MANASSAS, Va. — A Manassas woman got a call from someone who told her that her child had been kidnapped and was being held hostage.
More in a police press release:
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DUMFRIES, Va. — The Dumfries Business Association is expected to elect new leadership in February.
The association made up of business owners is expected to elect Chris Caldwell, owner of Dumfries-based Caldwell Consultants technology firm, as its new president. Caldwell is the only candidate on the ballot as of today and, if elected, will replace Rodney Cahow of Commutations in Action as the DBA President, who was previously appointed to the job.
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Mom on the Run: The Next Chapter
The couple is standing over by the abs chair, studying it intently. The man and the woman are middle-aged, perhaps a little older, and each is wearing a faded, loose white t-shirt, long baggy shorts, and stiff, new-looking sneakers. His wire-frame glasses have slipped down toward the end of his nose. Her hair is frizzy and she looks generally rumpled.
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Update 3 p.m.
A woman from Manassas was hit and killed this morning by a Virginia Railway Express train.
Should students take fewer tests? — Complaints about rote memorization and over-tested schoolchildren are prompting proposals to reform Virginia’s Standards of Learning tests. [Fredericksburg.com]
Manassas City Schools Elects New Chairman of Board —A man who has served on the Manassas City School Board since 2006 is now serving as its chairman. [Patch]
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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Board of Supervisors six, Peter Candland zero.
Prince William County officials today voted down six attempts by Supervisor Candland, who represents the Gainesville District in the western portion of the county, to change some policies and procedures upheld by the governing body of more than 400,000 county residents.
MANASSAS, Va. — Manassas has a batch of new police officers on the city’s streets. They new officers were sworn in a at city council meeting.
Here is information about the new officers as provided by city officials:
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — A man walked into a BB&T Bank on U.S. 17 in Stafford County in an attempt to rob it. But investigators said the teller did not give the man any money and he left.
More in a press release from the Stafford sheriff’s office.
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Update 5 p.m.
Fire and rescue crews were called Center Plaza in Dale City at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday for a fire on the roof of two businesses in the 4300 block of Dale Boulevard.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Residents are expected to gather Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
The Prince William County Human Rights Commission will celebrate “Universal Human Rights Day” at a special breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the McCoart Government Building in Woodbridge at 9 a.m.