The restored J-Class 611 steam engine will return to Manassas in June for the annual Railway Heritage Festival.
The 1950’s-era steam locomotive was fully restored and made its debut excursion last summer with several stops around Virginia, including Manassas. Thousands came to the Manassas rail festival to get a glimpse of the train the steamed into town.
Some of the only concerns the average high school student deals with nowadays are the upcoming AP test next week, and whether or not the cafeteria will be serving chicken tenders.
But not for Katheryn Garcia, 17, of Woodbridge, who recently underwent an innovative procedure to help her continue her daily life.
Our list of closures for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 (more…)
A winter weather advisory that had been in effect has been upgraded to a winter storm warning for the region.
Areas in eastern Prince William County, Stafford County, and Fredericksburg should see the highest snow totals from this storm. (more…)
Prince William County will continue collecting $50 from residents who apply for a concealed weapons permit.
In a move that some called a political stunt, Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart tried to lobby fellow Supervisors to order the court to stop collecting $40 of the fee charged in courthouses statewide.
Our list of closures for Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 (more…)
We’re looking at a wintry mess moving into our area for Presidents Day.
A winter storm watch is in effect starting tonight into tomorrow.
1 Million Cups — the group that brings an entrepreneurs to the stage each week to help them solve their challenge questions — turns two this week.
Based on the notion that entrepreneurs network and discover solutions over a million cups of coffee, the all-volunteer group of about 25 to 30 entrepreneurs meet each week at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas at 8:30 a.m. each Wednesday. They drink coffee, network, and swap ideas.
Fire crews in Woodbridge were called to a home on Melbourne Avenue, where they found a fire and a bedroom.
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If you’re already tired of the 2016 presidential campaign, just wait: The rhetoric is about to get a lot louder here in the Old Dominion.
Virginia continues to be a “purple” swing state, one that can easily go Democratic one year and see voters flip the script and put Republicans in office the next. To boot, every year in is an election year in Virginia, whether voters are putting candidates in local, state, or federal offices.
