Wossen Assaye, a prisoner that escaped from Inova Fairfax Hospital yesterday, made his initial court appearance today in Alexandria after being apprehended by Fairfax police.
Assaye, who was in police custody at the time of the escape in Fairfax, was originally arrested on federal charges of bank robbery, according to a release from U.S. Department of Justice.
You may count the Bi-County Parkway down, but don’t count it out.
The Virginia Department of Transportation is no longer seeking federal funds for the 10-mile highway that would link travelers on Interstate 95 in Dumfries to I-66, and ultimately to Dulles Airport in Loudoun County.
The Drive to Donate program, hosted by Transurban, raised over $78,000 for area fire and rescue departments on March 21.
More than 20,000 drivers took to the 495 and 95 Express Lanes to participate the in the program. All of the toll money collected by these drivers on the toll lanes was donated to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, Prince William County Fire and Rescue, and Stafford County Fire and Rescue.
The three candidates – Jeremy McPike, Delegate Michael Futrell and Atif Qarni – are hoping to fill the long held seat of Senator Chuck Colgan, will debate local issues concerning governance in the district, which includes Prince William County and Manassas.
The candidates will take part in a state-run primary on June 9, which will decide who will go against Republican challenger Hal Parrish, Mayor for the City of Manassas, in November.
With the weather warming up, there are several area organizations that want to provide information to you about becoming healthier.
The 2nd annual George Mason University Prince William Campus Health and Fitness Expo will take place from 1o a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center on Thursday, April 2.
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BC is an 11 month old DSH cat that is UTD on shots and neutered. He has a huge personality and gets along very well with the other cats in his room. He enjoys interacting with volunteers and is a silly, curious boy. He is by far our favorite goofball!
The Prince William County Professional Fire Fighters Local 2598 group is working with George Mason University to host the 8th annual walk to honor Kyle Wilson on April 18.
Wilson was the first career firefighter in Prince William County’s fire and rescue department’s 41-years to die in the line of duty back in 2008.
On February 24, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved the request to build a construction materials recycling facility in Manassas.
The facility will be located at 6326 Old Compton Road, just north of the intersection of Balls Ford Road.
Last weekend, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the Special Olympics to light the torch at the opening ceremonies for their annual Special Olympics Basketball Championships in Stafford.
The championships, which take place every March, included more than 800 participants with a wide array of special needs.
Prince William County Police report that a shooting-related death occurred in the 9600 block of Bedder Stone Place in Bristow this morning.
