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WOODBRIDGE — The Woodbridge Campus of Northern Virginia Community College is now closed through Sunday, Jan. 28.
All classes and activities at the campus are canceled.
It was one of the first Lidl stores to come out of the ground in our area. And now it is set to open after its sister stores in Manassas, south Stafford, and Lake Ridge where construction began before the latter locations.
From a press release:
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RICHMOND – In 2015, Lee J. Carter, an information technology specialist from Manassas, was shocked by 245 volts during a work assignment in Peoria, Illinois, when an electrician had incorrectly wired a panel.
He wound up injuring his back; for the next three months, he could not walk more than 50 feet at a time. Yet Virginia rejected Carter’s claim for workers’ compensation, and his employer cut his hours after he got better. That ordeal inspired Carter to run for the Virginia House of Delegates.
FREDERICKSBURG — We’ve learned a link between Stafford County and Fredericksburg could be closed for up to 19 months as crews work to fix a structurally deficient bridge.
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BRISTOW — Washington, D.C. real estate firm JCR Companies now owns a shopping center on the outskirts of Manassas, home to a Chick-fil-A and one of the largest Target stores around.
The JCR Companies has acquired the Center at Innovation in Manassas, VA for $31 million. The 101,990 SF shopping center, shadow-anchored by a Super Target, is over 90 percent leased to a mix of national, regional, and local tenants including TJ Maxx, PetSmart, Chick-Fil-A, Tropical Smoothie Café, GameStop, Verizon Wireless, and Red Robin. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler represented the seller, EDENS.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Public safety officials spread are thin dealing with people with mental health issues.
On average, a Prince William County police officer, when called, spends about 10 and a half hours working with a person with mental issues. That’s more time than what’s available in a regular eight-hour shift.
DALE CITY — Police tell us they’ve made an arrest in a road rage case that involved who pulled out a gun and pointed it at another driver.
From police: