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Woodbridge Center Would Train Firefighters in Building Collapse

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — More firefighting training could soon take place in Woodbridge.

Officials are working on a $260,000 plan to create a collapse training center behind OWL Volunteer Fire Station 12 on Montgomery Avenue. Firefighters, both volunteer and career members from across Prince William County, would be able learn what to do when a vehicle collides into a building or a house, promoting rescue crews to be called to a “building collapse” situation. During these scenarios, temporary support beams must be put in place to prevent the remainder of the building from collapsing.

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Water Main Breaks in Dale City, 80 Without Water

By Potomac Local News
A water main burst in Catbrier Heights in Dale City Sunday evening ,leaving a large hole in the pavement and sending water gushing in the streets. [Mary Davidson / Potomac Local News]

DALE CITY, Va. — A water value in the Darbydale section of Dale City ruptured tonight.

The break has dispruted water service for about 70 to 80 residents in the area of Darbydale Avenue and Delta Court. The break will also affect residents on Dixon Court and Dyer Drive.

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‘Thurston’ Web TV Series from NOVA Nominated for Awards

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The web television series “Thurston,” which features the work of producers and actors from Northern Virginia Community College, has been nominated for four 2014 International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) awards.

According to the official “Thurston” website, the show is a “Western drama about the residents of a remote mining town and their struggle for survival in the 1880’s Kansas Ozarks.”

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Stewart: If No State Cuts, Schools will Thrive

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In his State of the County Address today, Prince William Chairman Corey Stewart will talk about class sizes and economic growth, and about how the two are intently related.

In his speech, the At-large chairman notes Prince William as business friendly, and says a broader economic tax base will help improve classrooms across the county now known to have the highest student to teacher rates in the Washington, D.C. region.

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$1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold at Woodbridge 7-Eleven

By Potomac Local News

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — There’s a new millionaire in Woodbridge.

A $1 million winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven on Occoquan Road as part of the Virginia Lottery’s New Year’s Millionaires Raffle. It was one of three million-dollar tickets sold in the raffle – the others were sold at an Exxon near Winchester and another at an Apple Market in South Boston.

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Study: Soundproofing New Homes & Schools, Limited Growth Critical to Quantico Sustainability

By Potomac Local News
A new study shows areas on and around Quantico Marine Corps Base where a new Military Influence Area overlay district could go. [Source: Quantico JLUS]

QUANTICO, Va. — Military officials want local governments to require better sound protection in homes and other structures built around Quantico Marine Corps Base.

In a new Joint Land Use Study, or JLUS, released today by Quantico and Stafford County, base officials cite creating new sound attenuation standards as one of eight critical needs facing operations at the crossroads of the Marine Corps, as well as future development around the military installation.

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Porter Now Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center President

By Potomac Local News

Steve Porter is now serving as the President of Northern Virginia Medical Center.

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