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On Friday, November 14th, at approximately 5:30 a.m., fire and rescue units were dispatched to a structure fire in a two-story single family home located in the 14000 block of Grayson Road in Woodbridge.

Upon arrival, fire and rescue crews entered the home and discovered a fire in a first floor bedroom. Firefighters proceeded to attack and extinguish the fire as they searched for further extension of fire; no further extension was found; however, smoke and heat damage was discovered throughout the first and second floor.


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The number of Girl Scouts is on the decline nationally, but that isn’t the case in Prince William County.

The number of Girl Scouts “remained steady” in Prince William, while the numbers of girls joining the ranks of the scouts has declined 6% in the last year, down from 2.9 to 2.8 million Girl Scouts nationwide. Overall, the membership numbers have fallen 27% from its peak of 3.8 million in 2003.


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. – On Nov. 11, a 42-year-old woman told police that after accepting a ride at an area commuter lot, a male driver of a white, older model 4-door Honda sedan exposed himself to her and sexually assaulted her in the car while driving northbound on Interstate 95.

The victim was then dropped off near exit 160 where she called a friend and later contacted police. Besides the victim, the driver was the only one in the car.


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The murder of a 16-year-old student was drug related, said police.

Officers arrested Kawain Tyrell Smalls, 20, of 12704 Dulcinea Place in Lake Ridge and charged him in the shooting death of Brenden Michael Wilson, 16. Wilson was shot and killed Monday outside Woodbridge Senior High School in Lake Ridge near Smalls’ home.


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The Greater Prince William Community Health Center will kick off its second annual “Marketplace Party” with Affordable Care Act open enrollment walk-in services on Saturday, November 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The all-day enrollment services are free and open to the public, held at the new Evergreen Health Center located at 9705 Liberia Avenue, Suite 201, Manassas, Virginia.

Certified Application Counselors (CAC) will be available to help individuals and families understand insurance eligibility requirements and to enroll in the plan of their choice. CACs can also explain IRS tax penalties for not enrolling and monthly insurance plan premiums. Bilingual (Spanish) CACs will also enroll and renew eligible individuals and families in Medicaid.


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PRINCE WILLIAM, Va. – On November 8 and 9, four separate hotels in the area reported armed robberies, all of which appeared to have been done by the same suspect. In all cases, the man enters the hotel, approaches an employee at the front desk, and demands money with a handgun before leaving the scene on foot. Police say that this same man is linked to the robbery of a Residence Inn on 7345 Williamson Blvd in Manassas from October 22.

Here’s the latest from Prince William police;  


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