QUANTICO, Va. — A pink line spray painted on an iconic statue is getting a lot of attention today.
The Iwo Jima statue that stands outside the main gate at Qauntico Marine Corps Base was defaced Tuesday night.
Quantico
By KJ MUSHUNG
QUANTICO, Va. — The right lane of Interstate 95 southbound will close during daytime hours near mile marker 147, just south of Exit 148 at the Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Students, staff, and faculty at areas schools will be ready for a long winter’s retreat when the holidays roll around. Here’s a look at winter break schedules for schools systems in the area.
Prince William County
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Ideas on how to fund the needs of Prince William County are on the table, though some of them differ.
The Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday reviewed each proposals from supervisors Corey Stewart, At-Large, Peter Candland, R-Gainesville, Frank Principi, D-Woodbridge, and John Jenkins, D-Neabsco.
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FROM QUANTICO SENTRY
QUANTICO, Va. — Santa is coming to town! Both the Town of Quantico and Marine Corps Base Quantico will host holiday events Sunday geared to get the community in the holiday spirit and Santa will make special guest appearances at each.
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DALE CITY, Va. — There is an increased need in our area this season to provide a bit of Christmas cheer for some needy children in Prince William County.
The area’s Un-Trim A Tree holiday gift giving program has seen a 24-percent increase in the number of children who need gifts this year. The program has over 5,000 children “adopted” or identified as needing gifts this year. For about 2,400 of the youngsters, Un-Trim A Tree organizer Mary Foley doesn’t know where the gifts will come from.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Bus commuters in Prince William County will now have new seats on 13 new buses.
Providers of OmniRide and OmniLink, the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission said the new buses have been delivered to their headquarters in Woodbridge. They will not be used to increase service, but to replace older buses that are rapidly aging.
LAKE RIDGE, Va. — After Prince William County has made moves to abandon its internal auditing department, questions have arisen about transparency in local government.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Police and Santa will take some special children shopping and to breakfast this year.
On two Saturday’s next month, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, the Santa Cops program returns as Prince William police, officers at the county’s Adult Detention Center, Virginia State Police, and police from Manassas, Manassas Park, and Haymarket will treat 100 children to shopping and breakfast.
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2:30 p.m.
All lanes of I-95 north have reopened. More from Virginia State Police: