 95 in the area of Quantico Marine Corps Base this week. The work is to repair a slope along the highway and it’s not considered a part of the larger effort to bring I-95 Express toll lanes to North Stafford.


Today is the day C.D. Hylton High School football standout E.J. Levenberry will play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on national TV.

The game will be seen at 1 p.m. today on NBC (channel 4 in the Washington area, channel 12 in the Richmond area) and it features 90 of the best high school athletes in the country.


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