DUMFRIES, Va. — As development plans go, the City of Norfolk’s is as highly detailed as any.

The plan, called planNorfolk 2030, outlines which types of development and buildings are desired in each of the city’s 21 neighborhoods. The guide also outlines which neighborhoods should remain urban, which ones will see more mixed-use development with a mix of new retail stores and new homes, and which ones should remain largely suburban with single-family homes lining the streets.


MANASSAS, Va. — Megan Devine says she was never one of those “rich kids” who didn’t have to worry about paying for college.

The 28-year-old is a research assistant at George Mason University put herself through school in her home state of Illinois, and did well by finishing her required undergraduate coursework by the end of her junior year. Though she finished work for her undergraduate degree during her junior year she still had to take elective classes her senior year.


DALE CITY, Va. — An assistant coach with a youth hockey league in Prince William County is out of a job and now faces charges.

Police say Wayne E. Walczak, 55, of Woodbridge, was charged on June 14 with misdemeanor assault and battery after he shoved a 14-year-old male following a hockey game at the Prince William Ice Center on Dale Boulevard in Dale City.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A new flooring store opens today in the old Incredible Universe electronics store outside Potomac Mills mall.

Floor & Décor will open its second store in Virginia, taking up some 80,000 square feet for showroom at 14041 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge. The store will sell marble, hardwood, travertine, granite, ceramic, tile, and laminate flooring to individuals and contractors.


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Starting today, drivers on Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) buses will pay closer mind to their surroundings.

The transit agency responsible for transporting commuters from Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park to points in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. on weekdays, has heightened their security.


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