STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Investigators on the scene of a deadly boat crash in Aquia Creek spent their Sunday on the river.
The crash victim was identified as 50-year-old John Gregory Apherly, of Coral Springs, Fla. A contractor who was in the area working at Quantico, he was on board the 19-foot Chaparral boat when it collided with a channel marker near the mouth of the creek where it meets the Potomac River about 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
MANASSAS PARK, Va. — There is $100,000 up for grabs, and that money could help some area dogs have a new place to play.
Manassas Park’s Dog Park Committee is participating in the Petsafe “bark for your park” contest where one city will be awarded the full amount, and four other finalist cities will win $25,000.
NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Virginia Senator Mark Warner will come to North Stafford today to talk about his reelection bid.
The incumbent one-term Senator who previously served four years as Virginia’s Governor starting in 2002 announced he’s seeking relection in the U.S. Sentate on May 28.
A round-up of news headlines from around our area.
Stafford Couple Wins $4 Million Scratch-Off Prize, Plan to Pay off Mortgage and Go Out to Dinner — Since the Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve was created in 2009, Karen and Don O’Brien have barely missed a chance to explore sAt first, Richard Dalby of Stafford Va., thought he had won $100,000 in the Virginia Lottery’s $4 Million Mega Multiplier scratch-off game. [WRC-TV]
Update 12:45 p.m.
Investigators working the scene of a deadly boat crash in Stafford County say speed was a factor.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The HOV lanes on Interstate 95 and 395 will close this weekend.
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Owner of Devine Barbeque in Motion, and a Dumfries Town Councilman, Wood received his Bachelors Degree from Stratford University in 2011. He continued on at the for-profit college to obtain his MBA in hospitality management.
Now working as employee at the school, another hat he wears, Wood has found its his mission to tell the community about the work being done at Stratford, and about how its program set him up for success.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Voters in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District will head to the polls Tuesday, June 10, as incumbent Republican Rob Wittman faces challenger Republican Anthony Riedel in a Primary Election.
The June vote will mark the first time voters in Prince William County have been to the polls since some major changes were made to voting precincts.
