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A Marine, who faced charges after painting a picnic table at his apartment complex last summer and had his cased tossed out of court, won a settlement from the court.

A Prince William County Court awarded Mickey Triplett $6,500 for pain and suffering associated with being wrongfully accused of destruction of property after painting a picnic table at his then apartment complex Potomac Ridge Apartments in Woodbridge.


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Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Firefighters responded to the report of a fire at 1324 Congress Street in Woodbridge.  OWL VFD crews arrived on scene to find fire in the basement of a single family home.

Entry was made thru the front door and the fire was knocked down in less than 10 minutes.  The blaze is under investigation by the Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office.  American Red Cross was called and assisted one adult and one small dog with temporary housing. Fire and Rescue units from OWL VFD, Dale City VFD, Fairfax, and [Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue] responded to the incident.


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Wave action along the Potomac River continues to erode the shoreline at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge.

This summer, the park will begin work to prevent shoreline erosion with a new project that calls for placing rocks that sills, or jetties parallel to the shoreline. Sand and aquatic plants will be placed behind the rocks. As plant life grows, the roots will hold the sand in place, and rocks will help stop erosion caused by wave action. (more…)


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