Two of four towers collapsed at WPWC-AM, a radio station in Dumfries.
The towers are used to broadcast Radio Zion, a Spanish Christian Radio outlet. The station is operating on low power due to the loss of the towers.
Prince William
Police were called this morning to a neighborhood near Rippon Middle School for a report of indecent exposure.
Girls walking to the middle school in Woodbridge told police that a man exposed himself to them about 8 a.m.
Problems with Virginia’s online voter registration portal this week prompted a federal judge to extend a voter registration deadline to Friday, October 21, 2016.
The Virginia Department of Elections has expanded hours in the wake of the ruling.
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Grief counselors are at Battlefield High School outside Haymarket today after a student took his own life.
Prince William County Schools spokeswoman Irene Cromer students may choose to speak with counselors at the school.
A woman was taken to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center this morning after she was struck by a car.
A call to 911 sent fire and rescue crews to the intersection of Clipper and Huntersbrook drives, near Old Bridge Road in Lake Ridge about 9 a.m.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The cost to extend Virginia Railway Express 11 miles west to Haymarket could be as much as $660 million — about $60 million per mile.
That number brought pause to members of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors who on Tuesday said the costs of the project might outweigh the ridership benefits, and that could lead to the project’s demise.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission is 30 years old.
The transit agency that operates OmniRide and OmniLink buses in Prince William County, as well as plays a role in Virginia Railway Express, held a celebration on October 8 to mark the occasion, at the PRTC Transit Center in Woodbridge.
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LORTON, Va. — Virginia parks officials want to hear from residents about the future of Mason Neck Park in Fairfax County.
Press release:
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DALE CITY, Va. — From Prince William police:
Shooting into a Residential Dwelling – On October 16 at 2:06PM, officers responded to a residence located in the 4700 block of Kirkdale Dr in Woodbridge (22193) to investigate a destruction of property call. The homeowner reported to police that on October 15, around 10:00PM, a loud noise was heard coming from outside the residence. The following day, the homeowner discovered broken glass in a vacant bedroom and, what appeared to be, a bullet hole in the window. This incident is possibly related to a similar call on Keytone Rd reported around the same time on October 15. Officers located a shell casing in the roadway. No injuries were reported.
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BRISTOW, Va. — Emergency crews planned to land a helicopter at the intersection of University Boulevard and Hackney Drive.
The helicopter was called to fly one victim to a hospital after the victim was found in a nearby house with a self-inflicted gunshot wound about 1:30 p.m.