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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Four steel beams from the ill-fated World Trade Center in New York City finally have a resting place in Prince William County.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The idea of a Bi-County Parkway in Prince William and Loudoun counties sits well with 107 businesses and organizations.
They, with the help of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce that has been outspoken in their support of a new highway linking Dumfries to Dulles Airport, sent a letter to state officials stating the roadway will bring improved mobility in an ever-growing region, and help attract high-paying jobs to a tech park in Manassas.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Many daycare providers simply aren’t familiar with state laws when it comes to their businesses, according to an expert.
On Monday night, the Prince William Crime Prevention Council held its monthly meeting at the McCoart Building in Woodbridge. Along with the council’s monthly updates on crime prevention, bullying awareness and the safety of Prince William County citizen’s, the board listened to Daycare Licensing Inspector Linda Reynolds talk about the difference between licensed and unlicensed daycare businesses in Northern Virginia.
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DALE CITY, Va. — The driver of a Mercedes traveling that was traveling on Dale Boulevard and then ran off of the road wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was killed, police said.
The crash happened at 5:57 a.m. Sunday in the 4100 block of Dale Boulevard in Dale City, near the Forrestdale Shopping Center. Police said the driver was the only occupant inside the car, and that he lost control, struck a median and then a tree.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A bicyclist killed on Friday in front of C.D. Hylton High School was identified as 66-year-old Joseph James Callahan, 66, of Woodbridge.
He was killed when a 17-year-old female from Manassas driving a 2008 Ford Mustang drove off of Spriggs Road and hit with Callahan, police said.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A bicyclist was struck by a car and killed at the entrance of C.D. Hylton High School this afternoon.
School officials reported the crash just before 4 p.m. They said it does not appear to be a student, and that the entrance to the school was going to be closed for at least two hours.
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A Woodbridge man was killed Thursday in a crash near a post office.
More in a press release from police:
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![Crews erect steel from the destroyed World Trade Center for a permanent memorial at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/090513-steel-04-600x339.jpg)
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — William Vaughn saw horror unfold on Sept. 11, 2001. He and his wife were staying in the Marriott Hotel at the World Trade Center and were going through their morning routine of drinking coffee and exercise when a plane hit the North Tower.
They both escaped that fateful morning without injury and watched as the second plane hit the South Tower, and gasped as the building later collapsed onto the hotel they had slept the night before.
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GAINESVILLE, Va. — Drive through and get your flu shot.
NOVA Urgent Care in Gainesville will hold a drive-through flu shot clinic on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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![Protesters held signs opposing the construction of the Bi-County Parkway, which would run through a portion of the Manassas National Battlefield Park. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]](https://www.potomaclocal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/090413-highway-protestors-600x403.jpg)
MANASSAS, Va. –– Opponents of the Bi-County Parkway Wednesday told lawmakers they won’t back down when it comes to stopping a proposed highway near Manassas National Battlefield Park.
More than 100 protesters holding signs that stated “follow the money” and “developer road” gathered outside the Sudley United Methodist Church in the Manassas Battlefield, and were cheered on during a press conference by a handful of like-minded Republican politicians all working to send a message to Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and Transportation Secretary Sean Connughton: Slow down the decision-making process and consider other options for the Bi-County Parkway.