NOKESVILLE, Va. — One man was taken away in an ambulance after a crash involving a Loomis armored car and a pickup on Va. 28 at Aden Road in Nokesville.
The victim was driving a Ford F-150 when the Loomis car slammed into the back of the pickup. The collision sent the truck moving forward into a ditch, and left the Loomis truck’s engine steaming. Police on the scene charges for the Loomis driver were pending, but added an investigation was ongoing.
MANASSAS, Va. — It’s been a busy day for firefighters in Prince William County.
A firefighter was injured today on the scene of a 2-alarm house fire on Navarone Place just outside Manassas. Crews were called about 2 p.m. to find a fire on the second floor and attic of a single-family home.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The 11-year-old who captured our attention during his fight with cancer died today.
Trevor Blake, of Woodbridge, founded Trevor’s Treasures as a non-profit organization to help others families who have children battling cancer.
MANASSAS, Va. — The sights and sounds of the 2013 Prince William County Fair filled the Manassas air Friday night.
In its 64th year, the fair began. its week-long run at the county fairgrounds complex on Va. 234 with half-price admission night, games, carnival rides, and a demolition derby.
Good morning – Hendrick Honda in Woodbridge has the final push this week! For their Annual Fill a Backpack program to help kids at Potomac View Elementary start the new school year with all supplies necessary to be successful in school. You can drop off backpacks with age appropriate supplies such as wipes, glue sticks, crayons, pencils, notebooks and other fun things at Hendrick Honda and they will give you a voucher for a $19.95 oil change. It’s a win-win for all. Please check out their website at:hendrickauto.com for more info.
· The Alzheimer’s Association needs a volunteer face painter for their next event on Saturday October 19th in Manassas. Please call Sonya at (703) 766-9025 to help.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Prince William Trails and Streams Coaliton (pwtsc.org) recently hosted an inaugural Tour of the Towns — Tour of Prince William Century Ride.
MANASSAS, Va. — The Prince William County Fair kicks off today.
Gates are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. for the largest county fair in Virginia, and it’s set to feature one of the most popular attractions at the fair starting at 7 p.m. — a demolition derby.
GAINESVILLE, Va. –– Jimmy Buffett proved to be too much for construction crews, so work to switch the flow of traffic at a major Gainesville intersection has been postponed.
The Virginia Department of Transportation will shift traffic on to a new bridge that will carry on Linton Hall Road over U.S. 29, which will eliminate an at-grade crossing notoriously known as the site of several collisions with trains and cars.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The idea of building a $10 million swimming facility at Prince William County’s next high school was floated again last night.
The county’s Board of Supervisors and School Board met for dinner during a rare joint session Tuesday. There, members heard got an earful about plans for the school from School Board Chairman Milton Johns, but both boards couldn’t reach an agreement on who would build the pool and who would maintain it, the county government or the county school division.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton accomplished two things today.
First, he told Prince William elected officials that a Bi-County Parkway from Interstate 66 near Manassas to Dulles Airport, and its eventual connection to Va. 234 and Interstate 95 in Dumfries, would not be used to transport heavy cargo.
