By CINDY BROOKSHIRE
For Potomac Local News
If you missed the talented student performances at Osbourn High School’s HolidayFEST 2012 on Dec. 13, you can still enjoy video highlights on the OHS Choirs’ YouTube Channel. The Choirs are directed by Matthew Harrison, with choral assistants Lynn Jost and Milton Rodgers. See and hear:
STAFFORD, Va. — Students in Stafford County went back to school for the first time Wednesday after a long winter break.
Waiting to greet them was a new directive from county Sheriff Charles E. Jett which will bring a increased presence of sheriff’s deputies in schools. Now, every deputy in Stafford County has been instructed to stop into schools located along their beat. Their mission: get to know students, faculty, staff, and build a stronger relationship with the educational community.
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The tentative details of the funeral arrangements for Prince William police Officer Chris Yung have been posted to the Facebook page of that county’s fire and rescue department:
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William police are honoring one of their own today.
Black ribbon was draped over the door , police motorcycles and cruisers at the Gar-Field Eastern District Police Station in Woodbridge this morning after the line-of-duty death of 35-year-old Prince William police Officer Chris Yung, who was killed yesterday on Va. 28 near Manassas. Yung, who patrolled on a police motorcycle, collided with a mini-van that was making a left turn into a shopping center at Piper Lane about 2 p.m. Monday.
4:30 p.m.
A Prince William police officer was killed this afternoon in an apparent fiery crash.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A program that investigates the legal status of arrested illegal immigrants in Prince William County will remain in place at least through June.
The jurisdiction is the only one in the U.S. to keep the 287 (g) program following efforts to cut the program in October, said Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart (At-Large).
By KIM HOSEN
Prince William Conservation Alliance Executive Director
At the crack of dawn two days before Christmas, 40 volunteers fanned out across Nokesville and beyond to look for birds. While many were focused on last minute holiday shopping, Northern Virginia birders flocked together to count bird species and abundance as part of the annual Nokesville Christmas Bird Count.
9 a.m. Friday
Police have identified the three people killed in last night crash at the Capital Beltway. Officials said they were traveling to Florida to attend the funeral of a family member.
By KJ MUSHUNG
DUMFRIES, Va. – The plans for Dumfries’ first town center has skidded to a halt while developer Pete Singh works to get all the landowners on board with the project.
9:15 a.m.
The wintry precipitation is holding longer than forecasters anticipated it would.
