Woodbridge, Va. –– The legendary Dr. Billy Taylor died Wednesday at age 89.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– For those living in the woods, in transitional housing, or for those who don’t know where they’ll sleep tonight, small donations really add up.
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Police in Prince William County plan to set up sobriety checkpoints in Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Dale City, Dumfries, as well as other portions of the county, hoping to find some very worthy “buzzed drivers.”
Even if you’ve had a few to drink and then get behind the wheel, police say “buzzed” driving is just as bad as drunk driving. (more…)
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A police officer saw four men beating a man who appeared to be unconscious outside Fatty J’s bar in Fredericksburg after it had closed at 1:06 a.m. Saturday, the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star reports.
Two of the attackers fled when they saw the police officer, but two others were arrested.
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Many of the residents welcomed firefighters from OWL Volunteer Fire Department into their homes, and supplied new batteries to put into their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
“Eighty percent of child fire fatalities occur in homes without working smoke alarms. It’s a tragic statistic that could be reduced by adopting the simple habit of the changing your battery when you change your clocks” said OWL VFD Chief Jim McAllister.
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The victims, a 29-year-old woman from Alexandria and 29-year-old man from Woodbridge, were sitting in their car in the 13400 block of U.S. 1, near Station Plaza and Woodbridge VRE station, when two men approached at 3:23 p.m. and demanded they get out of the car.
One of the men showed a gun and both victims exited the vehicle, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– Leesylvania State Park hopes free parking will draw some to the great outdoors Thursday.
In honor of Veterans Day, officials at the Woodbridge park will waive its $4 weekday parking fee charged when visitors enter the recreational area.
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Woodbridge, Va. –– One man has been arrested in a assault robbery that happened at a Woodbridge home, and police are still searching for two others believed to have been involved.
Antuan Jamal Pendergraph, 24, of 33 South Bragg Street in Alexandria, is charged with abduction, robbery and malicious wounding, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.